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    This document provides information about using the present tense in English. It discusses the simple present and present continuous tenses. For the simple present, it notes the subject + verb + object structure and gives examples of affirmative and negative statements using habitual or repeated actions. It also lists common time expressions used with the simple present like often, always, now. For the present continuous, it provides the subject + be + verb-ing + object structure and examples asking about ongoing actions happening now or over a period of time. It provides time expressions used with the present continuous like today, these days, this month.

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    This document provides information about using the present tense in English. It discusses the simple present and present continuous tenses. For the simple present, it notes the subject + verb + object structure and gives examples of affirmative and negative statements using habitual or repeated actions. It also lists common time expressions used with the simple present like often, always, now. For the present continuous, it provides the subject + be + verb-ing + object structure and examples asking about ongoing actions happening now or over a period of time. It provides time expressions used with the present continuous like today, these days, this month.

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    This document provides information about using the present tense in English. It discusses the simple present and present continuous tenses. For the simple present, it notes the subject + verb + object structure and gives examples of affirmative and negative statements using habitual or repeated actions. It also lists common time expressions used with the simple present like often, always, now. For the present continuous, it provides the subject + be + verb-ing + object structure and examples asking about ongoing actions happening now or over a period of time. It provides time expressions used with the present continuous like today, these days, this month.

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    ALL ABOUT PRESENT

    STRUCTURE :

    SUBJ + VERB (s , es) + OBJ


    APPLICATION : * An action or situation that exists usually, always, or habitually * A truth or a fact * A repeated action or event. * a future scheduled event (with a future time expression)

    Affirmative statements

    I get up early. I check my e-mail.

    My husband and I get up late. We get up late.

    Alex and his wife read They read

    the newspaper. the newspaper.

    Affirmative statements

    I check my e-mail.

    Greg s his He checks his e-mail.

    I drive .

    Amanda's husband s He drives .

    I get up late.

    s Amanda She gets up late.

    I watch TV.

    Jennifer's sister es She watches TV.

    Negative statements

    I don't like mornings.

    We don't talk a lot.

    They don't get up early.

    She do e n't s drive

    ve He do ha e s breakfast. n't don't = do not doesn't = does not

    Affirmative statements

    Negative statements

    I check my e-mail. We get up late. They read the newspaper. He drives .

    I don't like mornings. We don't talk a lot. They don't get up early. He doesn't have breakfast.

    She watches TV.

    She doesn't drive.

    Verb endings: he, she, it

    get up check
    watch
    vowel
    consonant

    get s up check s
    but

    watches plays

    play
    but

    study have do

    study ie s has does

    Time expression for simple Present Often , always, now, at the moment, sometimes, this week, this month,

    this year, usually,

    PRESENT CONTINOUS
    STRUCTURE :

    SUBJ + BE(am/is/are) + VERB-ing + OBJ


    APPLICATION :

    * An action is happening at the moment of speaking.


    * An action that going on over a period of time.

    PRESENT CONTINOUS
    What is Carl doing todays? Is he studying a lot? He 's Studying. studying for his exams. Yes, he is. No, he's not. Talking. They 're Talking. talking. Yes, they are. No, they're not. He 's watching A a game. Yes, he is. No, he's not. The Red Sox are playing . Yes, they are. No, they're not.

    What are Carl and his father doing now? Are they talking on the phone?

    What

    is Carl watching on TV now? Is he watching a baseball game?

    Who 's playing? Are the Yankees playing?

    PRESENT CONTINOUS
    Time expression for Present Continuous

    TIME EXPRESSIONS
    Carl is studying hard today. these right this month. semester. now. days.

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