Present Tense- Lesson

Present Tenses: Present tenses describe an action which is happening in the present. 
These are of 4 types: 

1. Present Simple: the simple present tense talks about facts, present actions and habitual actions. 

Rule: Subject + 1st form of verb ending with ‘s’ or ‘es’ 
Example: She reads a book daily. 
He runs 3 miles every day. 

Note 1: ‘s’ or ‘es’ are used with the 1st form of verb when the subject is a third person like he, she, they, it etc. 
Note 2: Most present tense verbs for third person singular subject are formed by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the base form. 

2. Present Progressive: The present progressive tense is used for an ongoing action in the present.

Rule: Subject + is/am/are + Present participle 
Example: She is reading a book. 
He is running. 
I am doing. 

Note 1: The present progressive tense can also be used to describe a planned activity which is going to happen in the future. 
Example: • We are moving to Canada in the summer. 
• The bus is arriving in 5 minutes. 

3. Present Perfect: Present perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed at some point in the past or an action that began in the past but still continuing in the present. 

Rule: Subject + has/have + Past participle 
Example: She has read a book. 
He has run 3 miles. 
I have done. 

4. Present Perfect Progressive: Present perfect progressive tense is used to describe an action started in the past and is continuing at the present time. 

Rule: Subject + has/have been + Present participle 
Example: She has been reading a book since morning. 
He has been running since 4 O’clock. 
I have been doing. 



Note: • Present participle: The 1st form of verb ending with ‘ing’ is called Present participle. • Past participle: The 3rd form of verb is called Past participle.


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