English Assignment

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple.

Adia Titania Supriyatman X-I

Present Simple
Definition: Present simple is to describe an activity that is happening right now Characteristic: Present simple is used for the activity that is happening right now Criteria: *Positive: Subject + Verb 1 (s/es) *Negative: Subject + Do/Does + Not + Verb 1 *Question: Do/Does + Subject + Verb 1 + Question Mark Example: *It is cold in winter *I work at home *I get up at 5:00

Present Continuous
Definition: Present Continuous is to describe an activity that is already started and it still going on Characteristic: Present Continuous is used to describe an activity that is already started and it still going on Criteria: *Positive: Subject + Tobe + Verb-ing *Negative: Subject + Tobe + Not +Verb-ing *Question: Tobe + Subject + Verb-ing + Question Mark >Tobe: * I - Am * She/He/It Is *You/They/We - Are Example: *I am writing present continuous tense now *Fatih is waiting for you *I am reading book now

Present Perfect Simple

Definition: 1. Express a situation that began in the past and continuous in the present 2. Something ever happened (or never happened). But it didnt describe about the time when its happen 3. Repitition an activity Characteristic: Present Perfect simple is used to describe an activity that is repeated Criteria: *Positive: Subject + have/has + Verb 3 *Negative: Subject + have/has + Not + Verb 3 *Question: Have/has + Subject + Verb 3 + Question Mark Example: *I have met many people since I came here *We have had four test so far this semester *Ihave never seen snow

The Difference
Present simple is to describe an activity that is happening right now Present Continuous is to describe an activity that is already started and it still going on Present Perfect simple is used to describe an activity that is repeated