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Present tenses (all)

Present tenses (all)

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English

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Maret K

Used 150+ times

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9 Slides • 14 Questions

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Present Tenses

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

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2

Present Simple

infinitive

infinitive +s


I play

He plays

We play

3

Present Simple

  • permanent states. Tom works for a construction company.

  • daily routines, repeated and habitual actions. He plays tennis every week.

  • for general truths and laws of nature. The sun sets in the west.

  • for timetables and programmes. The bus leaves at 5 pm.

  • for sporting commentaries, reviews and narrations. Ronaldo intercepts and passes to another player.

4

Present Continuous

to be (am/is/are + ing)


I am playing

He is playing

We are playing

5

Present Continuous

  • actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking. Tina is doing her homework at the moment.

  • for fixed arrangements in the near future. I'm going to the dentist tomorrow (there's already an appointment)

  • for currently changing and developing situations. The number of the infected is increasing.

  • to express anger or irritation at a repeated action. You're always taking my stuff.

6

Present Perfect

have / has + past participle


I have played

He has played

We have played

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Present Perfect

  • started in the past, continues up to the present. I've known him for years.

  • for a recently completed action whose result is visible in the present. A new restaurant has just opened in Põhjakeskus.

  • for an action that happened at an unstated time in the past. I have only visited Finland once.

8

Present Perfect Continuous

have/has + been + ing


I've been playing

He's been playing

We've been playing

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Present Perfect Continuous

  • to put emphasis on the duration of the action. The boys have been playing football for hours.

  • for an action which started in the past, result visible in the present. He has been working hard all week - he looks really tired.

  • to express anger, irritation, or annoyance. They've been listening to that music all night.

  • for repeated actions in the past continuing to the present. I've been taking Spanish lessons at school.

10

Multiple Choice

My parents ____ (live) with me just now.

1

live

2

are living

3

have lived

4

have been living

11

Multiple Choice

This is the first warm day we ____ (have) this year.

1

have

2

are having

3

have had

4

have been having

12

Multiple Choice

Jane ____ (find) my glasses, so I can see again.

1

finds

2

found

3

has found

4

has been finding

13

Multiple Choice

Mark ´s studying engineering. He ____ (do) practical work for the last six months.

1

does

2

is doing

3

has done

4

has been doing

14

Multiple Choice

The people in the flat upstairs ____ (disturb) us every night this week.

1

disturb

2

are disturbing

3

have disturbed

4

have been disturbing

15

Multiple Choice

Whe Alice is thinking about something, she ____ (make) funny grunting noises.

1

makes

2

is making

3

has made

4

has been making

16

Multiple Choice

Why ____ (he/ drive) on the wrong side of the road?

1

does he drive

2

is he driving

3

has he driven

4

has he been driving

17

Multiple Choice

Rhona ____ (stay) with her aunt this weekend.

1

stays

2

is staying

3

has stayed

4

will stay

18

Multiple Choice

You look tired, obviously you ___ (work) all day.

1

work

2

are working

3

have worked

4

have been working

19

Multiple Choice

____ (you/ not/ see) the difference between the two pictures?

1

Don´t you see

2

Aren´t you seeing

3

Haven´t you seen

4

Haven´t you been seeing

20

Multiple Choice

Eric _____ (always/ live) in that flat.

1

always lives

2

is always living

3

has always lived

4

has always been living

21

Multiple Choice

More and more women ____ (train) to become pilots these days.

1

train

2

are training

3

have trained

4

have been training

22

Multiple Choice

He ____ (drive) an automatic car before.

1

doesn´t drive

2

isn´t driving

3

hasn´t driven

4

hasn´t been driving

23

Multiple Choice

-Your clothes are all wet!

-I know. I ___ (wash) the car.

1

am washing

2

wash

3

have washed

4

have been washing

Present Tenses

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

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