Tenses demonstrate the time of an action in a sentence.
Present tense, when an event is being described in real time.
Types of Present Tense
- Simple Present Tense
- Present Continuous Tense
- Present Perfect Tense
- Present Perfect Continuous Tense
1. Simple Present Tense
Use in one of the following conditions.
- Universal Facts
- Daily activities or habits
- To express beliefs, feelings, opinions and thoughts
- An event that is planned to happen in future
- Reported speech (news/commentary), books narration
- To give instructions
Structure 1: Subject (he/she/it) + Verb in Simple present form + s/es + ...
Usage 1: He goes to temple.
Structure 2: Subject (except he/she/it) + Verb in Simple present form + ...
Usage 2: I go to temple.
Structure 3: Subject (he/she/it) + doesn't + Verb in Simple present form + ...
Usage 3: He doesn't go to temple.
Structure 4: Subject (except he/she/it + don't + Verb in Simple present form + ...
Usage 4: I don't go to temple.
2. Present Continuous Tense
Used when an action is happening right now.
Structure : Subject (I/he,she,it/we,they) + am/is/are + verb + ing + ...
Usage 1: I am going to temple
Usage 2: He is going to temple
Usage 3: We are going to temple
Usage 4: I ain't going to temple
Usage 5: He isn't going to temple
Usage 6: We aren't going to temple
3. Present Perfect Tense
Use in one of the following conditions.
- An action that occurred at a time which is indefinite.
- An action that occurred many times.
- An action that started in past and still going on.
Structure : Subject (he,she,it/remained) + has/have + Verb in past participle form + ...
Usage 1: He has killed her.
Usage 2: I have seen this movie many times.
Usage 3: He has worked in this company for 6 years.
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
An action that started in past and still going on.
Structure : Subject (he,she,it/remained) + has/have + been + Verb + ing + ...
Usage 1: He has been working in this company for 6 years.
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