PRESENT TENSES

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PRESENT TENSES
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Present tenses

• There are four present tenses in English
• Present simple
• Present continuous
• Present perfect simple
• Present perfect continuous

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Present simple form

• Positive
• I/You/ We/They live
• She/He/It lives
• Negative
• I/You/ We/They dont live
• She/He/It doesnt live
• Interrogative
• Do you/I/we/they live? Yes, I do. / No, they
  dont.
• Does she/he/it live? Yes, she does. / No, it
  doesnt.

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Present simple uses

• 1. Habits
• I go for a walk every afternoon.
• 2. Things that are always true
• Water boils when you heat it.
• 3. Things that are true for a long time
• My father works as a shop assistant.

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Present continuous form

• Positive
• I am working
• You/ We/They are working
• She/He/It is working

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Present continuous form

• Negative
• Im not working
• You/ We/They arent working
• She/He/It isnt working

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Present continuous form

• Interrogative
• Am I working?
• Yes, I am. / No, Im not.
• Are you/we/they working?
• Yes, we are. / No, they arent.
• Is she/he/it working?
• Yes, she is. / No, he isnt.

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Present continuous uses

• 1. Activities happening (around) now
• Im writing my doctoral thesis.
• 2. Future personal plans
• Were getting married in October.

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Present perfect simple form

• Positive
• I/You/ We/They have lived
• She/He/It has lived

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Present perfect simple form

• Negative
• I/You/ We/They havent lived
• She/He/It hasnt lived

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Present perfect simple form

• Interrogative
• Have you/I/we/they lived?
• Yes, I have. / No, you havent.
• Has she/he/it lived?
• Yes, she has. / No, it hasnt.

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Present perfect simple uses

• 1. Unfinished activities that began in the past
  and continue up to the present
• Ive lived here for five years.
• 2. Finished activities that occurred in the past
  but which have a result at present
• Ive just been to the shops.
• 3. Indefinite past experiences
• Ive been to La Gomera.

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Present perfect continuous form

• Positive
• I/You/ We/They have been living
• She/He/It has been living

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Present perfect continuous form

• Negative
• I/You/ We/They havent been living
• She/He/It hasnt been living

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Present perfect continuous form

• Interrogative
• Have you/I/we/they been living?
• Yes, I have. / No, you havent.
• Has she/he/it been living?
• Yes, she has. / No, he hasnt.

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Present perfect continuous form

• 1. Unfinished activities that began in the past
  and continue up to the present
• Ive been living here for five years.
• 2. Finished activities that occurred in the past
  but which have a result at present
• Ive been shopping.

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Present perfect simple or continuous?

• We can use both tenses for unfinished and
  finished activities that have a connection with
  the present moment.
• But we prefer the present perfect simple
• To emphasize the activity is finished
• Ive read that book.
• When we mention the number of things/times we
  have done something
• Ive taken ten photos.
• With stative verbs be, have, understand, love,
  see
• Ive had my car for years.

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Present perfect simple or continuous?

• We prefer the present perfect continuous
• To emphasize the activity is not finished
• Ive been studying English for two years.
• To emphasize the activity is long/repeated
• Shes been trying to pass her driving test for
  years.
• To emphasize the activity is temporary Hes
  been working in a bar this summer. (But then hes
  going to university)

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PRESENT TENSES

• Created by
• Carmen Luisa Pérez Amaro