This document discusses verb tenses in English, including the present tense, past tense, future tense, present continuous tense, and past continuous tense. It provides examples of how to use each tense and the meanings they convey. The present tense expresses present or habitual actions. The past tense is used for actions that were completed in the past. The future tense indicates actions that will occur, often using the modal verb "will". The present continuous emphasizes ongoing actions in the present. The past continuous describes longer past actions that were interrupted by shorter actions.

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Licenciatura en Contaduria Publica – Programa virtual

2. uses the verbs base form (write, work), or,
for third-person singular subjects, the base
form plus an -s ending (he writes, she
works).
indicates that an action is present, now,
relative to the speaker or writer. Generally,
it is used to describe actions that are factual
or habitual -- things that occur in the present
but that are not necessarily happening right
now: "It rains a lot in Portland" is a kind of
timeless statement.

3.  something that is true in the present:
I’m nineteen years old
 something that happens again and again in
the present:
I play football every weekend

4. In general, the Past Tense is used to talk about
something that started and finished at a definite
time in the past
Example:
 of sentences using regular verbs in the past
tense
She kissed me on the cheek.
 Negative sentences in the Past Tense
They didn't study so they didn't pass the test

5. The Future Simple tense is often called the
"will" tense because we make the Future
Simple with the modal auxiliary verb will.
In this lesson we look at the structure and use
of the Future Simple tense, followed by a quiz
to check your understanding

6. I will clean up my room. I promise!
The telephone is ringing. I will pick it up!

8. Use the Present Continuous with Normal Verbs
to express the idea that something is
happening now, at this very moment. It can
also be used to show that something is not
happening now.
Example
 You are learning English now.
 I am not standing.

9. Sometimes, speakers use the Present
Continuous to indicate that something will or
will not happen in the near future.
Example
 I am meeting some friends after work.
 I am not going to the party tonight.

10. Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a
longer action in the past was interrupted. The
interrupt is usually a shorter action in the
Simple Past. Remember this can be a real
interruption or just an interruption in time.
Example
 I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear
the fire alarm.
 While we were having the picnic, it
started to rain.