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Present Tenses
Present Simple
Present Continuous Form/Use
Present Perfect

Poll

Evaluate your grammar knowledge of the Present tenses

• Poor

• Fair

• Satisfactory

• Good

• Excelllent

Present Tenses
Test yourself
Choose the best option to complete the sentences
20 sec

Multiple Choice

Where ____ (go)? Home. It ______ (get) late.

• are you going / it's getting

• are you go / it gets

Multiple Choice

It ______ (rain)! We must take an umbrella.

• is raining

• rains

Multiple Choice

_________ (you ever be) to New York? Yes, in 1990.

• Were you ever being

• Have you ever been

Multiple Choice

He _____ (finish) his English grammar exercises. Now, we can start his maths homework.

• has finished

• finishes

Multiple Choice

She ______ (already see) the movie 3 times.

• is already seeing

• has already seen

Multiple Choice

How long _____ you _____ (know) John? 3 years

• have you known

• are you knowing

Multiple Choice

_____ you ______ (do) an English grammar exercise right now?

• Do you do

• Are you doing

Multiple Choice

How long _____ you _____ (live) in this house? For almost 5 years now.

• have you lived

• are you living

Multiple Choice

I ______ (make) pizza for dinner tonight! Great! I _____ (love) pizza. It's my favourite.

• am making / am loving

• am making / love

  
  

Multiple Choice

They ______ (not / believe) you.

• don't believe

• are not believing

​Present
Simple

​Present Simple Uses

​Present Simple Uses

​Present Simple Uses

Usually
Always
Every day/week/year
Occasionally
Sometimes
On Mondays/Tuesdays...
in the morning/afternoon/evening
at the weekend (s)

​Present Simple
Time Expressions

​Present Simple

​Present
Continuous

​Present Continuous
Uses

​Present Continuous
Uses

​Present Continuous
Uses

​Present Continuous
Uses

at the moment
now
these days
at present
tonight
nowadays
still

​Present Continuous
Time Expressions

NO
Present Continuous​

​Present Continuous

​Practice
Choose the best option to complete the sentences
20 sec

Multiple Choice

Languages _____________ very fast. Half of world's languages will disappear by 2100.

• disappear

• are disappearing

Multiple Choice

You can't see Tim now; he _________ a bath.

• 's having

• has

Multiple Choice

What time ______________________?

• is the first train leaving

• does the first train leave

Multiple Choice

What __________ tonight? Would you like to come and watch the game?

• do you do

• are you doing

Multiple Choice

Nobody ____________ they will win the match.

• thinks

• is thinking

NO /Yes
Present Continuous​

NO /Yes
Present Continuous​

NO /Yes
Present Continuous​

Practice

Choose either Present Simple or Present Continuous to complete the sentences
20 sec

Multiple Choice

• smells

• is smelling

Multiple Choice

My husband (always/taste) the food while I'm cooking! It's very annoying.

• is always tasting

• always tastes

Multiple Choice

She (have) a bath every evening.

• is having

• has

Multiple Choice

Luke (see) the doctor now.

• is seeing

• sees

Multiple Choice

He (have) a party next weekend.

• is having

• has

Multiple Choice

This coffee (not/taste) right.

• is not tasting

• does not taste

Multiple Choice

What (you/think) about the plan?

• are you thinking

• do you think

Multiple Choice

This dress ________________ (not/fit) me any more.

• does not fit

• is not fitting

Multiple Choice

A: Is anything wrong?

B: No, I _______________ (just/think) about the party tonight.

• am just thinking

• just think

Multiple Choice

A: This fabric____________ (feel) like silk.

B: It is silk, and it was very expensive.

• is feeling

• feels

​Present
Perfect

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​Present Perfect Uses

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​Present Perfect Uses

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​Present Perfect Uses

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​Present Perfect
Time expressions

​Complete the sentrences with the correct form of the present perfect tense.

​Present Perfect
Time expressions

Since/For

I have lived in this city since I was born. (starting point)
I have known him for 15 years. (duration)

​Practice

Since/For

10 sec

Multiple Choice

I've had this car _________ years.

• since

• for

Multiple Choice

We've known each other _________ we were in school.

• since

• for

Multiple Choice

She hasn't slept _________ two days.

• since

• for

Multiple Choice

We've been together _________ over ten years.

• since

• for

Multiple Choice

I haven't seen John ________ last July.

• since

• for

Multiple Choice

She's worked in this bank ___________ it first opened.

• since

• for

Present Simple Uses

Present Continuous Uses

Present Perfect Uses

​10 emails so far

Practice

Choose the best description for the sentences
20/30 sec

​10 emails so far

Multiple Choice

I'm taking a course in Mandarin at the moment.

• The speaker is talking about a temporary action around this time in his or her life

• The speaker means at the exact moment s/he is speaking.

Multiple Choice

I live in Hong Kong

• This is a permanent situation.

• This is a temporary situation..

Multiple Choice

I'm living with my sister until I find a flat of my own.

• This is a permanent situation.

• This is a temporary situation..

Multiple Choice

The course finishes at the end of next month.

• This is a timetable.

• This is a temporary situation..

Multiple Choice

I'm meeting David on Thursday.

• This is a future arrangement.

• This is a repeated action.

Multiple Choice

I meet David on Thursday afternoons.

• This is a future arrangement.

• This is a repeated action.

Multiple Choice

The weather is getting warmer.

• This is a changing situation.

• This sentence refers to this exact moment.

Multiple Choice

It always rains in autumn.

• It refers to the moment of speaking.

• general/natural truth

Multiple Choice

I have bought a new car.

• An action is more important than time

• Time is more important than an action

Multiple Choice

I have known him since my childhood.

• An action started in the past and continues up to the present

• An action started in the past and does not refer to the present

​Stop and Reflect

​Evaluate your grammar knowledge of the Present tenses after the class.

Poll

Evaluate your grammar knowledge of the Present tenses after the class

• Poor

• Fair

• Satisfactory

• Good

• Excelllent

Word Cloud

How do you feel after the class?

​Thank you!