PRESENT TENCES
PRESENT
PERFECT
SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
USAGE
1 . HABITS
13. TELLING JOKES
2 . REGULAR ACTIONS
14. LIVE SPORT COMMENTARY
3.SCHEDULE (TIMETABLE)
15. REVIEWS AND SUMMARIES
4. RECIPES
16. SAYING ( ПОГОВОРКИ)
5. INSTRUCTIONS
6. GENERAL TRUTH
7 . FACTS
8. FEELINGS
9 . OPINIONS
10. THOUGHTS
11. STATES (JIM LIKES THE NEW JAMES BOND M OVIE)
12. PERMANENT SITUATIONS (PETE WORKS AT THE CINEMA)
FORMING
+ (POSITIVE)
I WE + V YOU THEY
HE
SHE + V ES/S
IT
I GO TO THE PARK EVERY WEEK.
HE GO ES TO THE PARK EVERY WEEK.
ENDINGS OF VERBS
ES
2. VERB ENDS ON
CONSONANT+Y
Y— I + ES
He tr IES
- VERB ENDS ON :
S, SS, SH, CH, O, X
He wat CH es
S
- VERB ENDS ON
- VERB ENDS ON
VOWEL + Y
E
He pl AY s
He lik eS
- (NEGATIVE)
DO + NOT + V
DOES + NOT + V
HE
SHE
IT
I
WE
YOU
THEY
I DON’T GO TO THE PARK EVERY WEEK.
HE DOESN’T GO TO THE PARK EVERY WEEK.
? (QUESTION)
DO SUBJECT. V….? DOES SUBJECT V….?
DO THEY GO TO THE PARK EVETY WEEK?
DOES SHE GO TO THE PARK EVERY WEEK?
WORDS TIP
ALWAYS NEVER OFTEN SOMETIMES RARELY / SELDOM USUALLY / NORMALLY ON MONDAYS…. IN THE MORNING… EVERY WEEK…..
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
USAGE
1 . ACTIONS WHICH HAPPEN AT THE MOMENT
2 . TEMPORARY SITUATIONS
3. ANNOYING HABITS (USUALLY WITH ALWAYS: My brother is always
borrowing my CD’s without asking!)
FORMING
+ (POSITIVE)
TO BE
+ V ing
AM
IS
ARE
SUBJECT
HE
WE
SHE
YOU
IT
THEY
I
I AM READ ING THE BOOK.
HE IS READ ING THE BOOK.
WE ARE READ ING THE BOOK.
- (NEGATIVE)
TO BE
ISN’T
AREN’T
AIN’T
AM
+ NOT
SUBJECT
ARE
+ V ing
IS
WE
HE
SHE
YOU
IT
THEY
I
I AM NOT READ ING THE BOOK.
HE IS NOT READ ING THE BOOK.
WE ARE NOT READ ING THE BOOK.
? (QUESTION)
TO BE
AM
IS
ARE
+ V ing
SUBJECT
WE
YOU
THEY
HE
SHE
IT
I
AM I READ ING THE BOOK?
IS HE READ ING THE BOOK.
ARE WE READ ING THE BOOK.
WORDS TIP
NOW AT THE MOMENT IMPERATIVE ( LOOK! LISTEN! )
PRESENT PERFECT
USAGE
1 .EXPERIENCE
2 . ACTIONS WHICH ENDED BUT ITS RESULT IS IN THE PRESENT
FORMING
+ (POSITIVE)
I WE + HAVE + V3 YOU THEY
HE
SHE + HAS + V 3
IT
I HAVE JUST BAKED THE PIE.
HE HAS JUST EATEN THE APPLE.
V3
VED V3 IRREGULAR VERBS 3RD COLUMN
- (NEGATIVE)
I WE + HAVEN’T + V3 YOU THEY
HE
SHE + HASN’T + V3
IT
I HAVEN’T BAKED THE PIE YET.
HE HASN’T EATEN THE APPLE YET.
V3
VED V3 IRREGULAR VERBS 3RD COLUMN
? (QUESTION)
HAS + HE, SHE, IT+V3
HAVE + I,WE,YOU,THEY+V3
HAVE YOU BAKED THE PIE ALREADY?
HAS HE EATEN THE APPLE ALREADY?
WORDS TIP
YET (-) ALREADY (+/ ?) JUST (+) EVER (EXPERIENCE)
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
USAGE
1 . ACTIONS WHICH STARTED IN THE PAST AND STILL CONTINUE
2 . ACTIONS WHICH WERE OCCURRING AND ENDED BY THE CERTAIN
MOMENT ITS RESULT IS IN THE PRESENT
3 . REPEATED ACTIONS ( NATASHA HAS BEEN PLAYING THE PIANO SINCE SHE WAS 5 YEARS OLD)
FORMING
+ (POSITIVE)
I WE + HAVE + BEEN V ING YOU THEY
HE
SHE + HAS + BEEN+ VING
IT
I HAVE BEEN BAKING THE PIE SINCE MORNING.
HE HAS BEEN EATING THE APPLE FOR AN HOUR.
- (NEGATIVE)
I WE + HAVEN’T + BEEN VING YOU THEY
HE
SHE + HASN’T + BEEN+ VING
IT
I HAVEN’T BEEN BAKING THE PIE SINCE MORNING.
HE HASN’T BEEN EATING THE APPLE FOR AN HOUR.
? (QUESTION)
HAS + HE, SHE, IT+ BEEN+ V ING
HAVE + I,WE,YOU,THEY+ BEEN+ V ING
HAVE YOU BEEN BAKING THE PIE SINE MORNING?
HAS HE BEEN EATING THE APPLE ALL DAY?
WORDS TIP
FOR SINCE RECENTLY HOW LONG NEVER ALL DAY…