PRESENT TENSE - PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

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What is grammar Tenses in your opinion?
What is Verb tense?
How many tenses English has? 
are Grammatical aspects and Verb Tense the same?

FUNCTIONS: 

The SIMPLE PRESENT expresses daily habits or usual activities.

It expresses general statements of fact.

In sum, the simple present is used for events or situations that exist ALWAYS, USUALLY, or HABITUALLY in the past, present, and future.

EXAMPLES

She goes to class.

They get up at 4:00 a.m. every day. 

We sleep every night.

He picks up his books.

Adding –s/-es to Verbs Ending in –y

 If a verb ends in –y preceded by a consonant, it changes to –ies in third person singular (he, she, it).

  1. Apply applies
  2. Deny denies
  3. Supply supplies
  4. Defy defies
  5. Reply replies
  6. Comply complies
  7. worry worries

If a verb ends in –y preceded by a vowel, simply add –s in third person singular (he, she, it).

  1. Play plays
  2. Stay stays
  3. Delay delays
  4. Relay relays
  5. Pray prays
  6. Spray sprays
  7. Enjoy enjoys
Practices

Practice 1

Practice 2




PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

FUNCIONS

It expresses an activity that is in progress (is occurring, is happening) right now. The event is in progress at the time the speaker is saying the sentence. 

The event began in the past, is in progress now, and will probably continue into the future. 

FORM: Subject + am, is, are + -ing.

EXAMPLES:

Ann can't come to the phone right now because she is taking a shower.

I am reading my grammar book right now.

Jimmy and Susie are babies. They are crying. I can hear them right now. 

PRACTICE

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To Sum up

The SIMPLE PRESENT expresses daily habits or usual activities and general facts that exist always, usually or habitually in the past present and future.

It expresses an activity that is in progress (is occurring, is happening) right now that began in the past, is in the progress now, and probably will continue into the future. 

It is necessary the ING






PRESENT PERFECT

FUNCIONS
We use the present perfect simple for actions or states that started in the past and still continue.
We have lived here since 2001. 
She has known me for more than two years.

We use it to describe an experience that happened in the past (the time is not given), but the effects are important now.
She has been to London. (And so, she knows London.) 

She/he/it ----- has been

They/we/you/I ---- have been

                                                                        Practice

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

FUNCIONS

1. We use the present perfect continuous for events that began in the past, are continuing now and will probably continue in the future.

She has been working here for 15 years.

2. We use it for actions that began in the past and have only just finished.
I've been skiing all day. I'm so tired.

She/he/it ----- has 

They/we/you/I ---- have



Practice

Write sentences using this verbs.

write

learn

do

practice

study 

watch

wait 

exercise

explore

  1. playing

  3. reading

  5. attend

observe

talk

think

fight



















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