English Time Expression, Definition and Examples Time Expression The present – permanent Used for all – time and permanent times Sofia now live in a small town. Nowadays I live in a big town. These days, Tom doesn’t have much of a social life. Here is Telling the Time Phrases The present – temporary We take advantage of the present time to describe events in temporary situations. At present / At the moment living in Paris. For the time being I’m living in a crow town, but I hope to move soon. Listening about a period of time in the