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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Use the present continuous to talk about temporary situations and activities.
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PRESENT PERFECT
Use the present perfect to talk about completed past actions or states. Past time
expressions are often used.
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Use the present perfect to talk about actions or states that began in the past and
continue up to the present time.
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Use for with the present perfect to talk about the length of time.
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Use since with the present perfect to talk about when an action or state began.
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Use the present perfect when you want to say how much or how often you have
done something.
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You can use the present perfect continuous to describe activities that have just
finished and emphasizing that the activity was ongoing.
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Use the present perfect continuous for actions and situations that have just
finished, but which have present results.
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PAST SIMPLE
Use the past simple to talk about experiences that have/havent happened at an
indefinite time in the past.
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Use the past simple to talk about events that started and ended in the past.
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We use the past simple together with the past perfect when we want to give
background to a story and to make the order of events clear.
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By the time he came back, the young man had drawn a picture of a concert
piano.
Melissa showed her friends the text message she had received.
Use the present perfect to talk about an action or state that happened before
another action o state. Use the past simple to express the second or later event.
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PAST PERFECT
We often use the present perfect with time expressions found with the present
perfect, such as already, just, for, since.
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