Tenses

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She plays the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous
3. Past Simple
4. Past Continuous

When do you use the present simple?

They ........... (always / play) football when they get home after school.

1. are always playing
2. always play

review: present simple

• Facts, habits, permanent situations
• Signalwords: always, never, usually, often, every Tuesday
• he/she/it: add "-s"

I always cycle to school.

My dad works on Tuesdays. 

They never eat spaghetti.

But how about questions?

How do you make a question with the present simple?

I'm working at the moment.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Present perfect
4. Present perfect continuous

present continuous

• Takes place NOW
• signalwords: at the moment, currently, as we speak, right now, "Look!", ....
• Form of "to be" + verb-ing

I am watching TV.                                       She is listening right now. 

                                 They are eating breakfast. 

But how about questions?

How do you make a question with the present continuous?

She has lived in Bristol since 1999.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Present perfect
4. Present perfect continuous

Present perfect 

• Connection between past and present
• Suggests completion
  
• Result more important than action
• Signalwords: already, so far, since/for, ever/never, yet, etc (see reader p. 67)

• Have/has+verb-ed/irregular past participle (3rd form)


• She has lived in Bristol since 1999.
• I've bought a new bike.
• We have painted the house, doesn't it look nice?

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She has been doing her homework all afternoon.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Present perfect
4. Present perfect continuous

Present perfect continuous

• Connection between past and present
  
• Focus on action that is unfinshed


• Action/process more important than result
• Signalwords: already, so far, since/for, ever/never, yet, etc (see reader p. 67)

• Have/has+been+verb-ing


• I have been decorating the house all summer.
• She has been doing her homework all afternoon.
• I'm sorry the house is such a mess, but we've been painting.

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What's the difference between the present simple and present continuous?

What's the difference between the Present Perfect and the Present Perfect Continuous?