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Things which are always true:
- Water boils at 100 degrees.
| Things which are happening at the moment of speaking:
- The water is boiling now, so you can put in the pasta.
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Permanent situations (or nearly permanent; true for a few years at least):
| Temporary situations:
- Julie is living in Paris for a few months (usually she lives in London).
Situations which are slowly changing:
- I'm getting better and better at speaking English.
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Habits or things we do regularly:
- I drink coffee every morning.
| Temporary or new habits:
- I'm drinking too much coffee these days because I'm so busy at work.
Annoying habits (usually with 'always'):
- My flatmate is always leaving the kitchen in a mess!
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Future events which are part of a timetable:
- My plane leaves at eight tonight.
To talk about the future after certain words ('when' 'until' 'after' 'before' 'as soon as'):
- I'll call you when I get home.
| Definite future plans:
- I'm meeting John after class today.
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To talk about what happens in books, plays and films:
- At the end of the book, the detective catches the killer.
| To talk about people in pictures and photos:
- In this photo, my mother is walking beside a lake.
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