PRESENT TENSE (ALL)
Events that happen at
the present time in a simple form or a work /act, or facts or habits happen in
regularly.
I/we/you/they --> INFINITIVE
He/she/it --> INFINITIVE + S
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a. Habitual
·
I
go to school every day.
·
He
usually eats an egg for breakfast
b.
Facts
·
A
week has seven days
·
The
sun rises in the east
·
The
sun shines by day and the moon by
night
Explain an act that
is going on at the present time.
To be (am,is,are) + present participle
(ing-form)
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a.
an act that is
going on
·
They
are studying English now
·
She
is eating fried rice right now
b.
an act that is
going in while
·
She
is reading now but she will write
soon
c.
an act that is
going on the future
·
We
are writing again in a few weeks
3.
Present
perfect tense
Explain an event
that has happened in the past but still happen in the present.
I/we/you/they --> have + past
participle
He/she/it -->
has + past participle
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Examples :
·
She
has taught English since five years
ago.
·
I
have lived here for three years.
·
I
have seen it.
·
I
have heard this before
·
I
have already seen him
·
Have you ever been
there?
·
I
haven’t ever been there.
·
I
have never been there
·
The
bus hasn’t stopped yet
·
The
postman has not come yet but will
come soon
·
The
time has at last arrived
·
Finally,
she has started to sing
·
I
have just spoken to him
·
I
have seen him recently.
4.
Present perfect continuous tense
Declare the act that started in the past and continues
until now.
I/we/you/they --> have + been + present participle
He/she/it --> has + been +
present participle
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Examples
:
·
I have been staying at his place this
month
·
We have been waiting for you since eight
o’clock
·
She has been studying English for over
three years.
Time Signal
Always
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Every other
day
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Never
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Once in a
while
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Generally
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Now and then
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Sometimes
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Twice a week
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Often
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On and off
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Nowadays
|
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Regularly
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Once a week
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Frequently
|
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Seldom
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Once a year ,
etc
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Every day
|
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Steadily
|
As a rule
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Every Sunday,
etc
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Here
|
Normally
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Every week
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|
There
|
usually
|
Occasionally
|
Now
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This evening
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At present
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Tonight
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At this moment
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Next week
|
Today
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Next month
|
Right now
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This weekend
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Still
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Soon
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This morning
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In a few weeks
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This afternoon
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3.
Present perfect
Once
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Up to the
present time
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Already
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Three times
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Finally
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Not yet
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Several times
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Since yesterday
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So far
|
This week
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For an hour
|
Lately
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This month
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For two years
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Recently
|
This year
|
Ever
|
At last
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Just
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Twice
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Since 1980
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As yet
|
Many times
|
Since an hour
ago
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4.
Present perfect continuous
For….
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Since …..
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Long
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How long
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The whole day
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All (the) morning
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Since eight o’clock
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For over three years
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