Grammar : Present Tense
As we have seen already, the Present Tense is used when the verb refers to the present time.
There are four forms in the Present Tense.
They are:
1. Simple Present Tense.
2. Present Continuous Tense.
3. Present Perfect Tense.
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
Let us see one by one.
1.Simple Present Tense:
The Simple Present Tense is used
i. To indicate a habitual action.
Examples:
He drinks tea every morning.
My father gets up at 6am everyday.
I go to college regularly.
The College celebrates its founders day on 7th June every year.
ii. To express general truth.
Examples:
The Sun rises in the east.
Two twos give four.
Honey is sweet.
iii. To express a future event that is part of a fixed timetable.
Examples:
The match starts at 10am.
When does this shop reopen?
The next train arrives at 7.45am.
iv. To introduce a quotation.
Examples:
Keats says, A thing of beauty is joy for ever.
Bible says, To forgive is divine.
2.Present Continuous Tense:
The Present Continuous Tense is used
i. For an action going on at the time of speaking.
Examples:
She is writing a letter.
He is walking along the road.
They are discussing this problem.
We are playing foot-ball.
3.Present Perfect Tense:
The Present Perfect Tense is used
i. To indicate activities that completed in the near past.
Examples:
He has just gone out.
They have earned goodwill.
We have deposited the mount with a local bank.
The child has gone to bed.
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense:
This Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used for an action which began at some time in the past and is still continuing.
Examples:
They have been building this bridge for the last seven months.
He has been working in this company for a long time.
They have been playing cricket since 5pm.
I have been writing a novel for the last one year.
These are the four forms of Present Tense.
Go to the section on Past Tense to continue.
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