GRAMMAR - PET CAMBRIDGE PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST - TENSES 1

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PRESENT SIMPLE
1) permanent states	I live in Dublin John drives a BMW.
2) something that is generally true	Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. The Earth goes around the Sun.
3) daily routines or repeated actions	My wife usually watches the TV in the evening. Jim often meets with his friends after school.
4) future scheduled events	The meeting starts at 8 PM. When does the plane land?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1) things happening at the moment of speaking	She is eating a dinner. The telephone is ringing!
2) temporary situations happening around now	I am studying in Cork this year. We are temporarily living with his aunt Sophia.
3) future arrangements	We are driving to London next month. She isn't working next week.
4) changing situations	The climate is changing rapidly. The weather's getting colder.