Forms of Present Verbs

FORMS OF PRESENT VERB TENSE
English 1 for Diploma 3

Institut Teknologi Del
Jl. Sisingamangaraja, Sitoluama-Laguboti
Toba Samosir 22381-Sumatera Utara
Indonesia
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FORMS OF PRESENT
TENSE
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Present Simple Tense
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Use Present Simple Tense To Express:
1. General Truth
2. A habit
3. Permanent situation (things that happen
regularly or all the time (not just around now)
4. Special purposes: promising and swearing
5. To ask for and give directions and instructions
6. Informal narratives, summaries of plays or
stories, and reviews
7. To refer to future events which are timetabled

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Patterns
1. Positive/Affirmative Sentence
2. Negative Sentence
3. Interrogative/informational question
a. Wh-question words (Who, What, Where,

When, Why, Whose, Whom, Which, How)
b. Short answer/Auxiliary-question words
(Do, Does)

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Positive /Affirmative sentence

S + V1+ O/C.

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Negative sentence
S+ Aux. verb+not+Vo+O/C.

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Interrogative /informational question sentences
Common rules:
1. Who/What + V1+ O/C?
2. Who/what + Aux.verb + O/C?
3. Wh-question word + Aux. verb + S + Vo + O/C?

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Examples
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1. Who take the English 1 course every Monday?

2. What causes the leak on the gas tube in the old
house?
3. Whom do you submit the e-mail everyday?
4. Where are the friends when I need them?
5. Which laptop is yours?
6. When does she have lunch?
7. Why does her face seem frightened everytime she
hears the police’s siren?
8. Whose English score is better?
9. How do you know I’ve been considering to enroll the
other university next year?

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Short Answer/Auxiliary-question sentence

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Short Answer/Auxiliary-question sentence

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SPECIAL USE OF “DO”
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Adverbs of frequency often used in
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Present Simple Tense sentences

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PRESENT
CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE TENSE

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Present Continuous/Progressive Tense
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When to Use Present Continous/Progressive Tense?
1. To talk about an action happening at the time of speaking,

and is not finished (in the middle of doing something)
2. To talk about an action but not necessarily happening at the
time of speaking
3. To talk about things happening in a period around now (for
example: today/ this week/ this evening, etc.)
4. To talk about changes happening around now
5. To talk about a temporary situation
6. To express a planned future arrangements

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Present Continuous/Progressive Tense
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Format:
1. Positive Sentence
3. Interrogative Sentence
a. Wh-question words (Who, What, Where,

When, Why, Whose, Whom, Which, How)
b. Auxiliary-question words (Is, Are)

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1. Positive Sentence
S+ (is/are)+V-ing+O/C.
S+(is/are)+not+V-ing+O/C.
3. Interrogative Sentence
a. Y/N answer questions:
Is/Are+S+V-ing+O/C? Yes, S + is/are./No,
S+isn’t/aren’t.
b. Wh’s questions:
- Who/What + is/are+V-ing+O/C?
- Why+is/are+ S+ V-ing+O/C?
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Stative Verbs
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Some verbs are rarely used in the Present Continuous

/Progressive form.
Ex: I have faith in what you have been doing.

•Common Error: I am having faith in what you have
been doing.
It is he who owns the stolen laptop.
•Common Error: It is he who is owning the stolen
laptop.

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Non-Progressive Verbs
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= stative verbs = static verbs = state of being

verbs are verbs which:
 express conditions or situations that
exist
 are inactive states; no action is performed
 are typically followed by adjectives
 cannot be progressive (with few
exceptions)

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List of non-progressive verbs
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 Believe
Ex: I believe in what my parents decide for me.
 belong
Ex: The lost purse belongs to me.
 forget
Ex: “Who told you about the prank?" --“Uum,...I forgot."
 hate
Ex: I hate to see mum get so depressed like that.
 have
Ex: She has alluringly crafted suede shoes.
 hear
Ex: Wait! Shut up guys! Do you hear something?

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 Know
Ex: I know what you did last summer.
 like (dislike)
Ex: I dislike his treating me like that.
 look like
Ex: He looks like a zombie with that make-up.
 Love
Ex: I love the way she puts the garnish on my birthday cake.
 Need
Ex: He needs his mother’s comforting him.
 Owe
Ex: Dad owes his business partners a million dollar to rebuild his
empire.

