This document explains the Tenses, Possessives, and Parsing in English. This is the basic English grammar information and includes examples to practice with.
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PRESENT SIMPLE
We use present simple to say;
- something happens all the time or repeatedly.
- or something is true in general.
- how often we do things.
Sometimes we do something by saying something like;
I promise, I apologize or I suggest.
Do: I – you – we – they
Does: He – she – it
You can also make questions and negations.
Don’t: I – you – we – they
Doesn’t: He – she – it
- Facts - permanent situations / neutral present
- For opinions / neutral present
- Stories / vivid storytelling / historic present
- Commentaries of quick actions and events
- Instructions and demonstrations
- Habits / habitual present
Reasons:
Because it’s a fact
Because it’s repeated
Fixed arrangements in the future = scheduled events
“the train leaves at 12.05”
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I started doing it and I haven’t finished, I’m in the middle of doing it.
Am – is – are + ing
Sometimes it isn’t happening at the moment:
Steve is reading a book.
He might not be reading it at the moment but he started doing it and hasn’t finished.
- For things that are happening now
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