1 - Present Flashcards
Simple Present
- Habits
- Instructions
- Talk about future events
Subject + verb infinitive
He drinks tea every morning
Simple Present - habit
They watch tv regularly
Simple Present - habit
Water freezes at zero degrees
Simple Present- General Fact
Open the packet and put the contents into hot water
Simple Present - Instructions
Present perfect simple
Have/has + past participle
- talk about experiences without saying when
- just, yet, already
- superlatives
- finished actions with presents results
- non-action verbs
- how much/many/often
Have you ever written a blog?
Present Perfect simple
Past experience without saying when
We’ve just landed but we haven’t got off the plane yet
Present perfect simple
Just, yet and already
It’s the best book I’ve ever read
Present perfect simple
Superlative
My computer’s crashed
Present perfect simple
Finished actions that are still true
I’ve known Miriam since I was a child
My sister has had flu for ten days until now
Present perfect simple
Non-action verbs
How many books have you read?
They have seen each other twice this week
Present perfect simple
How many/much/often
Present perfect continuous
Have/has + been + verb ing
- actions that started in the past and still happening
- repeated actions
- continuous actions that have just finished (w presents results)
How long have you been feeling ill?
Present perfect continuous
Started in the past and still happening
I haven’t been sleeping well
Present perfect continuous
Repeated actions
