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The Present tenses

Present sim ple


Present cont inuous
Present simple Present Continuous

Ken always watches the news Ken is watching TV now.


on TV every evening.

Past Now Future Past Now Future

7.15

7.00 7.30

Habit or repetition Duration including ‘now’


Present simple Present Continuous

I work. I am working.
+
He works. He is working.

I do not / don’t work. I am not working.


-
He does not / doesn’t work. He is not / isn’t working.

Do I work ? Am I working ?
?
Does he work ? Is he working ?

S don’t / doesn’t Do / Does ? BE + verb + - ING


Present simple
3rd person singular (he / she / it)

Consonant Vowel
General rule sh/ch/ss/o +y +y

+S +ES -IES +S
He finishes
He catches
He works He kisses He studies He plays
He goes
Present Continuous

Verb endings

General rule Consonant + e Single vowel +


1 consonant & stress
at the end of the word

Double
+ ING E + ING consonant
+ ING

He is working He is living He is stopping


Verbs not used in continuous tenses

1 . Verbs of thinking

think (= believe) see (= understand) imagine believe


recognize forget understand suppose
mean know remember realize

2. Verbs of feeling

like dislike hate love prefer want wish

3. Verbs of perception

see hear smell taste feel


Verbs not used in continuous tenses

4 . Verbs of possession

have (= possess) own possess belong to

5. Verbs of measurement

weigh contain include cost measure

6. Verbs of state

be seem sound need deserve


Present simple Present Continuous
Tom always watches TV. Tom is watching TV now
never right now
often at the moment
usually = generally at present
sometimes = occasionally for the time being
seldom = rarely today
this week
Tom watches TV every day. these days
on Tuesdays. …
at weekends.
twice a week.
Present simple

Ken always watches the news Ken gets up at 7.00 every day.
on TV every evening.

Past Now Future Past Now Future

7.00 – 7.30 7.00 – 7.30 7.00 – 7.30 7.00 – 7.30 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00

Habitual or repeated durations Habitual or repeated


short actions
Present simple

Water boils at 100°C. The sun rises in the East.

Past Now Future Past Now Future

General truth, universal law


Present simple Present Continuous

The film starts tonight at 7.30. I am meeting Sarah on Saturday evening.

Past Now Future Past Now Future

Future – fixed timetable Future – arrangement


Present simple
After :

when
once
time
till = until
I’ll phone you as soon as I arrive.
before – after
as soon as
Past Now Future

if – unless
as / so long as
condition
provided (that)
Future – subclause of
time or condition providing (that)

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