Present Simple
Give an example of a sentence in the simple present tense.
"She reads books."
Form a sentence in the present continuous tense using the verb "to study."
"They are not studying."
Rewrite the sentence "I have worked here for five years" in the negative form.
"I have not worked here for five years."
Complete: I have ____ waiting here for ages.
been
What adverbs of frequency do we use in the present simple?
Examples: "always" "sometimes" "rarely" "never"
When do we typically use the simple present tense?
for present habits, facts and repeated actions
When do we typically use the present continuous?
for actions happening now and changing situations
Provide an example of a sentence in the present perfect tense.
"She has been to London twice."
What do we use the present perfect continuous for?
for an action that started in the past and is still continuing
Give a sentence in the present perfect continuous tense with the time adverb "for."
"She has been studying for two hours."
What auxiliary verb is used to form questions in the simple present tense?
"Do/Does"
What else do we use the present continuous for? (always)
with always for something that happens often and is usually annoying
In the present perfect tense, how is the verb "to have" conjugated for "he/she/it" subjects?
"Has"
What do we use the present perfect continuous tense to emphasize?
Emphasize the duration of an action that started in the past and is still continuing.
Give a sentence in the present perfect continuous tense with the time adverb "since"
"I have been living in France since 1994"
What is the structure of a sentence in the negative form in the simple present tense?
Subject + do/does + not + base form of the verb
Form a question in the present continuous tense using the word "they."
Are + subject + verb-ing
What do we use the present perfect for?
for states that started in the past and continue now, recently finished actions or past actions with a present result.
Give a sentence in the present perfect continuous tense.
"I have been studying for three hours."
Explain the difference between these two sentences "I have just finished the assignment" and "I have already finished the assignment".
Just used with the present perfect means 'a short time before'.
Already used with the present perfect means 'before now'. We use it to emphasise that something happened before something else or earlier than expected.
Provide an example of a sentence using the third person singular in the simple present tense.
"He plays tennis."
Create a sentence in the present continuous tense in the negative form
We aren't playing soccer
When we use the present perfect, where is the focus placed? Is it on the action or on the result?
The focus is on the result.
Create a sentence in the present continuous tense in the interrogative form
How long have you been working here?
Give an example of a sentence in present perfect using "yet".
I haven't cleaned the house yet.
Yet used with the present perfect means 'at any time up to now'. We use it to emphasise that we expect something to happen soon. Yet (in this context) is only used in negative sentences and questions.