Mrs. Ishara Jayasinghe. Mahinda College, Kurunegala

PART 1 Mrs. Ishara Jayasinghe.
Mahinda College,
Kurunegala.
We use present simple tense
- when something is generally true.

- in the first and zero conditionals.
- for habits or things that we do regularly
Structure
subject + verb + rest of the sentence
I
We
You verb(root) + rest of the sentence
They
He
She verb + s/es + rest of the sentence
It
Eg-
1. I eat rice.
2. We play cricket.
3. You sing a song.
4. They watch the news.
5. He learns English.
6. She lives in England.
7. It drinks milk.
Simple Present Tense Negative Form
Structure
subject + do/does not + verb + rest of the sentence
I
We
You do not +verb + rest of the sentence
They (don’t)
He
She does not + verb + rest of the sentence
It (doesn’t)
 Turn above 7 sentences
to simple present tense
negative form.
Answers
1. I don’t eat rice.
2. We don’t play cricket.
3. You don’t sing a song.
4. They don’t watch the news.
5. He doesn’t learn English.
6. She doesn’t live in England.
7. It doesn’t drink milk.
Simple Present Tense Question Form
Structure
Do/Does + subject + verb + rest of the sentence + ?
I
we
Do + you verb + rest of the sentence + ?
they
he
Does + she verb + rest of the sentence + ?
it
Turn above 7 sentences to
simple present tense
question form.
Answers
1. Do I eat rice ?
2. Do we play cricket ?
3. Do you sing a song ?
4. Do they watch the news ?
5. Does he learn English ?
6. Does she live in England ?
7. Does it drink milk ?
We use present continuous tense
-for something that is happening

at the moment of speaking.
Structure
subject + am/is/are + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
I - am + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
We
You are + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
They
He
She is + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
It
o Turn above 7 sentences
to present continuous
tense.
Answers.
1. I am eating rice.
2. We are playing cricket.
3. You are singing a song.
4. They are watching the news.
5. He is learning English.
6. She is living in England.
7. It is drinking milk.
Present Continuous Tense Negative Form
Structure
subject + am/is/are + not + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
I - am + not + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
We
You are + not + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
They (aren’t)
He
She is + not + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
It (isn’t)
Turn above 7 sentences
to present continuous
negative form.
Answers.
1. I am not eating rice.
2. We are not playing cricket.
3. You are not singing a song.
4. They are not watching the news.
5. He is not learning English.
6. She is not living in England.
7. It is not drinking milk.
Present Continuous Tense Question Form
Structure
Am/Is/Are + subject + verb + ing + rest of the sentence +
?
Am + I - + verb + ing + rest of the sentence + ?
we
Are + you verb + ing + rest of the sentence + ?
they
he
Is + she verb + ing + rest of the sentence + ?
it
Turn above 7 sentences to
present continuous
question form.
Answers.
1. Am I eating rice ?
2. Are we playing cricket ?
3. Are you singing a song ?
4. Are they watching the news ?
5. Is he learning English ?
6. Is she living in England ?
7. Is it drinking milk ?
We use present perfect tense
- with the situation that already

happen but continue to the
present and may happen in the
future.
Structure
subject + have/has + verb (pp) + rest of the
sentence
I
We
You have + verb (pp) + rest of the sentence
They
He
She has + verb (pp) + rest of the sentence
It
present perfect tense.
Answers.
1. I have eaten rice.
2. We have played cricket.
3. You have sung a song.
4. They have watched the news.
5. He has learnt English.
6. She has lived in England.
7. It has drunk milk.
Present Perfect Tense Negative Form
Structure
subject + have/has + not + verb (pp) + rest of the
sentence
I
We
You have + not + verb (pp) + rest of the sentence
They (haven’t)
He
She has + not + verb (pp) + rest of the sentence
It (hasn’t)
 Turn above 7 sentences to
present perfect negative
form.
Answers.
1. I haven’t eaten rice.
2. We haven’t played cricket.
3. You haven’t sung a song.
4. They haven’t watched the news.
5. He hasn’t learnt English.
6. She hasn’t lived in England.
7. It hasn’t drunk milk.
Present Perfect Tense Question Form
Structure
Have/Has + subject + verb (pp) + rest of the sentence + ?
I
We
Have + You verb (pp) + rest of the sentence + ?
They
He
Has + She verb (pp) + rest of the sentence + ?
It
• Turn above 7 sentences to
present perfect question
form.
Answers.
1. Have I eaten rice ?
2. Have we played cricket ?
3. Have you sung a song ?
4. Have they watched the news ?
5. Has he learnt English ?
6. Has she lived in England ?
7. Has it drunk milk ?
We use present perfect
continuous tense
- to show that something

started in the past and has
continued up until now.
Structure
subject + have/has + been + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
I
We
You have + been + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
They
He
She has + been + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
It
 Turn above 7 sentences to
present perfect continuous
tense.
Answers.
1. I have been eating rice.
2. We have been playing cricket.
3. You have been singing a song.
4. They have been watching the news.
5. He has been learning English.
6. She has been living in England.
7. It has been drinking milk.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense Negative
Form
Structure
subject + have/has + not + been + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
I
We
You have + not + been + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
They (haven’t)
He
She has + not + been + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
It (hasn’t)
Turn above 7 sentences to
negative form.
Answers.
1. I haven’t been eating rice.
2. We haven’t been playing cricket.
3. You haven’t been singing a song.
4. They haven’t been watching the
news.
5. He hasn’t been learning English.
6. She hasn’t been living in England.
7. It hasn’t been drinking milk.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense Question Form
Structure
Have/Has + subject + been + verb + ing + rest of the
sentence + ?
I
We
Have + You been + verb + ing + rest of the sentence
+? They
He
Has + She been + verb + ing + rest of the sentence + ?
It
question form.
Answers.
1. Have I been eating rice ?
2. Have we been playing cricket ?
3. Have you been singing a song ?
4. Have they been watching the news ?
5. Has he been learning English ?

6. Has she been living in England ?
7. Has it been drinking milk ?

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PART 1 Mrs. Ishara Jayasinghe.

- when something is generally true.

-for something that is happening

I - am + verb + ing + rest of the sentence

I - am + not + verb + ing + rest of the sentence

Am + I - + verb + ing + rest of the sentence + ?

- with the situation that already

- to show that something

5. Has he been learning English ?

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