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Simple Present Tens:: Structures

The document discusses the different types of "Tens" in English grammar. There are three main types of Tens: Simple Present Tens, Present Continuous Tens, and Past Tens. Simple Present Tens show habitual or general actions, Present Continuous Tens show actions happening now or apparently ongoing, and Past Tens show actions that happened in the past. Each of the three Tens types has specific structures for affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms.

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Simple Present Tens:: Structures

The document discusses the different types of "Tens" in English grammar. There are three main types of Tens: Simple Present Tens, Present Continuous Tens, and Past Tens. Simple Present Tens show habitual or general actions, Present Continuous Tens show actions happening now or apparently ongoing, and Past Tens show actions that happened in the past. Each of the three Tens types has specific structures for affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms.

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Tens

The word ‘Tens’ is taken from Latin word which means ‘Time’.

Tens basically has three kinds.

And each of those three kinds has been divided into four parts.

1:- Simple Present Tens:

Shows an action that happens every, habitually or shows general


facts.

Structures:

Affirmative: Subject + Verb (s/es) + Com

Interrogative: Do/Does + Verb + Com

Negative: Subject + Do/Does + Not + Verb + Com

Examples:

She studies English.

She doesn’t study English.

They play cricket.

They don’t play cricket.


He is a boy. (General fact)

Note:

If our subject is singular (He, She, And It) our verb takes (s/es). And for
making negative we use (Doesn’t) after “Subject” before “Verb” and for
question (Does) at the beginning of the sentence and in both negative and
question our “Verb” should be on its base form.

2:- Present Continuous Tens:

Shows an action which is happening right now or at the moment of


speaking.

Structures:

Affirmative: Subject + to be + Verb-ing + Com

Interrogative: to be + Subject + Verb-ing + Com

Negative: Subject + to be + Not + Verb-ing + Com

Examples:

He is studying Math.

Are they working in the bank? Yes they are.


/ No they aren’t.

We are not watching T.V.

! Present Continuous also shows an action which is apparently going


on but not at the moment of speaking.

Ex: I am working in a drugstore.


!! Present Continuous is also used to show future action with future
time expressions.

Ex: She is going to Pakistan tomorrow.

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