Present Tense

Present Perfect

Present perfect tense is used to:

2. separate the actions that was done but may happen again in the future

Ex: She and her friends have eaten at the cafeteria several times

3. describe recently completed actions that influence things happening in the present.

Ex: The sun has risen, so you have to wake up.

Present Continuous

Structure:

Subject + to be (in simple present tense) + verb + “ing”.

Present continuous tense is used to:

1. describe the actions that are happening right now

Ex: I am running around the school right now

2. describe the temporary actions that may not be happening right now but are not completed yet

Ex: The car is being repaired, so we have to walk to the park.

Present Perfect Continuous

Structure:

Subject + to have (in simple present tense) + “been” + verb + “ing”.

Present perfect continuous tense is used to:

1. describe the actions that begun in the past and continue into the present (same as use 1 of present perfect tense)

Ex: I have been feeling sick since the morning, so I didn’t go to school.