Simple Present Tense
- To tell about things that happen again and again(habit)
- Ahmed drinks coffee every afternoon
- Many American children wear costumes on Halloween.
- To tell facts.
- Peru is in South America .
- Water freezes at 32 Fahrenheit.
- Simple present with non-action verbs.
- Marian and Clara know Arabic.
- Roberto likes bullfight.
Affirmative statement
- Use the base form of the verb for all
person except third person singular.Put –s or –es on third person singular.
Example:
1.Ted dresses up like a lion.
2.Daniel dances in the Chinese New Year Parade each
year.
Negative statement
- Use "does not" and "do not" before the
base form.
Example:
1.She does not take off her shoes.
2.Some people do not enjoy sushi.
*Singular - Does
*Plural - Do
*Singular - verb + ‘s’
*Plural - verb does not + ‘s’
Question statement
- Use ‘’do or ‘’does’’ in the sentences.
Example:
1.Do many chinese eat noodles?
After they had finished presenting, the next group which was Adam and Nabilah group came to the front to present their topic on Present Continuous Tense.
Present Continuous Tense
Definition - Describe an action that is happening at the moment of
speaking.
- ‘be verb’ + base form of verb+ -ing
- Is/are/am + bese form of verb + -ing
Example:
1.The
singer is singing the contract now.
2.The
members of the group are talkng to the manager at the moment.
Uses of present
continuous tense
- used when two or more actions happen simultaneously.
Example:
1. While
Fasha Sandha is posing for the cameraman,her manager is talking on the phone.
2. The
crew is working hard to prepare the stage,while the performers are rehearsing.
- Some verbs are not usually used in the present continuous tense.These verbs describe a state,a condition or a situation which exists.
Example:
1.The
food tastes good
2.He
knows the answer
3.He
seems angry.
- Even though some of these words describe condition,they can also be used to describe an action and sometimes used in the present continuous.
Example:
1.Que
Haidar is appearing in Mamat Khalid’s latest comedy.(appearing=action)
2.Mr.Oki
Sasaki is thinking of Syarifah Aini.
(thinking - pondering about/action)
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