Задание

Match the tenses with their areas of using.

The Present Simple Tense

The Present Continuous Tense

The Present Perfect Tense

The Present Perfect Continuous Tense

daily routines/repeated actions (especially with adverbs of frequency: often, usually, always, sometimes, etc.)

habits

permanent states

permanent states

general truths and laws of nature

actions happening now, at the moment of speaking or around the time of speaking

fixed arrangements in the near future, especially when we know the time and the place

temporary situations

changing or developing situations

frequently repeated actions with always, constantly, continually expressing annoyance or criticism

actions which started in the past and continue up to the present especially with stative verbs such as be, have, like, know, believe, understand

a past action which has a visible result in the present

actions which happened at an unstated time in the past

with today, this morning/afternoon/week, so far, etc when these periods of time are not finished at the time of speaking

recently completed actions

personal experiences/changes which have happened

emphasis on the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present

action that started in the past and lasted for some time (it may still be continuing, or have finished, but it has left a visible result in the present)