Mastering the Present Tense: A Complete Guide
There are three important types tense, they are
In this section we will discuss about present tense.
Present Tense
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Types |
Form |
Example |
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Simple Present |
Sub + V1/s/es + Obj |
I teach English. |
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Present Continuous |
Sub + am/is/are + V1 + ing form |
I am teaching English. |
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Present Perfect |
Sub + has/have + V3 |
I have taught English. |
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Present Perfect Continuous |
Sub + has/have + been + V1 + ing form |
I have been teaching English. |
The simple present tense is used to express
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Habitual actions |
He goes school by train. |
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She gets up early. |
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The girls play in the morning. |
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Universal truths and proverbs |
The sun sets in the west. |
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Every potter praises his pot. |
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Near feature actions and announcements |
The train arrives in ten minutes. |
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They leave for Mumbai next week. |
Present continuous tense is used to express
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An activity in progress at the time of speaking |
They are playing cricket now. |
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She is reading a book |
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| An action that will take place in the near future |
The president of America is visiting India shortly. |
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My friend is leaving for Delhi next week. |
Certain verbs are not normally used in the continuous
Love, hate, smell, want, dislike, like, forget, remember, understand, notice, feel, see, hear, recollect, known, believe, wish, mind, value, etc.
Present perfect tense is used to express
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An action just completed |
I have written novel. |
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She is just completed her work. |
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An action that began in the past and is going on at (incomplete) present |
We have lived in Delhi for ten years. |
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Smitha has worked in her college for five years. |
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A past action with no definite time |
He has gone. |
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I have met him. |