PRESENT TENSES
The Present Simple Tense
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The Present Simple Tense :
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I get up at 6 oclock every day, because my working day starts at 7 oclock. 6 , 7.
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I work as a personnel manager. .
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The sun rises in the East. .
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The conference starts on 25th of November. 25 .
The Present Simple Tense , :
always , as a rule , every day (morning, evening) (, ), frequently , from time to time , | never , often , once a week , rarely , seldom , sometimes , usually .. |
The Present Simple Tense :
I we you they | V | he she it | Vs | ||||
I we you they | do not V (dont V) | he she it | does not V (doesnt V) | ||||
Do | I we you they | V? | Does | he she it | V? | ||
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1. My boss drinks two cups of coffee every morning. .
2. How often do you undertake a recruitment programme in your company? ?
3. We dont usually hire new employees without any references. .
The Present Continuous Tense
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The Present Continuous Tense :
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What kind of project are you working on at the moment? ?
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I m using Johns office while he is off for a business trip. , .
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You are always talking at the lessons! !
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Tomorrow at 7 p.m. we are going to a corporate party. 7 .
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The Present Continuous Tense :
present , at the moment , constantly , currently , | now , right now , still , when + , while + .. |
The Present Continuous Tense :
I | am Ving (Im Ving) | we you they | are Ving (were Ving) | |||||
he she it | is Ving (hes Ving) | |||||||
I | am not Ving (Im not Ving) | we you they | are not Ving (arent Ving) | |||||
he she it | is not Ving (isnt Ving) | |||||||
Am | I | Ving? | Are | we you they | Ving? | |||
Is | he she it | Ving? | ||||||
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1. I m working as a project manager while Mary is away on a business trip. , .
2. Our firm is not recruiting new employees at present. .
3. Is he still talking on the phone? ?
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Continuous ( Simple):
to be (), to believe (, ), to belong (), to find () to hate (), to have (, ), to hear (), to know (), to like (, ), to love (), to mean (), to need (), to notice (), | to possess (, ), to prefer (), to realize (), to realize (), to remember (), to see (), to seem (), to smell (), to suppose (, ), to taste ( ), to think (), to understand (), to want (, ) .. |
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1. I want to run my own business from home now. .
2. We suppose that they are bankrupt at present. , .
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Continuous, , .
to think
Simple: I think Its the right thing to do. (),
Continuous: I m thinking of buying a car. () .
to see
Simple:
Do you see what I mean? , ?
Here is Nick! Do you see him? ! ?
Continuous:
Are you seeing a lot of Mary nowadays? () ?
You re seeing things theres nobody at the window. (). .
to have
Simple: I have two cars. . (, )
Continuous: I m having a good time. . ( )
to taste
Simple: This juice tastes good. ( ).
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Continuous: He is tasting the milk to see if its OK. , .
to feel
Simple: I feel what we did was wrong. , , .
Continuous: I am feeling exhausted. .
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, (feel, ache, hurt), Simple Continuous .
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I feel sick. = I m feeling seek.
My feet ache. = My feet are aching.
My leg hurts. My leg s hurting.
The Present Perfect Tense
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The Present Perfect Tense , :
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I have just finished the project. Here it is. . .
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We ve concluded 3 new contracts this week. 3 .
The Present Perfect Tense :
already , ever -, just , lately / recently , , never , | since ..., , this week (. ) yet ( . .), ( . .) . |
The Present Perfect Tense :
I we you they | have V3 (Ive V3) | he she it | has V3 (hes V3) | |||||||
I we you they | have not V3 (havent V3) | he she it | has not V3 (hasnt V3) | |||||||
Have | I we you they | V3? | Has | he she it | V3? | |||||
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(V3) , .. -ed, : work worked. , , , : swim swam swum, speak spoke spoken.
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Present Perfect .
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I have just written my resignation notice. .