SUNRISE INSTITUTEPRESENT VERB TENSES

PART 1

Present Form

Present Form

Present SimplePresent Continuous

Present Perfect SimplePresent Perfect Continuous

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Form

Uses

Present Simple Present Continuous

TIME EXPRESSIONS

Present Simple

Adverbs of

Frequency

State Verbs

State verbs describe a state rather than an action.

State verbs

are verbs

which do not

normally have

continuous tenses

Verbs of perception: believe, know, notice,

remember, etc

Verbs of senses: see,

smell, taste, feel, etcVerbs which express

likes and dislikes: like, enjoy, hate, prefer, etc.

Some other verbs

Make a chart that contains the differences between Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Simple Present Continuous

Grammar Structure (form)

Uses Examples Examples

Time Expressions

Other features