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TENSE	FORM	USE	SIGNAL WORDS
PRESENT SIMPLE	A: I / You / We / They eat He / She / It eats N: I / You / We / They don't eat He / She / It doesn't eat Q: Do I / You / We / They eat? Does He / She / It eat?	• habits /routines : I see my grandparents twice a week. •Universal truth actions : Water boils at 100 Cº •Something happens repeatedly ( permanently) : I work as a Walter in a restaurant •Future meanings: timetables, programmes My train leaves at 5.30 •1st type conditional clauses and time clauses •After the following verbs : know, like, hate, want, love, need, belong, mean, understand, remember, prefer…	§Frequency adverbs : always, often, usually, generally, seldom, never… §Every day/ week/ month… §Once / Twice / Three times… a week/ day / month/ year…
PRESENT CONTINUOUS	A: I am eating He / She / It is eating We / You / They are eating N: I am not eating He / She / It isn't eating We / You / They aren't eating Q: Am I eating? Is He / She / It eating? Are We / You / They eating?	•Something happening at the time of speaking or around it : We're studying the verbs now. •Something happening temporarily : My brother is working hard this year. •something happens usually which irritates the speaker: They are always complaining about the same thing. •future meaning: when you have already decided and arranged to do it ( a fixed p(a fixed plan, date) She's visiting the doctor tomorrow morning. * Present continuous cannot be used : know, like, want, hate, love, need, belong mean, understand, believe, remember, prefer; although some of these verbs can be used in a continuous tense with a different meaning	Now, right now At present, at the moment, in this moment, …. These days, this year/ month/ week…, nowadays Tonight, tomorrow, next week / month…, in a minute, in a couple of days…

PRESENT TENSE

TENSE	FORM	USE	SIGNAL WORDS
PRESENT SIMPLE	A: I / You / We / They eat He / She / It eats N: I / You / We / They don't eat He / She / It doesn't eat Q: Do I / You / We / They eat? Does He / She / It eat?	• habits /routines : I see my grandparents twice a week. •Universal truth actions : Water boils at 100 Cº •Something happens repeatedly ( permanently) : I work as a Walter in a restaurant •Future meanings: timetables, programmes My train leaves at 5.30 •1st type conditional clauses and time clauses •After the following verbs : know, like, hate, want, love, need, belong, mean, understand, remember, prefer…	§Frequency adverbs : always, often, usually, generally, seldom, never… §Every day/ week/ month… §Once / Twice / Three times… a week/ day / month/ year…
PRESENT CONTINUOUS	A: I am eating He / She / It is eating We / You / They are eating N: I am not eating He / She / It isn't eating We / You / They aren't eating Q: Am I eating? Is He / She / It eating? Are We / You / They eating?	•Something happening at the time of speaking or around it : We're studying the verbs now. •Something happening temporarily : My brother is working hard this year. •something happens usually which irritates the speaker: They are always complaining about the same thing. •future meaning: when you have already decided and arranged to do it ( a fixed p(a fixed plan, date) She's visiting the doctor tomorrow morning. * Present continuous cannot be used : know, like, want, hate, love, need, belong mean, understand, believe, remember, prefer; although some of these verbs can be used in a continuous tense with a different meaning	Now, right now At present, at the moment, in this moment, …. These days, this year/ month/ week…, nowadays Tonight, tomorrow, next week / month…, in a minute, in a couple of days…

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QUIZ

TEST THE PRESENT TENSES -1-

TEST THE PRESENT TENSES -2-