| Present Indefinite | Frequency adverbs: Always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely, never frequently, normally, occasionally, seldom, hardly ever Jane rarely listens to jazz. Do you often visit the doctor? | ||
| Meaning | |||
| Habitual actions | I usually get up at 8. | ||
| Actions & situations that are generally true | We like ice-cream. | ||
| Facts which are always true | The sun rises in the east. | ||
| In narratives (summaries, plots) | A man walks into a bar & asks for a glass of water. The barman says…. | ||
| Stative verbs | Sense s: appear, hear, look like, see, taste Feeling: like, hate, love, prefer, want, wish Thinking: agree, believe, forget, know, think, understand Possession: belong to, contain, have, own Being: be, exist Other: cost, depend on, mean, need I hate new school! Do you need some money? | ||
| Present Continuous | Frequency adverbs: now, at the moment, at present, still, this …., around now, continuously I am washing my hair at the moment. | ||
| Meaning | |||
| Actions in progress at the present moment | I can’t speak with you, sorry. I’m washing my hair now. | ||
| Actions happening ‘around now’, even though not at the moment of speaking | I’m reading The Lord of the Rings. | ||
| With always, continuously, constantly, forever to exaggerate or to complain | You are always forgetting your keys! | ||
| To denote changing & developing situations | More & more people are travelling today. | ||
| With the words never ….. again | I am never speaking to you again. | ||






