Present Tenses Review of Auxiliary Verbs

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Present Continuous

Present Continuous

Teaching the Tenses

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Teaching the Present Continuous

I'm teaching the present continuous right now.
My wife is working in her office at the moment.
Those boys are playing tennis over there.
etc.
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Present Simple Tense

TENSE learning & teaching: Present Simple

    This is the first tense students learn. Lessons on the present simple and other tenses will emphasize basic sentence structures and verbs. This is a very exciting point in ESL coursework because students will be able to convey information and converse with one another through the use of sentences.


Structure

Positive
In the positive form add an 's' to the base form. If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies.

I, You, We, They -> eat lunch at noon.

He, She, It -> works well in any situation.

Negative
Conjugate the helping verb 'do' not (don't and doesn't) + the base form of the verb to make negatives.

I, You, We, They -> don't enjoy opera.

He, She, It -> doesn't belong to the club.

Questions
Conjugate the helping verb 'do' (do or does) +  the base form of the verb in question forms.

Do -> I, you, we, they -> work in this town?

Does -> he, she, it -> live in this city?

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Usage / Function

1. Repeated Actions

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

a Tense Review

now, now nothing to be tense about...here are helpful links that can help you check your mastery on all the Grammar Tenses.

Grammar Tenses
Visual Chart of Tenses