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Present Simple & Present Continuous

Tenses
Presented by:
Zeeshan Yaseen
Scharique Ahmed
Umair Hussain
Farhan Khan
Rida Fatima
Hafsa Khan

MBA-Business English
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Present Simple & Present Continuous

The tense of a verb tells us when the

action was done.
The action can be done in the past,
present or future.

Past Present Future

Yesterday I worked late Today I work late Tomorrow I shall work late
I am working late I am working late
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There are four types of Present Tense

Present Simple Present Continuous

Present Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous
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When do I use the present Simple tense?

Present simple
 To describe repeated actions or habits.
(e.g: I get up at 7 o’clock every morning).

 To talk about things that is always or generally true.

(e.g: The sun sets in the west)

 To describe a permanent situation or a condition with no definite start or finish but

which is true now.
(e.g: We live in London)
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When do I use the present Simple tense?

Present simple
 With adverbs of frequency such as always, usually, often…
(e.g: She often studies in the library)

 With time expressions such as every day/ week/ year, in the morning/
afternoon/ evening and at night.
(e.g: I go to the gym once a week)

 To express future meaning with actions and events that is part of a fixed
timetable.
(e.g: The train leaves at 8:30)
NOTE!
 
 We add –s to most verbs: walks, gets, …

 We add –es to verbs that end in sh, ch, ss or o: finishes, goes, catches ,…

 If a verb ends in a consonant +y, we change the y to i and add –es: tries,
studies, …

e.g.
 I like football, we like football, he likes football.

 I seem OK, we seem OK, it seems OK.

 I watch a lot of films, we watch a lot of films, he watches a lot of films.

 I always try hard, we always try hard, she always tries hard.
Present Simple Afirmative

I
You Play

He
She Plays Tennis
It
We
They Play
Present Simple Negative

I
You Do not
play

He
Does not Tennis
She
play
It
We Do not
They play
Present Simple Interrogative

I
Do you

he Play
Does she Tennis ?
it
We
Do They
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When do I use the present Continuous

tense?
Present continuous
 To talk about something which is in progress at the moment of speaking.
(e.g: It is raining now)

 To talk about something which is in progress around the present, but not exactly at the
time of speaking.
(e.g: Peter is looking for a job these days)

 To talk about situations which are developing or temporary.

(e.g: Computers are becoming more and more important in our lives)
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When do I use the present Continuous

tense?
Present continuous
 With adverbs such as always or constantly to express complaints and annoyance.
(e.g: He is always calling me late at night)

 With time expressions such as now, at the moment, at present, these days, nowadays
and today.
(e.g: I’m writing an e-mail right now)
 
 To talk about future arrangements or plans.
(e.g: I’m meeting Peter tomorrow)
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The present continuous is made by having am, is or are + the verb + 'ing'.

I am working hard

you
we are working hard
they

he
she is working hard
it

NOTE! Sometimes you can use the present continuous

to talk about the future.

e.g. I am going on holiday on Friday.

This is explained in next sheet .
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Present continuous
You can use the present continuous when you are
making plans. It's useful to talk about definite
arrangements in the near future, as in the example in
previous slide

'I am working late tomorrow.'

e.g.

What time are you leaving tomorrow? I'm leaving at

8 O'clock.

I'm going out tomorrow.

I'm getting a new car next week.

Going to
'Going to' + the verb is also useful to talk about
plans. It suggests that something is decided.

e.g.

What are you going to do this evening?

I'm going to watch a film on TV.

I think it's going to rain.

He's going to play football.

Present Continuous Afirmative

I am
You are
He is
She
It eating
We are
You
They
Present Continuous Negative

I am not
You aren´t
He isn´t
She
It eating
We
You aren´t
They
Present Continuous Interrogative

Am I
Are you
he
Is she
it eating ?
We
Are You
They
 What tense is it and why?
 She is running home.
 They are attacking the car.
 Rob and Ellen enjoy playing soccer.
 The school is closed.
 The office staff is eating lunch.
 I like skiing.
 The printer is broken.
 They are playing badminton.
 Now you try!
To the right are several
action verbs. Try Kick Jump Run
making a sentence in
simple present and a
sentence in present Swim Catch Throw
continuous!

Attack Sleep study

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