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Tenses Chart For Classroom

This document discusses the use of the simple present and present progressive tenses in English. The simple present tense is used to talk about facts, habitual actions, and things that happen regularly, using time expressions like everyday or always. Verbs in the simple present tense typically add 's' or 'es'. The present progressive tense describes actions that are happening now, at the moment of speaking, using verbs ending in 'ing' and time expressions like now or at the moment.

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Tenses Chart For Classroom

This document discusses the use of the simple present and present progressive tenses in English. The simple present tense is used to talk about facts, habitual actions, and things that happen regularly, using time expressions like everyday or always. Verbs in the simple present tense typically add 's' or 'es'. The present progressive tense describes actions that are happening now, at the moment of speaking, using verbs ending in 'ing' and time expressions like now or at the moment.

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We use Simple Present Tense to:

Talk about facts (something that exists or occurs)


This jacket costs $85.00.


I live in Ecuador.
Actions that happen again and again.
(habits, regular occurences, customs, routines)
Pedro watches TV every night.

Add S to most verbs.

Add ES to verbs that end in:
CH - O - S - SH - X - Z
watchES doES kissES washES fixES - buzzES
every day / month / year
once a day / week / month / year
twice a day / week / month / year
three times a day/week/month/year
in the morning / evening / afternoon
at night
always/usually/often/sometimes/never
Today
on Monday/Thursday / etc
in July / August / etc


TIME EXPRESSIONS
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
We use Present Progressive / Continuous Tense
to:

Talk about an action that is happening now.
(at the moment of speaking)
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Verbs that end in E, drop e and add ING.

write writing

ride riding

One syllable verbs that ends in consonant:
double the consonant then add ING

stop stopping

run running
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
TIME EXPRESSIONS
now

right now

at the moment

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