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    The document summarizes the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It provides the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for each tense using the verbs "to talk" and "to work" as examples. It also notes the uses of each tense and how they indicate time.

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    English Tenses

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    The document summarizes the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It provides the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for each tense using the verbs "to talk" and "to work" as examples. It also notes the uses of each tense and how they indicate time.

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    The document summarizes the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses in English. It provides the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for each tense using the verbs "to talk" and "to work" as examples. It also notes the uses of each tense and how they indicate time.

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    PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT PRESeNT PERFECT

    To be + ing Have/ has + past participle CONTINUOUS


    Have/has been+ - ing
    Affirmative I / you / we / I'm talking.
    …talk. ….have talked. … have been working.
    they You/we/they are talking.
    He / she / it …talks. He/she/it is talking. …has talked. … has been working
    Negative I / you / we / I'm not talking !
    don't talk ! Haven't talked! Haven't been working !
    they You/we/they aren't talking !
    He / she / it doesn't talk ! He/she/it isn't talking. hasn't talked. hasn't been working !
    Interrogative I / you / we / Do I / you / we / they talk? Am I talking ?
    Have ..… talked ? Have ….. been working ?
    they Are You/we/they are talking ?
    Does he / she / it talk?
    He / she / it Is He/she/it talking ? Has ….. talked ? Has ….. been working ?
    Short Yes, I am. No I'm not.
    I / you / we / Yes, I / you / we / they do. Yes, ….have. Yes, ….have.
    answer Yes, you / we / they are.
    they No, I / you / we / they don't. No,….. haven't No,….. haven't
    No, aren't.
    Yes, he / she / it does. Yes, he / she / it is. Yes, ….has. Yes, ….has.
    He / she / it
    No, he / she / it does't. Yes, he / she / it isn't. No,…. hasn't. No,…. hasn't.
    Use Daily routines/repeated actions For action which started in the past and
    (often, usually, always) Happening now,at the moment continue up to the present (verbs: be,have,
    Habbits ( at 2:00) this week like,know)
    Timetables/schedules ( midnight) A past action which has a visible result in the
    General truth/laws present (Gary has shaved his beard.)
    Time Every
    day/month/hour/summer/mor Now, at the moment, at present,
    Alredy, yet, just, ever, never, for,
    ning/evening, usually, often, nowadays, these days, today, Since, for, how long,
    since, recently, so far
    sometimes, always, Sunday, tomorrow, next month
    Tuesdays, never,
    Ending – e, drop e = -ing
    Verbs ending –ss , -sh, - -ch, -x, -o = - (make-making,come-coming)
    es (miss-misses,go-goes)
    Sit – sitting, begin-beginning
    Verbs ending – y = - ies (try-tries)
    -ie = y : lie – lying
    or say- says !!! Verbs: have, like, love, hate, want, know,
    remember, forget, understand, thinh, believe, cost…
    -do not have continuous

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