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 own
Ex: Craig may own that CD.
 prefer
Ex: I prefer eating ice cream to melting chocolate
velvet cake.
 realize
Ex: She finally realized that the man she has been
looking all this time is right in front of her nose.
 remember
Ex: Remember me, please.

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 see
Ex: I see the sign, but I have no clue for that.
 suppose
Ex: You were supposed to remind me.
 think* (= believe)
Ex: I think (believe) that their excuses for being here late
make sense.
 understand
Ex: Now, I understand the game.
 want
Ex: She wants to quit.
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Exception
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 Have and think have other meanings, and in these cases you can
use the Present Continuous/Progressive if you are referring to
something that is happening now.
Ex: Boris is having problems with his weight, and look at him, he is
having another velvet cake with his creamy coffee. He's out of
his mind.
Think can also mean: have ideas in one's mind, plan.
Ex: Bob : A penny for your thoughts, Linda.

Linda : I am thinking about my family. What about you, Bob?
Bob : I often think about them when I'm alone.
Linda : Well, I am thinking of visiting them.
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PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE

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Present Perfect Tense

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Format:
1. Positive: S + has/have + V3+ O/C.
2. Negative: S + has/have + not + V3+ O/C.
3. Interrogative:
A. Auxiliary-question words
Has/have + S + V3+ O/C?
B. Wh-question words:
Wh-question words + has/have + S + V3+ O/C?

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PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS/
PROGRESSIVE TENSE

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Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive Tense
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When to Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
For an activity that has recently stopped or just stopped, and there is a
connection with now.
Ex: We are out of vegetables. Hasn’t aunty been going shopping yet?
(Aunty is still not going shopping for the vegetables)
We often use the present perfect continuous in this way, especially with how long,
for…and since…. . the activity is still happening (as in this example) or has just
stopped.
Ex: How long have you been waiting there? (you are still waiting there)
You can use the present perfect continuous for actions repeated over a period of
time.
Ex: a. Marsha is a very good softballer. She’s been playing since she was eight.
b. Every afternoon they meet in the same mall. They’ve been gathering
there for years.

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Present Perfect vs Present Perfect
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Continuous Tense (1)
The important thing is that SOMETHING HAS BEEN FINISHED or COMPLETED. We
are interested in the RESULT of the activity, not in the activity itself.
Ex: Ann’s clothes are covered in paint. She has painted the ceiling. The ceiling was
white. Now, it is blue.
Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive Tense

We are interested in how long she has engaged in the activity which has not been
completed.
Ex: Ann’s clothes are covered in paint. She has been painting the ceiling.

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Present Perfect vs Present Perfect
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Continuous Tense (2)
We use the present perfect to ask or say HOW MUCH, HOW MANY or HOW MANY
TIMES (COMPLETED ACTIONS).
Ex:

How many pages of that research have you finished?

Mary has typed ten emails today.

They’ve attended the church three times this week.
We use perfect continuous to ask or say HOW LONG (for an activity that is STILL
HAPPENING)
Ex:

How long have you been conducting that research?

Mary is still reading the book. She’s been reading it all day.

They‘ve been jogging since 05.30 am.
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WORDS NOT COMMONLY USED IN CONTINUOUS
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
KNOW

LIKE

BELIEVE
Ex: I’ve known about it for a long time. (Not I’ve

been knowing.)

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PRESENT SIMPLE
FUture

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Forms of Simple Present Future
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“WILL” and “GOING TO”

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FORMS FOR SIMPLE
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FUTURE
WILL
Positive : S + will + Vo + O/C.
Negative: S + will + not (won’t) + Vo + O/C.
Interrogative:
Auxiliary question words: Will + S + Vo+ O/C?
*Wh-question words: Wh-question word + will + S + Vo + O/C?
GOING-TO
Positive : S + is/are+ going to + Vo + O/C.
Negative: S + is/are+ not + going to + Vo + O/C.
Interrogative
Auxiliary question words: Is/Are + S + going to + Vo + O/C?
Wh-question words: Wh-question word + is/are+ S + going to + Vo + O/C?
*)Question words: Who, What, Where, When, Why, Whose,
Whom, Which, How

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Using “WILL”
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No Use Example
1 To express a future intention or I’ll open the door.
decision made at the moment
of speaking
2 To express a future fact. The We will visit Langkawi
speaker think “this action is Island for a conference
sure to happen sometime in next year.
the future”
3 To express willingness Will you talk about
this, please?
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Using “WILL”
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4 To express a future I guess they’ll win the match.

