1.1 Grammar PresentTenses PDF

Present Tenses
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Present simple, present continuous and
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present perfect simple
1 We use the present simple to talk about things that are always or generally true.
We also use it to talk about things that happen regularly or repeatedly.
1 Many people use social media.

2 She doesn’t see her old school friends very often; they meet once a year.
3 How often do you visit your cousins?
2 Remember the ‘s’ for the third person singular. Sometimes the spelling changes.
I miss – he misses You wash – she washes We watch – he watches

They cry – she cries (BUT I play – he plays)
3 We form the present simple negative and questions with do/does/don’t/doesn’t.
1 They don’t talk to their old school friends now.

2 Does he like meeting new people?
Make negative sentences
1. My father makes breakfast. → My father doesn’t make breakfast.
2. They are eleven. → They aren’t eleven.
3. She writes a letter. → She doesn’t write a letter.
4. I speak Italian. → I don’t speak Italian.

5. Danny phones his father on Sundays.→ Danny doesn’t phone his father on Sundays.
Make question
1. you / speak / English → Do you speak English?
2. when / he / go / home → When does he go home?
3. they / clean / the bathroom → Do they clean the bathroom?

4. where / she / ride / her bike → Where does she ride her bike?
5. Billy / work / in the supermarket → Does Billy work in the supermarket?

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1 We use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening at or
around the time we are speaking, and to talk about temporary situations.
2 We also use the present continuous to talk about things that are changing.
1 I’m talking on the phone. Can you turn the TV down, please?
2 The wind is getting stronger.
3 We form the present continuous with be and the -ing form. Remember some
verbs have a spelling change before the -ing form.
Subject Positive Negative Verb

I ’m ’m not working from home today.
He/She/It is isn’t stopping this week.
You/We/They are aren’t having a good day today.
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1 We use the present perfect simple to talk about our life experience until now.
2 We also use the present perfect simple to talk about things that have just happened.
1 They’ve worked there for ten years.

2 I’ve never eaten snake.
3 He’s just arrived. I’ll make coffee.
3 We form the present perfect simple with has/have + past participle. With irregular
verbs, remember the past participle is not always the same as the past simple form.
Subject has/have Past Participle

I have lived in three different countries.
He/She/It has just broken the table.
We/They haven’t seen the latest James Bond movie.
Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1. I (not / work) have not worked today.

2. have bought
We (buy) __________________a new lamp.
3. haven’t planned
We (not / plan) _________________our holiday yet.
4. have you been
Where (be / you) _____________________?
5. has written
He (write) _________________five letters.
6. hasn’t seen
She (not / see) ________________him for a long time.
7. has visited /have visited
My family (visit) _____________________Brazil a few times.
8. have eaten
I (eat) _____________________already.
9. has finished
Marta (finish) ________________her homework.
10. have broken
You (break)____________________ the glass again

Present simple, present continuous and present
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perfect simple
1 Match the two halves of the sentences.
1 She works there for three years.

2 She has worked in a bank in the centre of town.
3 She is working until late today.
4 They meet at the gym every week.

5 They are meeting there before.
6 They have never met at a café at the moment.
7 I’ve driven my car every day.

8 I’m driving along this road now, as I’m on a trip.
9 I drive along this road before; I remember it.

2 Choose the appropriate answer:
1) I´m in Paris because I (study)______________ at a Language school.

a) am studying b) studies c) have studied
2) John (hate) __________ jazz.

a) hates b) is hating c) have hated
3) At the moment Cynthia (lie) ____________ on the floor playing with her doll.
a) lies b) is lying c) has lain
4) Usually I (work)____________ as a secretary at TBA.

a) am working b) have worked c) work
5) Shhhh! Be quiet Tom (sleep) _________________.

a) sleeps b) is sleeping c) has slept
6) Peter (watch) ________________ Ironman many times.

a) watch b) is watching c) has watched

3 Write the correct present tense
Jack Thomas Andraka ___________ (be) an American

inventor, scientist and cancer researcher. He is known for
his award-winning work on a potential method for
detecting the early stages of pancreatic and other
cancers, which he performed while he was a high school
student. Currently, Andraka ______________ (attend)
Stanford University. Jack ___________(be) only nineteen
years old and __________ (already /accomplish) more
than many adults twice his age.

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Present Tenses

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1 Many people use social media.

I miss – he misses You wash – she washes We watch – he watches

3 We form the present simple negative and questions with do/does/don’t/doesn’t.

1 They don’t talk to their old school friends now.

1. My father makes breakfast. → My father doesn’t make breakfast.

2. They are eleven. → They aren’t eleven.

3. She writes a letter. → She doesn’t write a letter.

4. I speak Italian. → I don’t speak Italian.

1. you / speak / English → Do you speak English?

2. when / he / go / home → When does he go home?

3. they / clean / the bathroom → Do they clean the bathroom?

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Subject Positive Negative Verb

1 They’ve worked there for ten years.

Subject has/have Past Participle

1. I (not / work) have not worked today.

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1 She works there for three years.

4 They meet at the gym every week.

7 I’ve driven my car every day.

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1) I´m in Paris because I (study)______________ at a Language school.

2) John (hate) __________ jazz.

4) Usually I (work)____________ as a secretary at TBA.

5) Shhhh! Be quiet Tom (sleep) _________________.

6) Peter (watch) ________________ Ironman many times.

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Jack Thomas Andraka ___________ (be) an American

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