📝 Present tenses

action in recent past

emphasis on the result

permanent situations

How many times?

permanent states

habits & routines

schedules & timetables

main actions in stories

chains of events

past action which is still ongoing

emphasis on the duration

temporary situations

How long?

temporary states

actions in progress

criticism & annoyance

personal plans

background actions is stories

parallel actions

She can't come home now because she ... for tomorrow's test.

• studies

• is studying

• has studied

• has been studying

They must be at the sports ground now. They usually ... basketball on Fridays.

• play

• are playing

• have played

• have been playing

I ... my work already. I'm ready to go for a walk with you.

• finish

• am finishing

• have finished

• has been finishing

I ... breakfast right now. Can you call a little later?

• cook

• am cooking

• have cooked

• have been cooking

I ... this book. Can I borrow it for a week or so?

• don't read

• am not reading

• haven't read

• haven't been reading

Maria is good at languages. She ... French, Spanish and German.

• speaks

• is speaking

• has spoken

• has been speaking