Identify the tenses, then match them with the correct description. 1. He runs a large travel agency....

1. Present Simple - g. permanent situations or states.
2. Present Simple - a. actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking.
3. Present Simple - h. permanent truths or laws of nature.
4. Present Perfect Continuous - i. personal experiences or changes which have happened.
5. Present Continuous - a. actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking.
6. Present Perfect - i. personal experiences or changes which have happened.
7. Present Continuous - e. fixed arrangements in the near future.
8. Present Continuous - g. permanent situations or states.
9. Present Simple - f. timetables/programmes (future meaning).
10. Present Perfect Continuous - b. emphasis on duration of an action which began in the past and continues up to the present.

1. He runs a large travel agency. - g. permanent situations or states.

2. The thief enters the room and opens the safe. - a. actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking.

3. Skill comes with practice - h. permanent truths or laws of nature.

4. She’s been practising that song for hours. - b. emphasis on duration of an action which began in the past and continues up to the present.

5. He’s working hard these days. - a. actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking.

6. He’s gained a lot of weight recently. - i. personal experiences or changes which have happened.

7. Tom’s picking me up at 7 o’clock tonight. - e. fixed arrangements in the near future.

8. She’s staying with a friend in London at present. - a. actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking.

9. The ferry arrives at 10.00 am. - f. timetables/programmes (future meaning).

10. They’ve been talking on the phone since 9 o’clock this morning. - d. actions started at a stated time in the past and continuing up to the present.

Here are the identifications of the tenses and their matching descriptions:

1. He runs a large travel agency.

   • Tense: Present Simple
   • Match: g. permanent situations or states.

2. The thief enters the room and opens the safe.

   • Tense: Present Simple
   • Match: c. reviews/sport commentaries/dramatic narratives.

3. Skill comes with practice.

   • Tense: Present Simple
   • Match: h. permanent truths or laws of nature.

4. She’s been practising that song for hours.

   • Tense: Present Perfect Continuous
   • Match: b. emphasis on duration of an action which began in the past and continues up to the present.

5. He’s working hard these days.

   • Tense: Present Continuous
   • Match: a. actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking.

6. He’s gained a lot of weight recently.

   • Tense: Present Perfect Simple
   • Match: i. personal experiences or changes which have happened.

7. Tom’s picking me up at 7 o’clock tonight.

   • Tense: Present Continuous
   • Match: e. fixed arrangements in the near future.

8. She’s staying with a friend in London at present.

   • Tense: Present Continuous
   • Match: a. actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking.

9. The ferry arrives at 10.00 am.

   • Tense: Present Simple
   • Match: f. timetables/programmes (future meaning).

10. They’ve been talking on the phone since 9 o’clock this morning.

    • Tense: Present Perfect Continuous
    • Match: b. emphasis on duration of an action which began in the past and continues up to the present.

These matches align the verb tenses used in the sentences with their respective descriptions based on their contextual usage.