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Present Perfect Tense
Jun 4th
Form: Subject + has / have + past participle form of the verb He has written the letter. I have finished the job. They have accepted our invitation. The present perfect tense is used to talk about an action just completed. He has just gone out. I have finished the letter. Indefinite past action The [...]
Present continuous tense
May 20th
The present continuous tense is used to talk about an action that is going on at the time of speaking. Form: subject + is / am / are + ing form of the verb It is raining. We are waiting. They are playing. She is writing. The present continuous tense is often used to talk [...]
Simple present tense
May 20th
Form: Subject + present tense form of the verb The birds fly. The dogs bark. He writes with his left hand. John goes to school by bus. Uses Habitual actions The simple present tense is used to talk about a habitual action. He goes to school by bus. I get up at 6 o’clock. He [...]
Tenses
May 20th
There are three main tenses: The present tense The past tense The future tense The tense of a verb shows the time of an action or event. Read the following sentences. I write this letter to make her happy. I wrote the letter in the morning. I will write another letter tomorrow. In sentence 1, [...]