PRESENT TENSES

PRESENT TENSES

Simple Present

Present Progressive

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Simple present

Formula

visits

She _____ her grandmother every day. They ___ all day at the park. I _____ home after school. He ______ television after school.

visit

visit

visits

Subject + base form (s/es)

run

runs

run

runs

Example

walk

• I brush my teeth twice a day.

• The children watch television after dinner.

• She eats cereal every morning.

walks

walk

walks

watches

watch

watch

watches

PResent progressive

Formula

listening

I am ______ to music with my friends. They are ______ about multiplication. He is _____ Monopoly with his family. She is ______ donuts.

Subject + is/am/are + present principle

listen

listening

listen

talking

Example

talks

talking

talks

playing

• John is cooking dinner.

• I am running 5 miles.

• They are playing hide and seek.

plays

plays

playing

eating

eats

eats

eating

PResent perfect progressive

have

Formula

I ____ been playing video games all day. They have ____ watching movies all weekend long. She __ been playing soccer her whole life. I have been_____ the guitar since I was 5 years old.

has

have

has

Subject + has/have been + present participle

been

be

been

be

Example

has

have

have

• I have been studying Spanish.

• They have been playing soccer all day.

• He has been teaching for 20 years.

has

playing

played

played

playing

PRESENT PERFECT

Formula

broken

He has _____ his leg. She ___ finished her homework. I ____ lived here my whole life. They have ______ that movie 5 times already!

broken

broke

broke

Subject + has/have + past participle

has

have

has

have

have

Example

has

has

have

watched

• I have already seen this movie.

• They have had dinner twice.

• She hasn't asked for permission.

watching

watched

watching