Present Tenses in English

Present Simple

• Usage: Describes actions, habits, or facts that are generally true and occur in the present.
• Structure: Subject + Verb (present form)
• Examples:
  • "I walk to work every morning."
  • "Anna visits the town centre every weekend."
  • "She works as a teaching assistant in the school."
• Verb Conjugation:
  • For subjects "I, you, we, they": Verb does not end with 'S'.
  • For subjects "he, she, it": Verb generally ends with 'S'.
  • Examples: walks, visits, works, goes.

Present Perfect

• Usage: Describes actions that have occurred one or multiple times before now.
• Structure: Subject + have/has + Verb (past participle)
• Examples:
  • "I have walked to school every day."
  • "They have traveled to China twice."
  • "Stacy has worked as a teaching assistant for three years now."
• Time Period: The time period is still continuing (e.g., Stacy's career is continuing).
• Conjugation:
  • Use "have" for subjects "I, we, you, they".
  • Use "has" for subjects "he, she, it".

Present Continuous

• Usage: Describes actions that are ongoing now.
• Structure: Subject + am/is/are + Verb (ending in -ing)
• Examples:
  • "It is snowing outside."
  • "I am studying for my exam."
  • "She is eating her lunch."
• Conjugation:
  • Use "am" for subject "I".
  • Use "is" for subjects "he, she, it".
  • Use "are" for subjects "we, you, they".

Present Perfect Continuous

• Usage: Describes experiences or actions that started in the past and continue to the present.
• Structure: Subject + have/has been + Verb (ending in -ing)
• Examples:
  • "I have been studying for three hours now."
  • "They have been living in the same house since 1999."
  • "It has been snowing all morning."
• Conjugation:
  • Use "have" for subjects "I, we, you, they".
  • Use "has" for subjects "he, she, it".