I’m reading a magazine now.
The Sun goes round the Earth.
She always comes home late at night.
Emma passed her exam last year.
He usually played football in his free time.
He is always being late.
Tina was doing the washing-up while the children were playing in the garden.
I’m quite busy these days. I’m doing the course at college.
She was having breakfast when the phone rang.
At 5 o’clock yesterday I was cooking dinner.
They’re flying to Tokyo next week.
universal facts, truths
two actions in progress happening at the same time in the past
habits or facts in the past
past action in progress which was interrupted by a short action
future plans (arrangements)
the action that is happening at the moment of speaking
temporary action happening around the time of speaking
to express annoyance, or when you think that something happens too often with the adverbs always, constantly
finished actions in the past
action in progress at a definite time in the past
permanent actions, habits
