Unit 1-

Present Tenses
Revision
Present Tenses
 Present Simple
WE USE IT FOR: EXAMPLES:
- regular habits or routines You speak English.
- permanent situations, Do you speak English?
scientific facts or general
truths You do not speak English.
The train leaves every morning
- personal facts or preferences
at 8 AM.
-state verbs (non-progressive
verbs) He never forgets his wallet.
When does the train usually
- timetables, headlines, jokes
leave?
SIGNAL WORDS

Always, never, usually, sometimes, often, hardly ever, seldom, rarely, on the whole, on
Tuesdays, in the mornings, at night, on Saturday afternoon, in summer, at New Year’s Eve;
every… (day/Saturday/winter); once a…./ twice a…./ three times a… (day/month/year)
 Present Continuous
WE USE IT FOR:
- actions happening now or around
EXAMPLES:
now.
You are watching TV.
- temporary actions
Are you watching TV?
-actions in progress
You are not watching TV.
- annoying habits or complaints
I am studying to become a
(+always)
doctor.
- fixed plans for near future
Isn’t he coming with us tonight?
She is always coming to class
late.

SIGNAL WORDS
At the moment, at present, now, right now, today, tonight, these days, this year,
currently, tomorrow, next month, at 5 o’clock, this afternoon, tomorrow morning; Listen!,
Watch out!, Look!, Excuse me
 Present Perfect Simple
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WE USE IT FOR:
-completed actions at not specific
EXAMPLES: points in the past
-completed actions that started in
She has written five letters.
the past and continued in the
School has not started yet. present OR that have a connection
I have lost my key. with the present
I have never been to Australia. -it expresses that the action is
permanent (non-progressive verbs)
-completed action that led to a
desired result
SIGNAL WORDS
Already, yet, still, just, so far, lately, recently, for, since, never, ever, all my life, once, twice, 3
times….
 EXAMPLES:
They have been talking for the last hour.
What have you been doing for the last 30
minutes?
Lisa has not been practicing her English.
What have you been doing?

Present Perfect Continuous

WE USE IT FOR:
-expressing that the action is temporary
-expressing the action that had an
unwanted effect
-it emphasizes DURATION SIGNAL WORDS
Since, for, all (day/ week/ morning),
-it emphasizes continuous course of an the whole (day, week, night)
action
 PRESENT TENSES
QUIZ TIME 
1. https://youtu.be/OsW5sV3GMDM 2.https://
youtu.be/lvoc5vDrb8E
3. https://youtu.be/Mij4wtu5yhw
4. https://youtu.be/ELLCFbomiio
5. https://youtu.be/_oODlA-r7HU
6. https://youtu.be/KXQqldoD2C8
 Practice- Present Tenses
1. The dog ______(dig) all the morning, but it ________(not find) any
bones yet.
2. How many books _______ (she/edit) so far?
3. He ________ (never/wear) a tie to work.
4. Dean _________(still/ not find) a job.
5. How long _________ (you/wait) for the bus? You ______ (look) really
annoyed.
6. Stop doing that! You ________ ( be) very silly today, Paul!
7. The coat ___________(not fit) me. I need a larger size.
8. Why _______ (you/look) at me like that? Have I done something wrong?
9. I _________(not decide) about buying a new bike yet. I
_______(think) about it.
10. Every Easter my granny _______(visit) us and my mum and she ______
(argue) angrily all the time.