prediction
5 To express a promise, I’ll lend you the CD after I finish

a threat, or a decision using it. (a promise)
If you are dare to behave like this
again, I’ll tell the teacher. (a threat)
We’ll arrive home at 8.00 pm.
(a decision)

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Using “GOING-TO”
No Use Example
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1 To express a person’s decisions, I am going to stay at the
plans and intentions same hotel where the
conference will be held.
2 To express a future fact, in which we Watch out! That bowl is
can see now that something is sure going to fall!
to happen in the future (there is What a sunny day. It’s
some evidence now) going to hot.
Exception:
With the VERBS “to go” and “to come”, we usually use the
Present Continuous for future plans.
Examples:
We’re going to Milan in this December.
They are coming for trying the ice cream at the new bakery
shop tomorrow.
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WILL-GOING TO
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No Going to Will
1 I’m going to make a special What should I bake? Oo...wait, I
welcome drink for our party think I will make a fruit cake with
tonight. sugarless custard! I’m sure your
family will love it!
Meaning:
I decided this morning and I decided at the moment of
bought everything for it. speaking.
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PRESENT FUture
continuous/progressive

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What is Present Future Progressive/Continuous
Tense?
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The PRESENT FUTURE PROGRESSIVE /CONTINUOUS

TENSE indicates continuing action, something that will
be happening, going on, at some point in the future.
This tense is formed with the modal "will" plus "be,"

plus the present participle of the verb (with an -ing
ending)

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FORMS FOR PRESENT FUTURE
CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE
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WILL
Positive : S + will + be+ V-ing + O/C.
Negative: S + will + not (won’t) + be+V-ing + O/C.
Interrogative:
Auxiliary question words: Will + S + be+V-ing + O/C?
*Wh-question words: Wh-question word + will + S + be+
V-ing + O/C?
*)Question words: Who, What, Where, When, Why,

Whose, Whom, Which, How

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Examples
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 I will be running in next year's Boston Marathon.

 My sister will not be (won’t be) coming with her
family.
 Will mom be flying with you in next month?
 Who will be sitting with Dad in the occassion?

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IMPERATIVES

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Uses of Imperatives
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 To give a direct order.

Ex: Take that chewing gum out of your mouth.
Stand up straight.
Give me the details.
 To give instructions.
Ex: Open your book.
Take two tablets every evening.
Take a left and then a right.
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Uses of Imperatives
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To make an invitation
Ex:
 Come in and sit down. Make yourself at home.
 Please start without me. I'll be there shortly.
 Have a piece of this cake. It's delicious.
On signs and notices.

Ex:
 Push.
 Do not use.
 Insert one dollar.

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Uses of Imperatives
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To give friendly informal advice

Ex:
 Speak to him. Tell him how you feel.
 Have a quiet word with her about it.
 Don't go. Stay at home and rest up. Get some sleep
and recover.

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Make the imperatives more polite
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' by adding 'do'.

Ex:
 Do be quiet.
 Do come.
 Do sit down.

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Thank you.
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Use Present Simple Tense To Express:

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a. Wh-question words (Who, What, Where,

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Positive /Affirmative sentence

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Interrogative /informational question sentences

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1. Who take the English 1 course every Monday?

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Short Answer/Auxiliary-question sentence

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Short Answer/Auxiliary-question sentence

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When to Use Present Continous/Progressive Tense?

1. To talk about an action happening at the time of speaking,

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a. Wh-question words (Who, What, Where,

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Some verbs are rarely used in the Present Continuous

Ex: I have faith in what you have been doing.

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= stative verbs = static verbs = state of being

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Think can also mean: have ideas in one's mind, plan.

Ex: Bob : A penny for your thoughts, Linda.

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Present Perfect Tense

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2. Negative: S + has/have + not + V3+ O/C.

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When to Use Present Perfect Continuous Tense?

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Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive Tense

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Ex: I’ve known about it for a long time. (Not I’ve

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“WILL” and “GOING TO”

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4 To express a future I guess they’ll win the match.

5 To express a promise, I’ll lend you the CD after I finish

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The PRESENT FUTURE PROGRESSIVE /CONTINUOUS

This tense is formed with the modal "will" plus "be,"

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*)Question words: Who, What, Where, When, Why,

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