Professor Daniel Cruz
PRESENT TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
USE:
- Habits
- General truths
- Permanent states
- likes/dislikes
- Timetables (even for future)
Structure: +s/s (he, she , it) -don't/doesn't*infinitive ? Do/Does+subject+infinitive? EX: "We don't usually eat meat "My train leaves tomorrow at 9am" KEY WORDS: frecuency adverbs
present continuous
Present perfect
present perfect continuous
USE:
- Actions happening now
- temporary situations
- future arrangements
Structure: +am/is/are +ing -am not/isn't /aren't +ing ? Am/Is /Are + subject+ing? EX: "Are you reading the newspaper now?" "I'm living with my aunt this month" "We're having dinner next Monday at 8pm" KEY WORDS: NOW, RIGHT NOW, THIS...., TODAY, AT THIS MOMENT
USE
- Action in the past without specifying the time.
- An action that started in the past and is connected with the present.
Structure: +have/has +past participle -haven't / hasn't +PP ?Have / Has + subject + PP? EX: "I haven't seen him for ages" "I have been to London twice" KEYWORDS: JUST, ALREADY, YET, SINCE, FOR, SINCE, EVER, NEVER, SO FAR...
USE:
- Actions that started in the past and continue up to now
- recently completed actions with results visible now
Structure: + have / has been +ing -haven't / hasn't been +ing ?Have / Has +subject+been +ing Ex: "I have been cleaning the house all morning" (you are still cleaning)"I'm so tired! I have been working on the project for 4 hours" (you have just finished and there's a result: you are tired now.) KEY WORDS: Lately, Since, For, How long, all (morning, evening, week, month, year)
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Professor Daniel Cruz
PRESENT TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
USE:
- Habits
- General truths
- Permanent states
- likes/dislikes
- Timetables (even for future)
Structure: +s/s (he, she , it) -don't/doesn't*infinitive ? Do/Does+subject+infinitive? EX: "We don't usually eat meat "My train leaves tomorrow at 9am" KEY WORDS: frecuency adverbspresent continuous
Present perfect
present perfect continuous
USE:
- Actions happening now
- temporary situations
- future arrangements
Structure: +am/is/are +ing -am not/isn't /aren't +ing ? Am/Is /Are + subject+ing? EX: "Are you reading the newspaper now?" "I'm living with my aunt this month" "We're having dinner next Monday at 8pm" KEY WORDS: NOW, RIGHT NOW, THIS...., TODAY, AT THIS MOMENTUSE
- Action in the past without specifying the time.
- An action that started in the past and is connected with the present.
Structure: +have/has +past participle -haven't / hasn't +PP ?Have / Has + subject + PP? EX: "I haven't seen him for ages" "I have been to London twice" KEYWORDS: JUST, ALREADY, YET, SINCE, FOR, SINCE, EVER, NEVER, SO FAR...USE:
- Actions that started in the past and continue up to now
- recently completed actions with results visible now
Structure: + have / has been +ing -haven't / hasn't been +ing ?Have / Has +subject+been +ing Ex: "I have been cleaning the house all morning" (you are still cleaning)"I'm so tired! I have been working on the project for 4 hours" (you have just finished and there's a result: you are tired now.) KEY WORDS: Lately, Since, For, How long, all (morning, evening, week, month, year)Grammar 1
Grammar 2
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