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PRESENT TENSESMAY GARRIDO
Educator and ESL Teacher
PRESENT
SIMPLE
Present Simple is used for permanent actions, true situations and
facts and things which are repeated with the word ‘every’
Present simple is used with permanent states used with verbs such
as ‘to be’ ‘like’ ‘love’ ‘enjoy’ and ‘think’ ‘believe and ‘understand’
I AFF NEG ?
YOU DO
DON’T
DO
DO YOU?
SHE HE
IT
DOES
DOESN’T
DO
DOES
SHE?
WE YOU
THEY
DO
DON’T
DO
DO WE
DO?
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
For temporary situations
For what is happening now.
For a very close future with time expressions
such as tonight, tomorrow or next week.
AFF NEG ?
I
YOU
I AM
DOING
I’M NOT
DOING
ARE YOU
DOING?
SHE
HE IT
SHE IS
DOING
HE ISN’T
DOING
IS IT
DOING?
WE
YOU
WE ARE
DOING
YOU
AREN’T
DOING
ARE YOU
DOING?
THEY
THEY
ARE
DOING
THEY
AREN’T
DOING
ARE
THEY
DOING?
PRESENT TENSE VS.
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
PRACTICE:
www.english-hilfen.de (present simple vs. Present continuous)
www.learningenglishteens.britishcouncil.org (present simple and
present continuous)
www.elt.oup.com (activities present simple vs. present
continuous)
www.ego4u.com (Present Progressive vs. Present Simple)
www. vpssa.edu.rs (Present Simple vs. Present Progressive pdf
document)
PRESENT
PERFECT
We use Present Perfect to indicate a past action that has a link with
the present. ‘You look amazing, have you made up your face?’
We use Present Perfect not only for recent actions but also for
actions in the past. She’s won an award.
AFF NEG ?
I
YOU
HAVE
DONE
HAVENT
DONE
HAVE YOU
DONE?
SHE
HE IT HAS DONE
HASN’T
DONE
HAS SHE
DONE?
WE YOU
HAVE
DONE
HAVEN’TD
ONE
HAVE YOU
DONE?
THEY
HAVE
DONE
HAVEN’T
DONE
HAVE
THEY
DONE?
PRESENT
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
We use Present Perfect Continuous to indicate
that a past action which has a connection with the
past is in progress.
AFF NEG ?
I
YOU
I HAVE
BEEN
DOING
I HAVEN’T
BEEN
DOING
HAVE YOU
BEEN
DOING?
SHE
HE IT
SHE HAS
BEEN
DOING
HE HASN’T
BEEN
DOING
HAS IT
BEEN
DOING?
WE
YOU
WE HAVE
BEEN
DOING
YOU
HAVEN’T
BEEN
DOING
HAVE WE
BEEN
DOING?
THEY
THEY
HAVE
BEEN
DOING
THEY
HAVEN’T
BEEN
DOING
HAVE
THEY
BEEN
DOING?
-May Garrido
‘Let’s make the present imperfectly perfect’
The Author
May Garrido was born in Albacete in 1988. She
is an educator an a ESL teacher.
She enjoys teaching English to students at all
ages and levels. She enjoys making English
easy.
She thinks that English should not be a barrier to
all the rest of careers.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ENGLISH FILE Upper-
intermediate Pocket
Book. For speakers of
Spanish. Robin Walker.
OXFORD
www.learningenglishteen
s.britishcouncil.org
www.bbc.co.uk (6
minutes English)

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Present tenses

  • 2. PRESENT SIMPLE Present Simple is used for permanent actions, true situations and facts and things which are repeated with the word ‘every’ Present simple is used with permanent states used with verbs such as ‘to be’ ‘like’ ‘love’ ‘enjoy’ and ‘think’ ‘believe and ‘understand’ I AFF NEG ? YOU DO DON’T DO DO YOU? SHE HE IT DOES DOESN’T DO DOES SHE? WE YOU THEY DO DON’T DO DO WE DO?
  • 3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS For temporary situations For what is happening now. For a very close future with time expressions such as tonight, tomorrow or next week. AFF NEG ? I YOU I AM DOING I’M NOT DOING ARE YOU DOING? SHE HE IT SHE IS DOING HE ISN’T DOING IS IT DOING? WE YOU WE ARE DOING YOU AREN’T DOING ARE YOU DOING? THEY THEY ARE DOING THEY AREN’T DOING ARE THEY DOING?
  • 4. PRESENT TENSE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRACTICE: www.english-hilfen.de (present simple vs. Present continuous) www.learningenglishteens.britishcouncil.org (present simple and present continuous) www.elt.oup.com (activities present simple vs. present continuous) www.ego4u.com (Present Progressive vs. Present Simple) www. vpssa.edu.rs (Present Simple vs. Present Progressive pdf document)
  • 5. PRESENT PERFECT We use Present Perfect to indicate a past action that has a link with the present. ‘You look amazing, have you made up your face?’ We use Present Perfect not only for recent actions but also for actions in the past. She’s won an award. AFF NEG ? I YOU HAVE DONE HAVENT DONE HAVE YOU DONE? SHE HE IT HAS DONE HASN’T DONE HAS SHE DONE? WE YOU HAVE DONE HAVEN’TD ONE HAVE YOU DONE? THEY HAVE DONE HAVEN’T DONE HAVE THEY DONE?
  • 6. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS We use Present Perfect Continuous to indicate that a past action which has a connection with the past is in progress. AFF NEG ? I YOU I HAVE BEEN DOING I HAVEN’T BEEN DOING HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? SHE HE IT SHE HAS BEEN DOING HE HASN’T BEEN DOING HAS IT BEEN DOING? WE YOU WE HAVE BEEN DOING YOU HAVEN’T BEEN DOING HAVE WE BEEN DOING? THEY THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THEY HAVEN’T BEEN DOING HAVE THEY BEEN DOING?
  • 7. -May Garrido ‘Let’s make the present imperfectly perfect’
  • 8. The Author May Garrido was born in Albacete in 1988. She is an educator an a ESL teacher. She enjoys teaching English to students at all ages and levels. She enjoys making English easy. She thinks that English should not be a barrier to all the rest of careers.
  • 9. BIBLIOGRAPHY ENGLISH FILE Upper- intermediate Pocket Book. For speakers of Spanish. Robin Walker. OXFORD www.learningenglishteen s.britishcouncil.org www.bbc.co.uk (6 minutes English)