WEEK 3Essential English for Busy Adults

GRAMMAR: VERB TENSE REVIEW

Present tense verbs

Base verb I…. He/She….

Eat I eat…. He/She eats…

Work I work He/She works

Try I try He/She tries

Study I study He/She studiesDo I do He/She does

PRESENT TENSE VERBS

When do you use the present tense?1. To tell the truth or a fact

The car is red. 2. To tell something that is your habit I study English at the library on Monday. 3. To tell information from research or a

book In the contract, employees work 40

hours a week.

PRESENT TENSE VERBS

When do you use the present tense? 4. A future event The movie starts in 1 hour. 5. A future event in an adverb clause. When my children go to college, I will miss them.

Now Practice: Create 1 sentence for each of the five uses of the present tense.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

1. am/is/are+2. Verb + ing=Present progressive tense

I am swimming.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

Base verb I… He/She….

Eat I am eating He/She is eating

Work I am working He/She is working

Try I am trying He/She is trying

Study I am studying He/She is studyingDo I am doing He/She is doing

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

When do you use the present progressive tense?

1. For an action that is happening now and will end.

The students are meeting at the library to plan the class dinner.

2. For a long action that is happening now. The students are studying at the library for

6 weeks.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

When do you use the present progressive tense?

4. An action that repeats and causes problems

The rain is always causing traffic on I-4.

5. An event in the near future The new restaurant is opening

tomorrow. Now Practice: Create 1 sentence for

each of the 5 uses of the present progressive tense

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

1. have/has+2. Past participle=Present Perfect Tense

I have visited France many times.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

What is the past participle?Add –d or –ed to the end of a verb

Work workedStudy studiedTry triedEat eaten****Do done****

List of Irregular English Verbs

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

When do you use the present perfect tense?

1. Action that started in the past and continues in the present.

I have taught English for 7 years.2. Action that just finished. We have just finished class. I am

coming home now.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

When do you use the present perfect tense?3. A past action that still influences the

present. The government has cut taxes recently

because of the poor economy.4. A action that happened several times and

may happen again. The teacher has delayed the test because

the students had many questions.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

When do you use the present perfect tense? 5. To tell if you have any experience Have you ever read 100 Years of Solitude? Yes, I have read 100 Years of Solitude. No, I haven’t read 100 Years of Solitude.

6. A change or an accomplishment. Scientists have found a cure for cancer!

7. An unfinished action that may happen The author has not finished the book on the history of Colombia.