THE PRESENT INDEFINITE permanent action truths laws of

THE PRESENT INDEFINITE permanent action, truths, laws of nature; constant characteristic; timetables POSITION A: ALWAYS, OFTEN, NORMALLY, REGULARLY, USUALLY, OCCASIONALLY, HARDLY EVER, RARELY, NEVER She always has coffee for breakfast She’s always happy POSITION B: ALL THE TIME, TWICE A DAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, NOW AND AGAIN. He calls me all the time I go to the gym once a week

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS 1. MOMENT OF SPEECH 2. I’m looking through your email now 2. TEMPORARY SITUATIONS This year he’s doing well in his business 3. PLANNED ACTIONS (FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS) In a week I’m leaving for Paris 4. EMOTIONS You’re always arguing with him! Understand, believe, consider, remember, forget See, hear Like, love, hate, adore, detest Have , own, possess. Want, need, prefer, wish, belong, concern, contain, depend, fit(подходить, соответствовать), require, seem, mean etc. These verbs are not used in the PP

LOOK You look so nice! What are you looking at?

THINK I think (believe, consider) he’s right What are you thinking of?

HAVE I don’t have a pet (own, possess) She’s having a party this Saturday

TASTE It tastes wonderful! Why are you tasting this soup?

FEEL It feels hot in here! How are you? Feeling better?

SMELL Mmmm… It smells wonderful! Why are you smelling the meat? Has it gone off?

WEGH How much do you weigh? Why are you weighing the sugar?