Present tenses (all)

Present Tenses

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

Present Simple

infinitive

infinitive +s

I play

He plays

We play

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.

Present Continuous

to be (am/is/are + ing)

I am playing

He is playing

We are playing

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.

Present Perfect

have / has + past participle

I have played

He has played

We have played

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.

Present Perfect Continuous

have/has + been + ing

I've been playing

He's been playing

We've been playing

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.

Multiple Choice

My parents ____ (live) with me just now.

• live

• are living

• have lived

• have been living

Multiple Choice

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

• have

• are having

• have had

• have been having

Multiple Choice

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

• finds

• found

• has found

• has been finding

Multiple Choice

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

• does

• is doing

• has done

• has been doing

Multiple Choice

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

• disturb

• are disturbing

• have disturbed

• have been disturbing

Multiple Choice

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

• makes

• is making

• has made

• has been making

Multiple Choice

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

• does he drive

• is he driving

• has he driven

• has he been driving

Multiple Choice

Rhona ____ (stay) with her aunt this weekend.

• stays

• is staying

• has stayed

• will stay

Multiple Choice

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

• work

• are working

• have worked

• have been working

Multiple Choice

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

• Don´t you see

• Aren´t you seeing

• Haven´t you seen

• Haven´t you been seeing

Multiple Choice

Eric _____ (always/ live) in that flat.

• always lives

• is always living

• has always lived

• has always been living

Multiple Choice

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

• train

• are training

• have trained

• have been training

Multiple Choice

He ____ (drive) an automatic car before.

• doesn´t drive

• isn´t driving

• hasn´t driven

• hasn´t been driving

Multiple Choice

-Your clothes are all wet!

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

• am washing

• wash

• have washed

• have been washing