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Which tense do we use for daily habits?
Present simple
Which tense do we use for actions happening now?
Present continuous.
Which tense do we use to talk about experience?
Present perfect.
Q: Which tense is this? I’m listening to the lecture.
Present continuous.
Which tense uses have / has + past participle?
Present perfect.
The train ___ at 6:30 tomorrow.
leaves (fixed schedule)
I ___ in my parents’ house while my apartment is renovated.
I am living (temporary)
I’ve lived here ___ five years.
for
She usually ___ (work) from home, but today she ___ (teach) on campus.
A: works / is teaching
Is it correct?
She has been knowing him for years.
She has known him for years.
Correct the sentence and explain:
"I’m knowing the answer."
I know the answer.
(“Know” is a stative verb.)
Correct the sentence and explain the rule:
She is having a car.
She has a car.
(“Have” as possession is stative.)
Correct the sentence and explain:
I have met him two days ago.
A: I met him two days ago.
(Specific past time → past simple.)
Explain the tense choice:
This semester, I’ve taken four courses.
A: Time period not finished → present perfect.
Rewrite without changing meaning:
I started this course last year and I’m still in it.
I’ve been in this course since last year.
Translate the sentence
I am never painting the house by myself again
endi hech qachon/qaytib uyni bo'yamayman
Choose the correct option and explain:
I ___ this book three times.
have read (experience)
Explain why present perfect is incorrect here:
I’ve submitted the assignment last night.
“Last night” is a finished past time
Why is present simple used here instead of present continuous?
She teaches linguistics at the university.
It describes a permanent job / general truth.
Explain the difference in meaning:
He thinks the exam is unfair vs He is thinking the exam is unfair.
First = opinion; second = temporary mental process.
In which situation is present continuous preferred, and why?
She works late this week. / She is working late this week.
Continuous → temporary arrangement
Why is present perfect used here instead of past simple?
Researchers have discovered a new treatment.
The discovery is recent and relevant now.
Decide and justify:
He ___ (work) at the university since 2020.
A: has worked (unfinished time)
Find out speaker’s attitude.
You always remember my emails.
You’re always forgetting my emails.
compliment
This scarf feels like silk
Mum is feeling Joe's forehead
1. it has the texture of
2. she is touching