Review of Present Tense Forms

Mrs. Naglaa
Present Simple Tense
 1. The sun sets in the west.
 2. I always go shopping on
Saturday. ( Is this something I
do every Saturday?)
 3. Stan is a great-grandfather.
 A. narratives (a story, a joke, a
plot and sports
 B. routines or habits
 C. timetabled events in the
future.

 4. The bus to Oxford departs

 D. permanent states.
at 10 am on Friday.( Does this
happen at 10 every Friday?)

 E. facts or general truths

 5. A kangaroo, a horse and a
goat walk into a bar.
Present Simple Tense
 The sun sets in the west.  facts or general truths
 Amelia always goes shopping  routines or habits
on Saturday.
 permanent states.
 Stan is a great-grandfather.
 The bus to Oxford departs at
 timetabled events in the future.
10 am on Friday.
 A kangaroo, a horse and a  narratives (a story, a joke, a plot
goat walk into a bar. and sports
Present Simple rules
Irregular
verbs
Have - has
Do - does
Go - goes

Positive
sentences
In positive sentences we
add “-s”, “-es”” or “-ies” to
the 3rd person singular -
he, she, it.
Negative
Questions sentences
To create questions we
Here we use “don’t” in
use “do” and in 3rd every person BUT in 3rd
person singular we use person singular we use
“does”. “doesn’t”.
 Present Continuous
 1. I'm reading a book about
psychology at the moment.( Is it
happening now?)
 2. He's looking for a more challenging
job.
 3. We're travelling around Mexico for a
week.
 4. Adrian is always boasting about his
wealth.
 5. Some children are running around in
the playground.
 6. We're moving to a bigger house next
month.( Is it arranged?)( Is it present or
future?)
 7. Now that it's August, it's getting
hotter.
 A. actions that are in progress
around the time of speaking.
 B. temporary situations
 C. actions that are in progress at the time
of speaking.
 D. describing what is happening
in a picture
 E. plans and arrangements for the
future.
 F. an annoying habit (often with
always, continually, constantly
and forever).
 G. situations that are changing or
developing in the present
 Present Continuous
 I'm reading a book about psychology  actions that are in progress at the
at the moment. time of speaking.

 actions that are in progress

 He's looking for a more challenging
job.
 We're travelling around Mexico for a
week.
 Adrian is always boasting about his
wealth.
 Some children are running around in
the playground.
 We're moving to a bigger house next
month.
 Now that it's August, it's getting
hotter.
around the time of speaking.
 temporary situations
 an annoying habit (often with
always, continually, constantly
and forever).
 describing what is happening in a
picture
 plans and arrangements for the
future.
 situations that are changing or
developing in the present
Present Continuous rules

Positive Negative
sentences Questions sentences
To create questions we Here we use to be + not.
In positive sentences we put to be first, then the He is not playing golf.
use construction to be + I am not playing golf.
person and then the
verb (-ing). They are not playing
verb.
golf.
Present Perfect
1. I have had the same car for twenty a) something that happened in the
years.( when, does it include past, but we don't k now or say
present?) exactly when
2. Jane has eaten all the crisps.( Do we b) something that happened in the past
know when?) and has a result that affects the
present
c) something that started in the past
3. We're excited because we have and has continued until now.
won the lottery!(did it happen now
d) Experiences and achievements
or in the past? Is there a result in
the present?)
4. Theo has just done his homework e) an action that has just finished.

f) superlatives and expressions the

5. He has competed in three first/second time
marathons.( Is he still alive?)
g) an action that happened several
6. He has applied for numerous jobs times or repeatedly in the past
but hasn't been successful yet
7. It's the third time I've called you
today. Where have you been?
Present Perfect
 I have had the same car for twenty
years.
 Jane has eaten all the crisps.
 We're excited because we have won
the lottery!
 Theo has just done his homework
 He has competed in three marathons
 He has applied for numerous jobs
but hasn't been successful yet
 It's the third time I've called you
today. Where have you been?
 something that started in the past and
has continued until now.
 something that happened in the past,
but we don't k now or say exactly when
 something that happened in the past
and has a result that affects the present
 an action that has just finished.
 Experiences and achievements
 an action that happened several times
or repeatedly in the past
 superlatives and expressions the
first/second time
Present Perfect Simple rules

Positive Negative
sentences Questions sentences
person + have/has + verb Have/has + person + verb
in 3rd form Person + haven’t/hasn’t +
in 3rd form verb in 3rd form
She has done her Has she done her She hasn’t done her
homework homework? homework.
Put the verbs in the
correct form

1. 1. You ___________ (keep) a pet for three

years.
2. _______________(you, eat) Thai food before?
3. She ____________(steal) all the chocolate.
4. Who __________(he, meet) recently?
5. I __________ (know) him for three months.
Present Perfect Continuous
1. Harriet has been attending a) actions that happened repeatedly
some seminars. in the past and have finished
recently but that have results
2. The students are tired because affecting the present
they've been studying very hard. b) actions that started in the past and
( Are they studying now? Did are still in progress or have
they stop a short time ago?) happened repeatedly until now.
c) a recent or unfinished action.
3. I've been living in Greece for five
years .( do we know when? does d) emphasising how long actions
it include present? How do we have been in progress for
know?)

4. We've been discussing the

current political situation
Present Perfect Continuous
 Harriet has been attending
some seminars.
 The students are tired because
they've been studying very
hard.
 I've been living in Greece for
five years .
 We've been discussing the
current political situation
 actions that started in the past and
are still in progress or have happened
repeatedly until now.
 actions that happened repeatedly
in the past and have finished
recently but that have results
affecting the present
 emphasising how long actions have
been in progress for.
 a recent or unfinished action.
Present Perfect Continuous
rules

Positive Negative
sentences Questions sentences
person + have/has + been + Have/has + person + been
verb (-ing) Person + haven’t/hasn’t +
+ verb (-ing) verb in 3rd form
She has been working all Has she been working all She hasn’t been
day. day? working all day.
 Put the verbs in the correct form

1. She __________________(work) here for 5 years.

2. _____________________(it, rain)?
3. _______________(they, live) here for a long time?
4. I _________________ (swim) for two hours today.
5. How long _________________(you, study) Italian?