Don’t confuse actual with current or present. Actual is not used for referring to things that are happening now or that exist now. Use current or present to express these ideas:
✗ The
✓ The current law obliges every young man to do military service.
✓ The present law obliges every young man to do military service.
✗ They have to work together to improve the
✓ They have to work together to improve the current situation.
✓ They have to work together to improve the present situation.
Actual is used for referring to what is really true or exact:
The reports cites 554 AIDS cases, with 2600 persons infected with HIV. But officials concede that the actual number may be closer to 8000.
Source: Macmillan language tips
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