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Thursday, 19 January 2012

Examples of present tense

Present indefinite sentence

  1. I play tennis.
  2. She does not play tennis.
  3. Does he play tennis?
  4. The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
  5. The train does not leave at 9 AM.
  6. When does the train usually leave?
  7. She always forgets her purse.
  8. He never forgets his wallet.
  9. Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.
  10. Does the Sun circle the Earth?
Present continuous tense
  1. You are learning English now.
  2. You are not swimming now.
  3. Are you sleeping?
  4. I am sitting.
  5. I am not standing.
  6. Is he sitting or standing?
  7. They are reading their books.
  8. They are not watching television.
  9. What are you doing?
  10. Why aren't you doing your homework?
Present perfect tense

  1. I have seen that movie twenty times.
  2. I think I have met him once before.
  3. There have been many earthquakes in California.
  4. People have traveled to the Moon.
  5. People have not traveled to Mars.
  6. Have you read the book yet?
  7. Nobody has ever climbed that mountain.
  8. A: Has there ever been a war in the United States?
  9. B: Yes, there has been a war in the United States.
Present perfect continuous tense 
  1. They have been talking for the last hour.
  2. She has been working at that company for three years.
  3. What have you been doing for the last 30 minutes?
  4. James has been teaching at the university since June.
  5. We have been waiting here for over two hours!
  6. Why has Nancy not been taking her medicine for the last three days?

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