1. PRESENT TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT PERFECT
AIM: TO REVISE PRESENT TENSES

2.  1. I’m learning Chinese.
 2. You’ve walked across the Amazon jungle.
 3. It has meant that I can finance my next
expedition.
 4. My mum and dad always watch my
documentaries.
 5. My agent is waiting for me.
 6. I’ve always loved travelling.
 7. I don’t like going with groups.

3. Answers
 1. I’m learning Chinese. – Present Continuous
 2. You’ve walked across the Amazon jungle. –
Present Perfect
 3. It has meant that I can finance my next
expedition. – Present Perfect
 4. My mum and dad always watch my
documentaries. – Present Simple
 5. My agent is waiting for me. – Present
Continuous
 6. I’ve always loved travelling. – Present Perfect
 7. I don’t like going with groups. - Present Simple

4. Present Simple
 I live in Belgrade.  We live in Belgrade.
 You live in Belgrade.  You live in Belgrade.
 He/She/It lives in  They live in
Belgrade. Belgrade.

5. Present Simple - questions
 Do I live in  Do we live in
Belgrade? Belgrade?
 Do you live in  Do you live in
Belgrade? Belgrade?
 Does he/she/it live  Do they live in
in Belgrade? Belgrade?

6. Present Simple - negative
 I don’t live in  We don’t live in
Belgrade. Belgrade.
 You don’t live in  You don’t live in
Belgrade. Belgrade.
 He/she /it doesn’t  They don’t live in
live in Belgrade. Belgrade.

7. We use the Present Simple to talk
about:
 Activities that we repeat regularly (routines, habits).
My mum and dad always watch my documentaries.
 Permanent situations and states.
I don’t like cheese.
 General truths
A doctor works in a hospital.
Common time adverbials:
always, often, usually, sometimes, never
every day, every week, every year ...
twice a week, once a month
regularly, seldom, hardly ever, occasionally

8. Spelling
 Y is lost in verbs  We use –es with
ending in consonant verbs ending in -s,
+y: -z, -sh, -ch, -s, -x:
fly – flies watches, teaches,
study – studies washes, fixes...
 -es where you
wouldn’t normally
expect it
does
goes

9. Present Continuous
 I am watching TV.  We are watching TV.
 You are watching TV.  You are watching
 He/she/it is watching TV.
TV.  They are watching
TV.

10. Present Continuous - questions
 Am I watching TV?  Are we watching
 Are you watching TV?
TV?  Are you watching
 Is he/she/it watching TV?
TV?  Are they watching
TV?

11. Present Continuous - negative
 I am not watching  We are not watching
TV. TV.
 You are not  You are not
watching TV. watching TV.
 He/she/it is not  They are not
watching TV. watching TV.

12. We use the Present Continuous to talk
about:
 Activities that are going on at the time of
speaking.
Right now, I am giving a lecture and you are
listening.
 Activities that happen regularly but only for a
limited period of time (temporary routines and
habits).
I’m studying English a lot these days because we
are having a test next week.
Common time adverbials:

13. Spelling
 Verbs ending in –e lose  Short verbs ending in
the final -e when –ing is one vowel + one
added. consonant double the
phone – phoning last consonant.
make – making sit – sitting
change – changing cut – cutting
swim – swimming
 Verbs ending in –ie:
lie – lying
tie – tying

14. Present Perfect: have/has +3rd
column
 I have done the  We have done the
homework. homework.
 You have done the  You have done the
homework. homework.
 He/she/it has done  They have done the
the homework. homework.

15. Present Perfect - Questions
 Have I done the  Have we done the
homework? homework?
 Have you done the  Have you done the
homework? homework?
 Has he/she/it done  Have they done the
the homework? homework?

16. Present Perfect - negative
 I have not done the  We have not done
homework. the homework.
 You have not done  You have not done
the homework. the homework.
 He/she/it has not  They have not done
done the homework. the homework.

17. We use the Present Perfect to talk
about:
 Past events and activities with results or
consequences in the present.
I’ve lost my keys and now I can’t open the door.
 An action in the past when we don’t know or are not
interested in when it happened. (to talk about
experience)
I’ve been to China.
 Things that started in the past and continue up till
now.
I’ve always wanted to travel.
Common time adverbials:
never, ever, since, for, already, yet, all my life, always

18. The use and meanings of time
adverbials
 already and yet  since and for
We use already in Since tells us about a
statements and yet in point in time when the
questions and activity began.
negative sentences. We’ve been friends
I’ve already seen that since 2003.
film. For tells us about the
I haven’t finished yet. period of time that the
activity has taken.
We’ve been friends for
five years.

19. Do the matching task
 Write the use(s) for each example presented
in diapo nº 2. Only Present Simple and
Present Continuous.

20. Revision
Give a wider context for each of the sentences
below.
 I write emails.
 I’m writing an email.
 I’ve written an email.