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The Present Tense

In Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense, the action is simply mentioned and


there is nothing said about its completeness. It is used to express an
action which happens on a regular basis
Structure:
Positive Subject + Verb (Ist form) + s/es + Object + (.)
Negative Subject + Do/Does + not + Verb (Ist form) + Object + (.)
Interrogative Do/Does + Subject + Verb (Ist form) + Object + (?)
Interrogative & Negative Do/Does + Subject +not + Verb (Ist form) +
Object + (?)
Example:
• For habits
• He drinks tea at breakfast.
• She only eats fish.
• They watch television regularly.
• For repeated actions or events
• We catch the bus every morning.
• It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
• They drive to Monaco every summer.
• For general truths
• Water freezes at zero degrees.
• The Earth revolves around the Sun.
• Her mother is Peruvian.
• For instructions or directions
• Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
• You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford.
• For fixed arrangements
• His mother arrives tomorrow.
• Our holiday starts on the 26th March
• With future constructions
• She'll see you before she leaves.
• We'll give it to her when she arrives.

Present Continuous Tense


The Present Continuous Tense is used to express an action which is 'on-
going / still going on' . Hence it is continuous like "It is raining".
It is used to express an action going on at the time of speaking. For
example, a girl says, "I am reading his letter”. It means, at that moment,
she is reading a letter or in the process of reading the letter. The action of
reading is happening at the time of speaking.
Structure:
Positive Subject + Is/Am/Are + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object + (.)
Negative Subject + Is/Am/Are + Not + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object
+ (.)
Interrogative Is/Am/Are + Subject + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object +
(?)
Interrogative & Negative Is/Am/Are + Subject + Not + Verb (Ist form)
+ Ing + Object + (?)
Example:
• She is crying.
• He is talking to his friend.
• The baby is sleeping in his crib.
• We are visiting the museum in the afternoon.
• Is she laughing?
• Are they listening to the teacher?
• Is the baby drinking his bottle?
• Are you going?

Present Perfect Tense


It is used to express an action which has just been happened or
completed now of speaking. Present + Perfect means completion of
action in present, in other words action has just happened.
Structure:
Positive Subject + Have/Has + Verb 3rd Form + Objects
Negative Subject + Has/Have + Not + Verb (3rd form) + Object + (.)
Interrogative Has/Have + Subject + Verb (3rd form) + Object + (?)
Interrogative & Negative Has/Have + Subject + Not + Verb (3rd form)
+ Object + (?)
Example:
• She has been in her room since this morning.
• It has rained for days.
• I have known Tina since high school.
• We have seen this movie already.
• I have lost my wallet.
• There has been an accident.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense


It is used to express an action which has started in past, continuing and
not completed so far. It is used to express a continued or ongoing action
that started in past and is continued till now. In this tense, start time of
action will always be given like - for a few days, for ten months, for 2
years, since Wednesday, since 2011, since September etc.
If start time of action is not given in the sentence, then it does not come
under Present Perfect Continuous Tense. 'Start time of action' is the main
factor which differentiates between Present Continuous Tense and
Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
Structure:
Positive Subject + Has/Have + been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing + Object
+ For/Since + Time + Remaining + (.)
Negative Subject + Has/Have + Not + been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing +
Object + For/Since + Time + Remaining + (.)
Interrogative Has/Have + Subject + been + Verb (Ist form) + Ing +
Object + For/Since + Time + Remaining + (?)
Interrogative & Negative Has/Have + Subject + Not + been + Verb
(Ist form) + Ing + Object + For/Since + Time + Remaining + (?)
Example:
• He, she, it has been living He hasn't been living
• We have been living We haven't been living
• You have been living You haven't been living
• They have been living They haven't been living

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