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The document provides an overview of English tenses, focusing on the simple present tense and its various uses, including repeated actions, scheduled events, and current states with non-continuous verbs. It also highlights common errors in verb forms and explains the distinction between non-continuous and mixed verbs with examples. Additionally, it discusses the complexities of the verb 'to be' in different contexts.

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Simple Present

The document provides an overview of English tenses, focusing on the simple present tense and its various uses, including repeated actions, scheduled events, and current states with non-continuous verbs. It also highlights common errors in verb forms and explains the distinction between non-continuous and mixed verbs with examples. Additionally, it discusses the complexities of the verb 'to be' in different contexts.

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Tenses

SIMPLE PRESENT
Aspects

Three types of tenses:


Past---------present--------future
Past: simple past/ past cont./past perfect/past
perfect cont.

12 appects
Correct the errors in verb
• forms.
1. I do not agree with your opinion.
• 2. I’m not know Sam’s wife.
• 3. My roommate usually watch television, listen to music, or
go out in the evening.
• 4. When I turn the key, the car started.
• 5. Air consist of oxygen, nitrogen, and other gases.
• 6. The children drawed some pictures in school this morning.
• 7. Right now Sally is in the kitchen eat breakfast.
• 8. While I was driving home last night, I hear a strange noise
in the engine.
• 9. A: What are you talking about?
• B: I talk about the political situation in my country.
Simple present
Repeated Action-habit
USE 2 Facts or Generalizations

• The simple present can also indicate the speaker believes that a
fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is
not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used
to make generalizations about people or things.
• Examples:
• Cats like milk.
• Birds do not like milk.
• Do pigs like milk?
• California is in America.
• California is not in the United Kingdom.
• Windows are made of glass.
• Windows are not made of wood.
• New York is a small city. It is not important that this fact is untrue.
USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future

• Speakers occasionally use simple present to talk


about scheduled events in the near future. This is
most commonly done when talking about public
transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled
events as well.
• Examples:
• The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.
• The bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives at 11
PM.
• When do we board the plane?
• The party starts at 8 o'clock.
• When does class begin tomorrow?
USE : Now (Non-Continuous
Verbs)
• Speakers sometimes use the simple present to
express the idea that an action is happening or is not
happening now. This can only be done with
non-continuous verbs and certain mixed verbs.
• Examples:
• I am here now.
• She is not here now.
• He needs help right now.
• He does not need help now.
• He has his passport in his hand.
• Do you have your passport with you?
Types of Verbs
Group II Non-Continuous Verbs
Group III Mixed Verbs
List of Mixed Verbs with
Examples and Definitions:
• to appear:
• Donna appears confused. Non-Continuous Verb
Donna seems confused. My favorite singer is
appearing at the jazz club tonight. Normal Verb
My favorite singer is giving a performance at the
jazz club tonight.
• to have:
• I have a dollar now. Non-Continuous Verb
I possess a dollar.
• I am having fun now. Normal Verb
I am experiencing fun now.
Cont.
• to look:
• Nancy looks tired. Non-Continuous Verb
She seems tired.
• Farah is looking at the pictures. Normal Verb
She is looking with her eyes.
• to miss:
• John misses Sally. Non-Continuous Verb
He is sad because she is not there.
• Debbie is missing her favorite TV program. Normal Verb
She is not there to see her favorite program.
• to see:
• I see her. Non-Continuous Verb
I see her with my eyes.
• I am seeing the doctor. Normal Verb
I am visiting or consulting with a doctor. (Also used with
dentist and lawyer.)
• to smell:
Cont.
• The coffee smells good. Non-Continuous Verb
The coffee has a good smell.
• I am smelling the flowers. Normal Verb
I am sniffing the flowers to see what their smell is like.
• to taste:
• The coffee tastes good. Non-Continuous Verb
The coffee has a good taste
• .I am tasting the cake. Normal Verb
I am trying the cake to see what it tastes like.
• to think:
• He thinks the test is easy. Non-Continuous Verb
He considers the test to be easy.
• She is thinking about the question. Normal Verb
She is pondering the question, going over it in her mind.
• to weigh:
• The table weighs a lot. Non-Continuous Verb
The table is heavy.
• She is weighing herself. Normal Verb
She is determining her weight.
Cont.
• Some Verbs Can Be Especially Confusing:
• to be:
• Joe is American. Non-Continuous Verb
Joe is an American citizen.
• Joe is being very American. Normal Verb
Joe is behaving like a stereotypical American.
• Joe is being very rude. Normal Verb
Joe is behaving very rudely. Usually he is not rude.
• Joe is being very formal. Normal Verb
Joe is behaving very formally. Usually he is not formal.

• NOTICE: Only rarely is "to be" used in a continuous form.


This is most commonly done when a person is temporarily
behaving badly or stereotypically. It can also be used
when someone's behavior is noticeably different.
Cont.

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