The document discusses different present tenses including simple present, present progressive, present perfect, and present perfect progressive. It provides examples and explanations of when to use each tense, such as using simple present for general facts or habits and present progressive for ongoing actions. The goal is to help students better understand and apply various present tenses in their daily lives and academic work.

1. Present Tense
By:-
Ali Al-Yaqoubi
Maher Al-Rashdi
Omran Al-Balushi
Section:20

2. Lesson Objectives
 Students identify present tenses.
 Students apply present tenses in their daily life.
 Students better use present tenses.

3. Simple present
Present
Present perfect

4. Simple Present
1. It expresses general statements of facts
and timeless truth.
E.g. The world is round.
2. It expresses habitual or every day activities.
E.g. I study for two hours every night.
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5. Present Progressive
1. It expresses an activity that is in progress at the
moment of speaking.
e.g. John is sleeping right now.
2. It expresses an activity that is in progress this week,
month or year.
e.g. I am taking six courses this semester.
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6. Present Perfect
1. It expresses the idea that something happen(or never
happened) before now, at an unspecified time in the
past.
 E.g. Have you ever visited Mexico?
 Adverbs that are frequently used: ever, never, yet,
still and just.
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7. 2. It expresses the repetition of an activity before now.
 E.g. I have written my wife a letter every other day for the
last two weeks.
 Adverbs that are frequently used: so far.
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8. 3. It expresses a situation that began in the past and
continues to the present.
 E.g. I have been here since 7 o’clock.
 Adverbs that are frequently used: since and for.
Check this video
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9. Present Perfect Progressive
1. It indicates the duration of an activity that began in
the past and continues to the present.
 e.g. I have been sitting here since 7 o’clock.
 It’s used with time words as for, since and all
morning.
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10. 2. It expresses a general activity in progress recently.
 E.g. I have been thinking of about changing my major.
3. It occurs with certain verbs: work, live and teach.
 e.g. I have lived here since 1995.
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11. Thank you for your attention.
For further present tense tutorials, check
out this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=2hcJECNQDlc