Present Tenses

Present Tenses

3T - Gold Experience Unit 1

Open Ended

Name as many types of present tenses as you can.

Multiple Select

Look at this sentence. What kind of situation does it describe?

People are always playing in the pool.

• a single action

• a repeated action

Open Ended

Look again: People are always playing in the pool.

How does the girl feel about the situation?

Multiple Select

Look at this sentence:

I usually work out in the evenings.

What kind of situation does it describe?

• a repeated action/habit

• something happening now

Multiple Select

Read the girl's answer:

Yes! I usually work out in the evenings. At the moment, they are renovating the gym in my block of flats, so I’m going to the one at the community centre. People are always playing in the pool! I can’t wait until my gym opens again!

Which two actions described are temporary/true right now?

• work out in the evenings

• renovating the gym

• going to the one at the community centre

• always playing in the pool

• can't wait until my gym opens

Questions?

Present Perfect (Simple) or Present Perfect Continuous?

Multiple Select

Choose the right description for this sentence:

You’ve bought a new car!

• To emphasise the long duration of an activity

• For actions which happened at an unspecified time.

• Recently finished actions/those with a present result.

• A recent past continuous action with a present result

• With adverbs like already, yet, never, and ever.

Multiple Select

Choose the right description for this sentence:

I’ve been searching for the email address all morning!

• To emphasise the long duration of an activity

• For actions which happened at an unspecified time.

• A recent past continuous action with a present result

• With adverbs like already, yet, never, and ever.

Multiple Select

Choose the right description for this sentence:

I’ve travelled a lot.

• For actions which happened at an unspecified time.

• Recently finished actions/those with a present result.

• A recent past continuous action with a present result

• With adverbs like already, yet, never, and ever.

Multiple Select

Choose the right description for this sentence:

I’ve already finished my homework.

• A recent past continuous action with a present result

• With adverbs like already, yet, never, and ever.

Multiple Select

Choose the right description for this sentence:

I’ve been renovating the house – doesn’t it look great!

• A recent past continuous action with a present result

• Recently finished actions/those with a present result.

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence:

I’ve known Tim for three years.

What does it describe?

• a state

• an action

Open Ended

Give an example of a verb that describes an action (as opposed to a state like in the previous question).

Form

How do we make/write these structures?

Multiple Select

Which present tense are the following sentences examples of?

He has always eaten chocolate for breakfast.

He hasn't always eaten chocolate for breakfast.

Has he always eating chocolate for breakfast?

• Present Simple

• Present Continuous

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

Multiple Select

Which present tense are the following sentences examples of?

He usually eats chocolate for breakfast.

He doesn't usually eat chocolate for breakfast.

Does he usually eat chocolate for breakfast?

• Present Simple

• Present Continuous

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

Multiple Select

Which present tense are the following sentences an examples of?:

He has been eating chocolate for breakfast since he was 5.

He hasn't been eating chocolate for breakfast since he was 5.

Has he been eating chocolate for breakfast since he was 5?

• Present Simple

• Present Continuous

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

Multiple Select

Which present tense are the following sentences examples of?

He is eating chocolate right now.

He isn't eating chocolate right now.

Is he eating chocolate right now?

• Present Simple

• Present Continuous

• Present Perfect

• Present Perfect Continuous

Well done!

• You can find the full PowerPoint on the differences between the various present tenses on Teams/Files/Gold Experience/Grammar PowerPoints

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