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Grammar Practice on Present Tenses

I'm doing exercise twice a week.I love my petsI'm not drinking mate.Jim and Pam don't work together.I'm doing exercises.I work for Arcor.

I go to cinema twice a week.I'm loving my pets.I don't drinking mate.Jim and Pam doesn't work together.I doing exercises.I am work for Arcor.

Which sentence is correct?

I'm doing exercise twice a week.I love my petsI'm not drinking mate.Jim and Pam doesn't work together.I'm doing exercises.I work for Arcor.

I go to cinema the twice a week.I'm loving my pets.I don't drinking mate.Jim and Pam don't work together.I doing exercises.I am work for Arcor.

The present tenses are the most common ones in the English language. Grasping the use and form will allow you to speak more confidently and accurately.

Present simple: permanentPresent continuous: temporaryPresent perfect: connection with the past

in a nutshell...

I work in the support area.

Present Simple

Permanent situations

Habits and routines

Universal facts

I play tennis on Monday.I drink two bottles of water everyday.

I'm Argentinian.I work as a teacher.

Two and two make four. The Earth revolves aroung the sun.

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

“I, you, we, they” take the verb with no inflections (= no changes) Subject (I-you-we-they) + Verb For example:

• We study in the morning.
• I swim every day

1. She goes to work 45 minutes after she gets up. 2. She takes a shower in the evening. 3. She works hard, for long hours and is very tired. 4. She has a long summer holiday, as a teacher. 5. She sometimes goes to bed at 12 and wakes up at 6.

Look at the sentences. What happens to the verb?

"he", "she", "it"require adding “S”, “ES” or “IES” to the verb. Subject (he-she-it) + Verb with “s/es/ies” For example:

• She studies at six o´clock.
• He goes to school by bus in the morning.

verbs in English

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

Subject (he-she-it) + DOES NOT/DOESN´T + VerbSubject (I-you-we-they) + DO NOT /DON´T + VerbFor example:

• She doesn´t study at six o'clock.
• I don't walk in the park every day.
• We don't go to school by bus in the morning.
• They don't study in the afternoon.

To form questions in English, statements (affirmative and negative sentences) udergo a process called INVERSION; that is, the place of the verb and auxiliary changes.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

DO + Subject (I-you-we-they) + Main Verb?DOES + Subject (he-she-it) + Main Verb?For example:

• Do you work here?
• Does she travel to the USA?
• When do you work?
• Doesn't he live in Australia?
• Do you like chocolate?

He is the boss of the company.

sign contractssell productshire new employeesreceive calls

He works at the warehouse.

work on a computer.commute to work.hire new employees.help customers.

Employee at the Warehouse

Employee at the Office

She works as a secretary.

operate machines.receive phone calls.fix problems.sign contacts.

The verb TO BE

It is an INFORMAL form of the verb to be or have.

​has not/have not I ain't got no money. You ain't seen nothing yet

am not/is not/are not Things ain't what they used to be.Go away! He ain't here.I ain't worried about it right now.

I'm working at a new project now.

Present Continuous

temporary activities happening around now

something that is changing

activities at the moment of speaking

Temperatures are going higher each year.

This week I'm working from home.

I'm driking mate now.We're studying English.

This tense is formed by combining the verb to be in the present (am-is-are) with a verb with the -ing form.These two verbs are used in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences.

To be + verb with ing

Continuous tenses

Continuous tenses are formed by two verbs: the verb to be and the main verb with the -ing form.

you / we / they

• We're speaking English.
• We aren't writing an essay.
• Are we drinking mate?

he / she / it

• He is preparing a new album.
• He isn't giving interviews.
• Is he writing new songs?
• I am working in a new project.
• I'm not doing much today.
• Am I saying it correctly?

Present continuous

• thoughts and opinions: agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, recognise, remember, suspect, think, understand
• feelings and emotions: dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish
• senses and perceptions: appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste
• possession and measurement: belong, have, measure, own, possess, weigh.

Some verbs are not usually used in the present continuous tense; they are used in the present simple tense.We sometimes use these verbs in the continuous form in Spanish... but be careful using them in English!

Stative verbs

I've lived in Cordoba since 2010.

Present PERFECT SIMPLE

something that started in the past and continues in the present:

They've worked for Procom since 2020.She has lived in Liverpool all her life.

Present Perfect

something that happened in the past in an uncertain time

I can't get in the house. I've lost my keys.She has been to the UK many times.I've seen that film before.

This tense is formed by combining the verb have in the present (have-has) with a verb in the past participle form.These two verbs are used in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.

Present perfect

have + past participle verb

perfect tenses

Perfect tenses are formed by two verbs: the verb have and the main verb in the past participle form.

HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE

HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

• She has worked here for 5 years.
• She has been to the UK.
• Has she written fantasy books?

he, she, it

• I 've lived in Cordoba since 2010.
• They have travelled to the USA.
• Have you seen Back to the Future?

