The document discusses tenses in English and provides details about the four forms of present tense: 1) Present simple is used to express habitual or repeated actions, facts, thoughts and scheduled events. 2) Present continuous expresses actions that are happening now or in progress. 3) Present perfect is used for actions that began in the past and continue to the present or have recently stopped. 4) Present perfect continuous also expresses ongoing actions that started in the past and may still be continuing.

1. Present tense

2. Tenses
The word tense come from Latin word “ Tempus” mean time
Definition of tense : is the form in which a verb is used to express when an
action is , was or will happen
Past present future

3. There are four form of present tense
• Present simple
• Present continuous
• Present perfect
• Present perfect continuous

4. Present simple : to talk about an action which happen on regular basis
subject + base form of verb+(s)
subject + not+ does/ do not + verb
does / do + subject + verb ?
Present simple

6. Present simple is used to express
• To show a fact or something that is always true
Eva lives in Canada
• For activities that we do daily -regularly or habitually
Eva washes her garden on Sunday
• To express thoughts, feelings, opinions and beliefs
Eva is happy
• For a planned action or an event that will happen in the future
the meeting stats at noon
• For schedules, plans
• Eva works tonight

7. Present continuous
Present continuous : express action that are happening now or that are in prograss
subject + am , is , are + verb(ing)
subject + am , is , are + not + verb(ing)
am , is , are + v(ing) + ?
● Action that are happening now
Eva is watching television
● Action that are in progress
They are completing a project together

8. Present perfect
Action that began in the past and counties to the present and action have recently
stropped
subject + has/ had + past participle of verb
(v +ed)
• actions in the past of indefinite time
I have traveled to Paris.
• actions that started in the past but continue to present
she has worked for the bank for five years

9. Present perfect continuous
Subject + has/had + been + present participle (and “-ing” to end of the
verb)
• actions that began in the past but continue to present
The baby has been crying for hours.
• actions that have recently stopped
I have been waiting for you.