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PS VS PPC

This document compares and contrasts the simple present and present perfect progressive tenses in English. [1] It outlines their grammatical forms, exceptions to those forms, and common uses. [2] The simple present is used for general statements about habitual or repeated present actions, while the present perfect progressive expresses how long a continuing action has been occurring. [3] Key signal words are provided to distinguish between uses of the simple present (e.g. how often) and present perfect progressive (e.g. for, since).

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PS VS PPC

This document compares and contrasts the simple present and present perfect progressive tenses in English. [1] It outlines their grammatical forms, exceptions to those forms, and common uses. [2] The simple present is used for general statements about habitual or repeated present actions, while the present perfect progressive expresses how long a continuing action has been occurring. [3] Key signal words are provided to distinguish between uses of the simple present (e.g. how often) and present perfect progressive (e.g. for, since).

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Simple Present - Present Perfect Progressive

Form
Simple Present Present Perfect Progressive
infinitive
(3rd person singular: infinitive + 's')
Example:
I / you / we / they spea
he / she / it speas
form of 'have' + !een + ing"form

Example:
I / you / we / they have !een speaing
he / she / it has !een speaing
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 's':
#he ver!s can, may, might,
must remain the same in all forms$ %o
not add s$
&'ample: he can( she may( it must
)or ver!s ending in o or a
si!ilant (ch, sh, s, z)( add es$
&'ample: do " he does( wash " she
washes
y as final letter after a consonant
!ecomes ie$ (!ut: not after a vowel)
&'ample: worry " he worries
!ut: play " he plays
Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
Silent e as final letter is dropped$ (does not
apply for -ee)
&'ample: come " coming
!ut: agree " agreeing
*fter a short( stressed vowel( the final
consonant is dou!led$
&'ample: sit " sitting
l as final letter after a single vowel is dou!led
in +ritish &nglish (!ut not in *merican &nglish)$
&'ample: travel " travelling
ie at the end of the word !ecomes y$
&'ample: lie " lying
Use
,e use Simple Present for general statements a!out the present and for actions taing place
regularly in the present$ ,e use Present Perfect Progressive to e'press how long an action has !een
going on$
General statements (when/how often) or how long already?
%o you want to mae a general statement a!out the present( e$g$ say when or how often an action
usually taes place- .r do you want to e'press( how long an action has already !een going on-
Simple Present Present Perfect Progressive
general statement, when / how often
I write a letter every day$
how long already
I have !een writing for an hour$
ignal !ords
Simple Present Present Perfect Progressive
how often
$$$ times
how long
since
for
/ote: #he signal words for Simple Present are the same here as for Present Perfect in the
e'planation on confusing tenses " Present Perfect Simple/Present Perfect Progressive$ If we use
these signal words for Simple Present( we want to now how often an action usually taes place in
the present (not how often it has taen place so far)$ #here is a difference( !ecause you can as
someone how often he plays tennis (in general) or how often he has played tennis (so far)$

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