PRESENT TENSES

PRESENT SIMPLE - FORM

( +) Subject + verb ( s) he / she / it
She works in a bank
They study French at school
(?) Do/ Does + Subject + verb
Does she work on bank
Do they study French at school
(-) Subject + doesn’t/ don’t + verb
She doesn’t work in a bank.
They don’t study French at school
PRESENT SIMPLE - USETIME EXPRESSIONS
•Habits ,routines, repeated actions
I usually drink coffee in the morning. ALWAYS ;USUALLY
NEVER; SOMETIMES
•Permanent states OFTEN ; RARELY
EVERY DAY;EVERY WEEK;
I live in a flat. EVERY MONTH;EVERY
YEAR
•For general truths / laws of nature AT THE WEEKEND;
ON SUNDAYS;
Bees make honey. IN THE MORNING;ETC:

•Timetables
The plane leaves at 7pm.
 RESENT CONTINUOUS - Form
• ( +) Subject + am, is ,are + verb -ing
• She is working in a bank
• They are studying French at school
• (?) Am / is/ Are + Subject + verb- ing
• Is she working on bank?
• Are they studying French at school?
• (-) Subject +am/is/ are + not + verb-ing
• She isn’t working in a bank.
• They aren’t studying French at school
 Present Continuous - Use TIME EXPRESSIONS

• For actions taking place at the moment of speaking

NOW
He is studying for a test right now. RIGHT NOW
AT THE MOMENT
• Temporary states AT PRESENT
THIS WEEK/ YEAR
Mark is working at his dad’s shop this week. THESE DAYS
TOMORROW
• For fixed arrangements in the near future. NEXT WEEK/ YEAR , ETC

We are going to London next week

RESENT PERFECT - Form

( +) Subject + have/ has + past participle

 She has worked in a bank
 They have studied French at school
(?) Have/ has + Subject + past participle
 Has she worked on bank?
 Have they studied French at school?
(-) Subject +have / has + not + past participle
 She hasn’t worked in a bank.
 They haven’t studied French at school.
 Present Perfect - Use
 For actions that happened at an unstated time in the past
I have been to Italy twice.
 For actions that started in the past and continue up to the present
Mary has lived here for two years.
 For actions that happened in the past but whose results are visible in
the present
Steven has lost wight.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
 For personal experiences
It´s the first time I have tried skiing ALREADY
NEVER
 For an action that has just finished YET
They have just eaten. JUST
FOR
SINCE
EVER , ETC
 RESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS - FORM

( +) Subject + have/ has been + verb -ing

• She has been working in a bank
• They have been studying French at school
(?) Have/ has been + Subject + verb -ing
• Has she worked on bank?
• Have they studied French at school?
(-) Subject +haven´t been / hasn´t been+ verb -ing
• She hasn’t been working in a bank.
• They haven’t been studying French at school.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS - USE

To place emphasis on the duration of an action that started

in the past and continues up to the present.
She has been working all day.

TIME EXPRESSIONS

SINCE
FOR
HOW LONG
ALL DAY / MORNING