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Verb Tenses

The document explains the use of Simple Present and Present Continuous verb tenses. Simple Present is used for facts, habits, routines, and general truths, while Present Continuous describes actions happening at the moment of speaking. It also includes examples and important tips for conjugating verbs in these tenses.

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Verb Tenses

The document explains the use of Simple Present and Present Continuous verb tenses. Simple Present is used for facts, habits, routines, and general truths, while Present Continuous describes actions happening at the moment of speaking. It also includes examples and important tips for conjugating verbs in these tenses.

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VERB TENSES

(Simple present & present continuous)


SIMPLE PRESENT
Used for facts, habits, routines, and general truths. You use Simple Present when the
action is:
Regular / repeated
 I drink coffee every morning.
A habit
 She goes to the gym twice a week.
A fact or general truth
 Water boils at 100°C.
A permanent situation
 He lives in Casablanca.
ASSERTIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE
I, you, Subject + verb Subject + do not Do+ subject+verb….+? Do + Not (don’t) +
we, (don’t) + verb subject+verb…+?
they EX: I eat, You read, EX: do you know?
We work, They EX: I don’t eat… EX: do you know?
send
He, Subject + verb +s Subject + does not Does+ subject+verb Does + Not (doesn’t) +
she , it (doesn’t) + verb subject + verb…+?
EX: he eats, she Ex: he doesn’t like… EX: does she know?
reads, it works EX: do you know?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
used to express an action taking place at the time of speaking.
 she is writing a letter, right now.
ASSERTIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE
All Subject + (to be) + Subject + (to be) + (to be) + subject + verb+ing? (to be) +subject + not + verb
subjects verb + ing not + verb + ing + ing?
EX:
EX: I am looking, EX: I am not looking Are you working? EX:
she is cooking You are not (aren’t) Are you not (aren’t you)
looking working?
He is not (isn’t
looking)

Important tip 1: verbs that end with s, ss, sh, ch, x, o, use es instead of s for the subjects he, she and it.
 Examples: kiss → he kisses, pass → she passes , wash → it washes, fix → he fixes, go → he goes, do →she does.
Important tip 2: verbs that end with a consonant + y use ies, instead of s for the subjects he, she and it.
 Examples: study → he studies, try → she tries , carry → he carries

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