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Present Simple, Continuous, Perfect

The document discusses the present simple and present continuous tenses. It provides examples of how to form and use each tense. It then discusses the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses, providing examples of how to form and use each one. Exercises are included for readers to practice using the tenses.

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Present Simple, Continuous, Perfect

The document discusses the present simple and present continuous tenses. It provides examples of how to form and use each tense. It then discusses the present perfect simple and present perfect continuous tenses, providing examples of how to form and use each one. Exercises are included for readers to practice using the tenses.

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Present

Present simple
simple and
and
continuous
continuous
Present simple
• Form: He/she/it works. I work. They work
He doesn’t work. They don’t work.
Does he work? Do they work?

Use: we use the present simple tense to:

-give information about permanent activities


(Valentino makes luxury chocolates.)
describe a state that doesn’t change:
(He looks like his father.)
-talk about routine activities, repeated
actions or habits:
(I often travel abroad on business.)
-some verbs are always used in the present
simple (not with –ing):
What do you mean? I remember her name.
Present continuous
• Form: I am going. He/she/it is going. They
are going.
I am not going. Am I going?

Use: We use the present continuous to:


-describe activities in progress at the
moment of speaking
(She is talking to him on the phone right
now.)
-describe temporary situations:
(The delegation is staying at the Hilton
until Friday.)
- refer to future arrangements:
(He is starting a new job next week.)
- describe changing situation:
(We are developing a new marketing
strategy.)
Complete these sentences with either the
present simple or the present continuous
• We normally _______ (hold) ous sales
conference in Spain, but this year we
_______ (hold) it in Poland.
• Although we ________ (use) our own sales
representative at the moment, we
generally _________ (use) agents in
Japan.
• It normally _______ (take) us two years
to develop a new product.
• We don’t often ______ (raise) our prices
more than 5%, but this time we
__________ (raise) them 10%.
• Usually our Sales Director _________
(deal) with important customers.
• We usually ________ (recruit) from
within the company, but this time we
_________ (advertise) externally.
• We _______ (rent) offices until our
new headquarters are ready.
• The company ________ (want) to
achieve record sales this year.
Present
Present perfect
perfect simple
simple
and
and continuous
continuous
Present perfect - simple
• Form : I/you/we/they have worked
• he/she/it has worked
• I/you/he/she/it/we/they
haven’t worked
• Have I/ you/ we/ they
worked? Has he/she/it
worked?
Uses
• Talk about actions that continue
from the past to the present
We have been in this business for over 50
years. (we are still in business)
Talk about past events that have an
impact in the present
Recently profits have fallen sharply
because of strong competition.
• Talk about life experiences
– He’s worked in a number of different
firms.
– She’s never had to lead a team before.
(in her life up to now)
Present perfect
continuous
• Form : have/has + been + -ing
– She’s been studying for three years.
– They haven’t been working here long.
– How long have they been living here?
Use
• An activity that began in the past and is
continuing now.
– I’ve been studying English for three years?
– Sometimes there is no difference between
the simple and the continuous. The
continuous can express a temporary activity,
while the simple expresses a permanent
state.
• A past activity that has caused a
present result
– I’ve been working all day. (I’m tired now)
Present perfect simple
or continuous?
• The simple expresses a complited
action ( I’ve painted the kitchen, and
now I’m doing the bathroom.)
• The continuous expresses an activity
over a period of time ( I’ve got paint
in my hair because I’ve been
decorating)
• Some verbs have the idea of a long
time, for example, wait, work, play,
try, learn, rain. These verbs are
often found in the continuous.
– I’ve cut my finger.(one short action)
– I’ve been cutting firewood.(perhaps over
several hours)
• Some verbs don’t have the idea of a
long time, for example, find, start,
buy, die, lose, break, stop. Those
verbs are more usually found in the
simple.
– I’ve got lost my passport.
Complete the sentences with the
correct verb form, Present Perfect
Simple or Continuous :
• I ______ ( wait ) for you for ages! Where
have you been?
• I ______ ( break ) a glass. I’m awfully
sorry.
• Wow! Ou _____ ( make ) dinner! Let’s eat
now.
• She ______ ( sleep ) downstairs because
she has broken her leg.
• We ______ ( look ) for a hotel for
two hours!
• I’m exhausted! I ______ ( work ) all
day, and I _____ ( not finish ) yet.

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