BASIC ENGLISH

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE, FUTURE TENSE, PRESENT TENSE

 Present Tense
• Habits, ex:
I always lock the door of my room
She turn off the alarm every morning
• Daily activity, ex:
I go the campus at 8 a.m.
They call their parents once in a week
• Truth, ex:
Cats are animal
The earth goes round the sun.
The river Amazon flows into the Pacific Ocean.
I love him.
He likes coffee.
John is a clever boy.
• VERBAL SENTENCE
S (She /He /It) + V1 (s/ es) + O
ex:
She goes to campus
John buys a new smart-phone

S (I/You/They/We) + V1 + O
ex:
They bring several books
My parents come to me

• NOMINAL SENTENCE
S + to be (am, is, are) + Noun/Adjective + O
ex:
She is student
Bob and Tom are students
Martin is a manager
This office is good
Her concert is amazing
Mr. Bob is kind person
These dictionaries are expensive
Adverb of frequency (S + adv. Of Freq. + O)
• Bob always have breakfast
• Marry usually eats noodle
• They often watch TV
• Tom sometimes watches TV
• I seldom go to cinema
• She rarely drinks milk
• I never eat pizza
 Present Continuous Tense
• The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now/will
happen in near future/at the moment of speaking or for an action
that is unfinished.
• The present continuous tense is formed with the subject plus the
present particle form (-ing) of the main verb and the present
continuous tense of the verb to be: am, is, are.
• S+ V1+ing
• Examples of the Present Continuous Tense
• The following are basic examples of the present continuous tense. The verb tense in each sentence is
underlined.
• She is crying.
• He is talking to his friend.
• The baby is sleeping in his crib.
• We are visiting the museum in the afternoon.
• Present continuous tense can be used to express something happening right now or to express something
that is not happening right now. Examples of this use include:
• He is not standing.
• Anthony is sitting in the chair.
• You are not watching the movie.
• Rose is reading a book.
• Present continuous tense can also be used to show that something will or will not happen in the near future.
Examples of this use include:
• She is not going to the game tonight.
• He is meeting his friends after school.
• Are you visiting your cousin this weekend?
• I am not going to the meeting after work.
• Is John playing football today?
• Present continuous tense can be used for actions that are still
happening at the time of speaking. Examples of this use include:
• Marc is making pizza now.
• They are eating lunch right now.
• Frances is talking on the phone at the moment.
• Present continuous tense can be used in questions as well. Here are
some more examples of this use:
• Is she laughing?
• Are they listening to the teacher?
• Is the baby drinking his bottle?
• Are you going?
 When Not to Use Present Continuous Tense

• There are certain verbs that cannot be used in the present continuous
tense. The following verbs are non-continuous:
• Communication: agree, promise, surprise
• Feelings: like, love, hate
• Senses: hear, see, smell, taste
• Thinking: believe, know, understand
Exercise
The structure of the present progressive tense also can be used when
an action is promised/arranged/planned to take place in the near
future.

Example:
• We are moving to Texas next week.
• The bus is leaving at 6.00 PM.
 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
• The simple future tense is used when an action is promised/thought
to occur in the future.
• The structure of the present progressive tense also can be used when
an action is promised/arranged/planned to take place in the near
future.
• Structure: Subject + shall/will + verb + . . . . . . . .
• Example:
We shall move to another city.
He will come to New York tomorrow.
They will make a phone which has artificial intelligence.
 Present Perfect Tense
• Present perfect tense combines the present tense and the perfect
aspect used to express an event that happened in the past that has
present consequences. This tense is used to show a link between the
present and past and is commonly used in everyday conversations, in
the news, on the radio, and when writing letters.
S+has (he/she/it) + V3
S+have (i/you/they/we) + V3
S+ have/has + been +
• Has lived: She has lived here all her life.
• Have written: They have written three letters already.
• Have worked: I have worked here since I graduated school.
• Has done: He has finished his homework.
• Have been: We have been to Canada.
• Has forgotten: She has forgotten her folder.
Present perfect tense can be used with expressions that are unspecific in time:
• I have lost my purse.
• We have seen this movie already.
• He has broken his leg.
• There has been an accident.
Some examples of present perfect tense used to express an unfinished period of time are:
• We haven't seen her today.
• They have been to the mall twice this month.
• She has watched that show three times this week.
Examples of using present perfect in talking about events that happened in the recent past but the
effect of the recent event is still felt in the present include:
• The children have made a mess in the kitchen.
• He has started a new job.
• She has finished her chores.
• Present perfect tense can be used in questions as well. Here are some examples:
• Where have I left my sandals?
• Have you visited England?
• Has she met John?
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