Tenses

TENSEs

Created By:Dilmi Shanika

Part 1simple present tense

Present continuous tense

Present perfect tense

Present perfect continuous tense

There are 12 types of tenses… Simple present tense Present continuous tense Present perfect tense Present perfect continuous tense Simple past tense Past continuous tense Past perfect tense Past perfect continuous tense Simple future tense Future continuous tense Future perfect tense Future perfect continuous tense

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

We use the present simple:To talk about feelings and opinionsShe loves football I like pop musicTo talk about thoughts I don’t think she likes her new jobTo talk about natural incidentsThe sun rises in the east

To talk about a present habit Present simple can be used with frequency

adverbs like Always Never Sometimes Ever Usually Often Fortnightly Regularly

I WE WORK YOU THEY

HE SHE WORKS IT

Spelling rules for present simple

Add –s for most verbsWork-worksBuy-buys Add –es for verbs that end in –ch,-

ss,-sh,-x -o,-zWatch-watchesGo-goesCoo-coos

Change the –y to –i and add –es when the base form ends in consonant +y

Study-studiesDry-dries Do not change –y when the base

form ends in a vowel+y…….add –sPlay-playsEnjoy-enjoys

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSEThe present continuous tense is used to

express:Momentary actionswhat is happening now or around the time of speakingA momentary action can be understood by SeeingHearingFeeling

Ex:she is coming It is aching

Constant habits To show habit that is constantly or

always seen ex: he is always working She is always grumbling

Near future(decided future) With a future meaning to show

what you have always arranged to do

I am coming

WE YOU are coming THEY

HE SHE is coming IT

The present continuous is normally used with words such as:NowRight nowJust nowAt the momentAt the present momentpresently

Some verbs are used only in simple tenses…

Ex:you cannot say “I am knowing” There are some verbs that cant see in

continuous form want like belong know suppose need

love see release mean prefer have hear believe understand remember forget seem notice appreciate have(possess)

Think(believe)

Spelling note

When a verb ends in a single “e” it is dropped before adding “ing”

Ex:Waste-wasting This does not happen when a verb ends in “ee”,

“oe”, “ye”, “ge”Ex:See-seeing Dye-dyeing When verbs of two or more syllables whose last

syllable contains only one vowel and ends in a single consonant we have to double this consonant if the stress falls on the last syllable

Ex: Run-running Cut-cutting


We use the present perfect to talk about things that happened at an indefinite time in past.you can use the present perfect when you don’t know when something happened or when the specific time is not important.

now has been

Past future

When we use present perfect,there is a connection with the present.

Ex: I’ve lost my key(I haven’t got it now) I’ve forgotten her name(I can’t remember it now)

We often use the present perfect to give new information or to announce a recent happening

Ex:do you know about Dilrukshi ?she has gone to Japan.

You can use the present perfect with “just”

(a short time ago) Ex:no thanks.i’ve just had lunch

You can use present perfect with “already” to say that something has happened sooner than expected.

Ex: when is seetha going to start her new job?she has already started.

Use the present perfect with ‘since’ or ‘for’ to talk about something than began in the past and continued to the present.(and may continue into the future)

Use the present perfect with since+point in time to show when something is started.

Since can also introduce a time clause If the action ended in the past ,use the past

simple in the time clause. If the action still continuous in the present,use

the present perfect in the time clause Ex: I haven’t seen him since Monday.

use the present perfect with ‘for’+length of time to show how long a present situation has lasted.

Ex:He has lived in london for six years

We often use “ever” and “never” in present perfect.

ex:Have you ever eaten cuttle fish? I have never smoked a cigarrete.

We use present perfect after a superlative

Ex:you are the prettiest girl I’ve ever met in my life

we have to use the present perfect with “this is the first time……..”

Ex:This is the first time I have faced such a problem

We use the present perfect when we talk about a period of time that continuous up to the present or something that has happened several times up to the present.

Ex:I haven’t seen him recently.have you?

we often use the present perfect with “yet” shows that the speaker is expecting something to happen.

Ex:Hasn’t it stopped raining yet?

We use present perfect with this morning,this evening,today,this week,this term ,etc…if the period indicated by these times are nor over at the time of speaking

Ex:I have drunk four bottles of coca cola today.

We use present perfect with ‘been’ to show continuous actions

Ex:We have been angry with each other for two years

I have gone

WE YOU have gone THEY

HE SHE has gone IT

Have/has +past

participle

Present perfect continuous tense

We use present perfect continuous for an action or situation that began in the past and continuous until now.

now

Past f uture

have been+ing

We can use the present perfect continuous for repeated actions up to now.they can be actions that are done many times in a period of time from the past and until now.

I have been having driving lessons for a couple of months.

I have been going to evening classes in french.

We can also use it to talk about an action which has just stopped and has a present result.

Ex :It has been raining.that’s why the ground is wet.

We can use present perfect continuous with for ,since,how long, recently, lately…..

Ex :I have been attending this class for three months

I have been working

WE YOU have been working THEY

HE SHE has been working IT

Some online exercises for you!Simple present tense

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/simple_present2.htm

http://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/Present%20Tense%20Exercise%204.htm

http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&contents=present+simple

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/65.html











Present continuous tense

http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=present+continuous

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-1.html

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm


http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm
















http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=present+perfect

http://www.really-learn-english.com/present-perfect-exercises.html






Present perfect continuous



http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.percon.i.htm

http://www.e-grammar.org/present-perfect-simple-continuous/









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