English grammar
Present Tenses
Simple present, present continuous, present perfect and present perfect continuous: form, use and time words like for and since.
Lessons
- 1Simple Present Tense(See also Verbs -'Regular verbs in the simple present') See also Verbs -'Regular verbs in the simple present', and 'Be, do & have'3 min read
- 2Present Continuous or Present Progressive TenseThe present continuous of any verb is composed of two parts - the present tense of the verb to be + the present participle of the main verb. (The form of…4 min read
- 3Present Perfect TenseThe present perfect of any verb is composed of two elements : the appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to have (present tense), plus the past participle…3 min read
- 4Present Perfect Tense with EVER, NEVER, ALREADY, & YETThe adverbs ever and never express the idea of an unidentified time before now e.g. Have you ever visited Berlin? You must not use never and not together:2 min read
- 5Present Perfect or Simple Past TenseThere is also a difference of attitude that is often more important than the time factor.1 min read
- 6Present Perfect Tense with FOR and SINCEUsing the present perfect, we can define a period of time before now by considering its duration, with for + a period of time, or by considering its…1 min read
- 7Present Perfect Continuous TenseThe present perfect continuous is made up of two elements: The present perfect continuous refers to an unspecified time between 'before now' and 'now'. The…2 min read