Present simple and present continuous:
We use the present simple to talk about:
* Facts and states.
- The library doesn't close until 10 p.m.
- I'm pretty tired right now.
* Habits and repeated actions.
- I usually get up early.
- I often meet friends.
We use the present continuous to talk about:
* Actions happening now.
- I'm studying design and technology.
- She's going to the library.
* Temporary situations.
- At the moment, I'm living in a university building.
- Right now, he's feeling a bit nervous.
Present perfect simple:
We use the present perfect simple:
* To talk about states, actions or events that started in the past and that continue in the present.
- How long have you been here?
* To talk about something which happened in the past and which has an effect in the present.
- She's passed her exams so she's going to university.
* To talk about past experiences, without saying exactly when they took place.
- I've made a lot of new friends.
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