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Present Tense: 12 Intake

The document defines and provides examples of the different types of present tenses in English: simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. It explains that the simple present tense expresses actions that are habitual or ongoing now, the present continuous tense expresses actions happening now or continuing into the future, the present perfect tense refers to actions that began in the past and continue to the present, and the present perfect continuous tense shows actions that started in the past and are ongoing now. Formulas and examples are given for forming sentences in the positive, negative and interrogative for each tense.

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Present Tense: 12 Intake

The document defines and provides examples of the different types of present tenses in English: simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. It explains that the simple present tense expresses actions that are habitual or ongoing now, the present continuous tense expresses actions happening now or continuing into the future, the present perfect tense refers to actions that began in the past and continue to the present, and the present perfect continuous tense shows actions that started in the past and are ongoing now. Formulas and examples are given for forming sentences in the positive, negative and interrogative for each tense.

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Present Tense

Ica Rizqi Fitriah


Julian Reza Z. 12 Intake
Fahri Andri Kurniawan
Rahma Maulida F.
Siska Oktaviani
Definition
A tense expressing an action that is currently
going on or habitually performed, or a state
that currently or generally exists.

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Present continuous

Type of Present The present continuous verb


tense indicates that an action

Tense or condition is happening now,


frequently, and may continue
into the future.

Simple Present Present perfect Present perfect continuous


We use the simple present The present perfect tense The present perfect
tense when an action is refers to an action or state continuous tense (also known
happening right now, or when it that either occurred at an as the present perfect
happens regularly (or indefinite time in the past (e.g., progressive tense) shows that
unceasingly, which is why it’s we have talked before) or something started in the past
sometimes called present began in the past and and is continuing at the
indefinite). continued to the present time present time.
(e.g., he has grown impatient
over the last hour).

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Simple Present Tense
Example
Formula
Positive sentence
Positive sentence (+)
• I live in a small town
Subjek + Verb 1 (s/es) + Objek
• He speaks Japanese
Negative sentence (-)
Negative sentence
Subjek + Do / Does + not + Verb 1 + Objek
• You do not speak English fluently
Question sentence (?)
• He does not (doesn’t) speak Japanese
Do / Does + Subjek + Verb 1 + Objek ?
Question sentence
• Do you speak English fluently?
• Do i live in small town?

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Present Perfect Tense
Example
Positive sentence
• She has worked in the hospital for six years
Formula • I have fixed my computer
Positive sentence (+) Negative sentence
S + have / has + Past participle • She hasn’t worked in the hospital.
Negative sentence (-) • I have not fixed my computer.
S + have / has + not + Past participle Question sentence
Question sentence (?) • Has she worked in the hospital for six years?
Have / has + S + Past participle • Have I fixed my computer?

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Present Continuous Tense
Example
Positive sentence
• She is doing her homework now

Formula Negative sentence


• She is not doing her homework now
Positive sentence (+)
Question sentence
Subjek + be (am/is/are) + verb (-ing)
• Is she doing her homework now?
Negative sentence (-)
Subjek +be (am/is/are) + not + verb (-ing)
Question sentence (?)
Be (am/is/are) + subjek + verb (-ing)

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Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Example
Formula
Positive sentence
Positive sentence (+)
• She has been driving
S + have/has + been + -ing/present participle
• The toddlers have been sleeping
Negative sentence (-)
Negative sentence
S + have/has + not + been + -ing/present
participle • She has not been driving

Question sentence (?) • The toddlers haven’t been sleeping

have/has + S + been + -ing/present participle Question sentence


• Has she been driving
• Have the toddlers been sleeping

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Any questions?

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