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The present continuous tense

 Jane is talking to a friend at the moment.
 The boys are sitting in the garden.
 It isn’t raining now,look.
 What are you doing now? Are you writing a letter?
 Is Richard working today?
USE
We use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening now,at the moment!
(with a future meaning)
the simple present tense
 We sit here every evening. I sometimes read a book.
 Emma reads the newspaper or watches television.
Uses of the simple present tense
We use the simple present to talk about
 Things that happen again and again, e.g. we sit here every evening.
 Facts, things that stay the same for a long time, e.g. I live in Scotland.
 Feelings, e.g. I like, I want.
 Thoughts, e.g. I think, I know
Present continuous or simple present?
The present continuous and the simple present tenses do not have the same uses,study carefully the differences between them.
Present continuous
 Kate’s listening to the radio at the moment.
 Mr brown isn’t working today.
Simple present
 She listens to the music programme every day.
 He doesn’t work on Saturday.
 I think you’re right.
 Mike wants a sandwich.
 He says he’s hungry.
 I have two children.
Present continuous or simple present?
Present continuous
 I’m learning English at evening classes this year. Don’t take that book, please.judy’s reading it.
Simple present
 My children learn English at school.
 She often reads detective stories.
The present continuous tense with ALWAYS.
 Jennifer’s always losing her key.
I’m always paying for your coffee.why can’t you pay for a change?
The simple present tense:dramatic use
 The car stops outside the national bank. Three men get out an the river stays in the car. The three men walk into the bank and take out their guns….
 Ellis throws the ball in to snow, but he loses it. Watson gives the ball to tanner. Tanner goes past two men, he shoots, but the ball hits a Liverpool player….
USE
We sometimes use the simple present tense
 To tell a story, to describe the dramatic action of a play or film
 To describe actions(e.g.in sport)while they are happening
The simple past tense
Positive statements
 We enjoyed the show last night.
 I once worked in a restaurant.
 The plane landed safely in a field.
 I went to finland about five years ago.
 She sang all her favourite songs.
Negative statements
 Andrew didn’t stay very long yesterday.
 We didn’t get home until midnight.
Use of the simple past
We use the simple past tense to talk about things that happened at a time that is now finished,e.g.last night, five years ago,yesterday.
We often use the simple past tense to tell a story.
The present perfect tense
 I’ve cleaned my shoes.(so they’re clean now.)
 Mr green has bought a new car.(so it’s his car now)
 Joanna hasn’t esten any toast.(the toast is still on the table.)
 Have you finished the housework?
 You haven’t posted the letter yet.
 Have you found those stamps yet?
USE
We use the present perfect to talk about
 The present result of a past action
 Something that happened only a short time ago(…just)
 An action what we are expectiong(….yet)
 Something that happened during a period of time that is not yet finished(…..today…this week)
 Something that began in the past and has stayed the same up to the present(…..for six months,….since april)
 Something that happened during a period of time which began in the past and has gone on up to the present(………..ever….never.)
NOTE: in British English we sometimes use the present perfect tense where Americans use the simple past,e.g. did you find those stamps yet?
Present perfect or simple past?
Present perfect
 They’ve opened the new road.(so it’s open now)
 I haven’t seen the exhibition yet.
 Have you ever traveled by plane?
Present perfect
 The present result of a past action
 A short time ago
 Something that we are expecting
 An unfinished time
 Something that has stayed the same
 A time up to the present
Simple past
 Yes, they opened it last week.
 And it didn’t rain yesterday.
Simple past
 A past action
 A longer time ago
 Something that is already over
 A finished tme
 And action that changed something
 A time in the past
USE
We use the simple past(not the present perfect)with a phrase of past time which says(or asks)
 Last week
 Yesterday
 When…?
 Sixmonths ago
 On Saturday
 At half past six
Past perfect tense
 Alan had no money last . he’d spent it all. I didn’t go to see the film last night because I ‘d seen it before.
 Had mrs Williams already arrived when you got to the station?
 After we had looked round the museum, we went to a restaurant.
USE
 Remember that we use the present perfect tense to talk about the present result of a past action.
 When we talk about the past, we sometimes talk about one thing that happened before another.we use the past perfect tense for the thing that happened first and the simple past tense for what happened later.
 When one thing happened and then another, we can also use the simple past tense for both actions.
The past continuous tense
 We were watching the news when the telephone rang.
 What were you doing at six o’clock yesterday evening?-I was waiting for a bus
Use
 Remember that we use the present continuous tense to talk about things happening now.
 We use the past continuous tense to talk about things happening at a time in the past.e.g.at six o’clock yesterday evening.
___5:55_____________________6:00______________________________6:05____
I was waiting for a bus.
 If an action was going on for some time(e.g.we were watching the news) and a new.shorter action happened(e.g.the telephone rang).we use the past continuous for the longer action.
___7:00___________________________________________7:30_____________
I was watching the news. The telephone rang
 We use the past continuous tense for a longer action that is interrupted.(the arrival of the telegram interrupted my packing.)
 We use a simple past tense when one action follows another(the telegram arrived,and then I packed a suitcase.)
 We often use a past continuous tense to describe a scene,especially when telling a story.
 We also use the past continuo
 us tense for two longer actions happening at the same time.
 Some verbs(e.g.want,know)are not normally use in continuous tenses.