Verbs: present tenses

Verbs: present tenses

1. PRESENT SIMPLE

   • Permanent situations
     • Most people access the internet for information
   • Habitual situations
     • I check my email twice a day
   • In time clauses
     • Once you finish your work, give me a ring. We usually play tennis until it gets dark
   • Zero conditionals
     • If you use seven letters in Scrabble, you get 50 points. Steam forms when water boils

2. PRESENT CONTINOUS

   • Temporary situations
     • I´m living at home until I find my own flat
   • Developing situations
     • Traffic is becoming heavier and heavier
   • Events happening now
     • Sit still while I´m talking to you!
   • Events in the near future
     • Tim´s leaving for Hanover next week