I, you, we, they

present perfect simple

cost - costbuy - boughtchoose - chosen

Go - gonedo - donesee - seen, work - workedtravel - travelledstudy - studied.

For irregular verbs, the past participle sometimes is the same or similar to the past or present form or it is sometimes a completely new word.

For regular verbs, the past participle is formed by adding -ed to the verb.

PAST PARTICIPLE form

Although exactly when the action happened is NOT mentioned when using the present perfect, there are some words and expressions to refer to time. These are called adverbials.

Subject + have + just / recently + main verb

Scientists have recently discovered a new breed of monkey. We have just got back from our holidays.

Adverbials to refer to the recent past:

recently - just

Notice that what comes after since is in the past simple tense.

I've worked here since I left school. I've watched that programme every week since it started.

We often use since to show when something started in the past:

I've lived here for 10 years.I've done gymnastics for a long time.

We often use for to show how much time we have done something:

We often use the adverb ever to talk about experience up to the present: My last birthday was the worst day I have ever had. and we use never for the negative form: Have you ever met George? Yes, but I've never met his wife.

EVER - NEVER

A: Have you finished your homework yet? B: No, I've not done my history homework yet.

Yet is generally only used in questions and negative sentences to mean 'todavía'.

PResent tenses

Have I worked?Has it worked?Have we worked?

Am I working?Is it working?Are we working?

Do I work?Does it work?Do we work?

I haven't workedIt hasn't workedWe haven't worked

I am not workingIt isn't workingWe aren't working

I don't workIt doesn't workWe don't work

I have workedIt has workedWe have worked

I am workingIt is workingWe are working

I workIt worksWe work

Verb work with I, it, we

Am I working?Does it work?Are we working?

I work?Do it work?Do we work?

I haven't workIt hasn't workedWe haven't worked

I don't workingIt isn't workWe aren't working

I don't workIt doesn't worksWe don't work

I have workedIt haves workedWe have worked

I am workIt is workingWe are working

I workIt workWe works

prepare contracts

call potential customers.

hire new employees.

design buildings.

sell products and services.

Choose the correct expressions to each job. Think: What does s/he do? Number 1 is already done for you to see an example. Don't forget to conjugate!

Present simple

1. Jenny is a marketing specialist.What does she do? She does market research2. Duncan is lawyer. 3. Daniel is a salesman. 4. Ariel is an architect. 5. Maria is an HR manager. 6. Emma works in a call centre.

1. Jenny is a marketing specialist.What does she do? She does market research2. Duncan is lawyer. She prepares contracts3. Daniel is a salesman. He sells products and services.4. Ariel is an architect. He designs buildings.5. Maria is an HR manager. She hires new employees.6. Emma works in a call centre. She calls potential customers.

Watch the video and answer:What is s/he doing?Number 1 is already done for you to see an example.

1. She is reading a book.2. _____________________3. _____________________ 4. _____________________ 5. _____________________ 6. _____________________

1. She is reading a book.2. He is cooking breakfast.3. He’s making a call.4. He’s talking on the phone.5. She’s working on a computer.6. She is commuting to work.

Present simple vs Present continuous

1. I eat (eat) sushi for lunch once a week. 2. I _________ (read) a really interesting book on marketing at the moment. 3. What ____________ (the managers/discuss) right now? 4. Slow down! You ____________ (drive) too fast. 5. She ____________ (not/want) to change her job position. 6. Andy ____________ (attend) meetings five times a week. 7. It’s 5 o’clock. The workers ____________ (wait) for a taxi. 8. The workers ____________ (wait) for their taxi every day at 5 o’clock. 9. Paul ____________ (not/exercise) more because he (not/have) ____________ enough time.10. Many people ____________ (believe) that the economy ____________ (improve).

1. I eat sushi for lunch once a week. 2. I am reading a really interesting book on marketing at the moment. 3. What are the managers discussinh right now? 4. Slow down! You are driving too fast. 5. She doesn't want to change her job position. 6. Andy attends meetings five times a week. 7. It’s 5 o’clock. The workers are waiting for a taxi. 8. The workers wait for their taxi every day at 5 o’clock. 9. Paul doesn't exercise more because he doesn't have enough time.10. Many people believe that the economy is improving.

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First, study the past participle form of verbs.

• Access the list here:

Present Perfect Simple

Second, let's practice the past participle form of the verbs.

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Go back in the presentation and review ADVERBIALS OF TIME.

Now you are ready to practice

Read the sentences and decide what tense is it:

• Simple Present Tense
• Present Continuous Tense
• Present Perfect Tense
• The flight takes off at 5:30 p.m.
• Amy drinks coffee every morning.
• Ira is reading Sherlock Holmes.
• The team is playing quite well.
• Sam has just gone out.
• I have known Riya for a long time.
• I am writing a new story.
• The child has watched television for hours.
• Asif has eaten all the cookies.
• I have finished all my chores.
• It rains almost every day in October.
• My uncle is arriving today.
• I have hurt my knee.
• My family has been at home for several months.

All present tenses

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