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This is a habitual or ongoing action. It can be accompanied with such words like always, sometimes, every day, etc. Example: Ben mows the lawn every day

States the result of an action performed without indicating its time. It can be accompanied with such words like just, already

This indicates an action which is being performed at the present moment. The verb takes –ing to its root

Indicates an ongoing action that started in the past and is continuing for a certain period

Means a habitual, repetitive action in the past. It can be accompanied with such phrases as last year, five years ago, yesterday

This tense refers to an action that was completed before some point in the past

This shows a process that was happening at some point in the past

This tense shows that a process that started in the past continued up until another time in the past

This refers to intention to perform an action in the future

The tense shows an expected action in the future