Present Simple
What do we use the present simple for?
Habits, routines, facts, general truths
What do we use the present continuous for?
Actions happening now or temporary actions
What do we use the present perfect simple for?
Experiences, past actions with results now, unfinished time periods
What do we use the present perfect continuous for?
Actions that started in the past and are still continuing, or actions with duration
She don’t like reading books.
She doesn’t like reading books.
How do we change a verb in the present simple for “he/she/it”?
Add -s or -es to the base form of the verb
What is the form of the present continuous?
Subject + be (am/is/are) + verb-ing
What is the form of the present perfect simple?
Subject + have/has + past participle
What is the form of the present perfect continuous?
Subject + have/has + been + verb-ing
I am knowing the answer.
I know the answer
Which adverbs of frequency do we often use with the present simple?
always, usually, often, sometimes, never
Which time expressions are common with the present continuous?
now, right now, at the moment, today, this week
Which words are common with the present perfect simple?
ever, never, already, yet, just, since, for
Which words are common with the present perfect continuous?
for, since, all day, lately, recently
He is working here since 2018.
He has been working here since 2018.
Correct the mistake: She go to school every day.
She goes to school every day.
Correct the mistake: She is go to the park.
She is going to the park.
Correct the mistake: I have saw that movie.
I have seen that movie.
Correct the mistake: She has been study for two hours.
She has been studying for two hours.
I have visited Paris last year.
I visited Paris last year.
Explain the difference between “I play football” and “I am playing football.
“I play football” describes a regular activity.
“I am playing football”describes what is happening right now or around this moment.
How do we form a negative sentence in the present continuous?
Subject + be + not + verb-ing. Example: She is not going to the park.
Explain the difference: “I finished my homework” vs. “I have finished my homework.”
“I finished my homework” focuses on when it happened in the past.
“I have finished my homework” focuses on the result now or its relevance to the present.
Explain the difference: “I have worked here for 5 years” vs. “I have been working here for 5 years.”
“I have worked here for 5 emphasizes the fact of the experience or completion.
“I have been working here for 5 years” emphasizes the ongoing activity and duration.
They are playing football every Sunday.
They play football every Sunday.