Simple
Present:
1- Usage:
We use the simple present to talk
about things that continually happen, things that happen every day, week or
month and that often happens. We use it with factual things.
2-The formation of the
sentence in the simple present:
subject+ basic form of the
verb ( verb 1)
e.g.: _I like music.
_They
never go to school.
Note: we add an (-s or -es) to the verb if we
use the third person singular(he, she, it) and any other proper nouns
e.g.: _He goes to the cinema every
Thursday.
_Sara
likes reading a short stories.
_ The
sun rises from the East and sets in the west
Note: we use don’t or doesn’t to make negative:
_I don’t like swimming.
_She doesn’t eat matt.
3-Keywords of present simple:
every+period (every day, every
week,...etc.), often,
usually, always, sometimes,
seldom, frequently, never.
4-Examples:
-I wake up early in the morning (
just kidding, I wake up at 11 p.m or 12🌚)
-Water boils at 100° degrees.
Present Progressive:
1-Usage:
We use it to talk about actions that
happen right now, actions which are hours placed at the moment of speaking or
writing. It is also used in conversation and used to refer to the future.
2- The formation of the
sentence in present progressive:
Subject+ is/am/are+ verb+ ing
e.g.: I am writing right now.
She is studying at the moment
We are leaving tomorrow.
Note: we use (am) with (I), and (is) with (he,
she, it, singular subject), and (are) is used with (they, we, plural subject)
3- Keywords of present
progressive:
at the moment, right now, now, this week or day or year,
a word like (look! listen!)
4- Spelling rules of the formation
of the progressive tenses verbs:
Some verbs change when they get attached
to (-ing).
-verbs ending with ie, (
die>> dying), (lie>>lying)
-verbs ending with silent e, (
move>>moving), (broke>>broking), if the verb does not end with
silent e, we do not drop it (be>>being), (see>>seeing).
-verbs ending with y, (
fly>>flying), ( buy>>buying).
-verbs with one syllable ending
with a consonant preceded with a short vowel, we duplicate the last consonant: (nod>>nodding),(run>>running)
Present Perfect:
1-Usage:
Present perfect is used for actions
that are completed, or perfected, at the time of writing or speaking, and with
action which is never been done before or a unique experiment. It is used to
talk about the duration of action.
2-The formation of the present
perfect:
Subject+ has/have+ verb 3( past
participle)
e.g.: I have just finished my work.
He has never visited Italy before.
We have studied English literature for 4
years.
3- Keywords of the present
perfect:
Since, for, yet, just, before, recently,
lately, already, so far, many times
4- Examples:
-She finished her study in 2018.
- They have not tried this salad yet.
- He has been on a diet recently.
Present Perfect Progressive:
1-Usage
It is used to talk about an
action that started in the past and still going on or has recently stopped. It
is used to emphasize the length of time.
2- The formation of the
sentence in the present perfect progressive:
Subject+ has/have+ been +the
present participle of the verb( verb-ing)
3- Examples:
-I have been sleeping for days
recently
-He has been watching the series
that I suggest.
- She has been eating a lot lately.
That is all. Hope you enjoy it.
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