Lecture 1

English for Management

Present Tenses
Ass. Prof. Anca Condrea

Tenses
S + VB (-s; -es for 3rd person)
Usage
1. 2. 3. Habits & repeated actions Things that are true in general Future timetables 2. The sun rises in the east

Example

1.

She runs every morning

4.

Some time expressions (always, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every)

3. The ticket office opens at 9.00

4. I usually watch tennis on often Sundays

Tenses
S + to be (1st form) + VB - ING
Usage
1.
2.

Example
1. Chris is studying for the exam 2. This year, I am training for the Olympics. 3. I am going to U.K. next summer.

An action that is happening right now; an action in progress

A general activity that takes place this week, this month or this year Future plans

3.

Tenses
S + to have + VB (3rd form)
Usage
1.
2. 3.

Example
1. I have seen him on TV. 2. She has gone out. 3. I have read a book today.

An action that has a happened at an unspecified time in the past

An action that has happened recently An action that began in the past & continues in the present (usually with for & since) Repetition of an action before now.

4.

Tenses
S + to have + to be (3rd form) + VB - ING

Usage
An action that began in the past & continues in the present (usually with for & since) and possibly in the future

Example
I have been looking for him for years.

She has been working there since last year