Present Tenses

1.

PRESENT TENSES
Present Simple
1. Permanent
actions
2. Daily routines
3. Laws of nature
4. General truth
5. States and
feelings
6. Timetable (for
future
situations)
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous

2.

PRESENT TENSES
Present Simple
Present Continuous
1. Permanent
actions
2. Daily routines
3. Laws of nature
4. General truth
5. States and
feelings
6. Timetable (for
future
situations)
1. TEMPORARY
actions in
PROGRESS
2. Changing or
developing
situations
3. Fixed
arrangements
4. Irritation (at a
permanent
action)
Present Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous

3.

PRESENT TENSES
Present Simple
Present Continuous
1. Permanent
actions
2. Daily routines
3. Laws of nature
4. General truth
5. States and
feelings
6. Timetable (for
future
situations)
1. TEMPORARY
actions in
PROGRESS
2. Changing or
developing
situations
3. Fixed
arrangements
4. Irritation (at a
permanent
action)
Present Perfect
1. Action
completed
BY NOW
with its result
2. Life experience
Present Perfect
Continuous

4.

PRESENT TENSES
Present Simple
Present Continuous
1. Permanent
actions
2. Daily routines
3. Laws of nature
4. General truth
5. States and
feelings
6. Timetable (for
future
situations)
1. TEMPORARY
actions in
PROGRESS
2. Changing or
developing
situations
3. Fixed
arrangements
4. Irritation (at a
permanent
action)
Present Perfect
1. Action
completed
BY NOW
with its result
2. Life experience
Present Perfect
Continuous
Actions
completed/
uncompleted
BY NOW
with emphasis on
DURATION

5.

TIME EXPRESSIONS
Present Simple
Simple
Present
Always
Always
Usually
Usually
Normally
Normally
Often
Often
Sometimes
Sometimes
Rarely=seldom
Rarely=seldom
Never
Never
Every …
…
Every
Daily
Daily
Weekly
Weekly
Monthly
Monthly
Yearly
Yearly
PresentContinuous
Continuous
Present
PresentPerfect
Perfect
Present
PresentPerfect
Perfect
Present
Continuous
Continuous

6.

TIME EXPRESSIONS
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Always*
Usually
Normally
Often
Sometimes
Rarely=seldom
Never
Every …
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
Now
At the moment
At present
Look!/Listen!...
… still…
Always*
Present Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous

7.

TIME EXPRESSIONS
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Always
Usually
Normally
Often
Sometimes
Rarely=seldom
Never
Every …
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
Now
At the moment
At present
Look!/Listen!...
… still…
Always*
Ever
Never
Always*
Just
Already
Yet (*2)
Before
for…
since…
Lately
Recently
So far
Present Perfect
Continuous

8.

TIME EXPRESSIONS
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous
Always
Usually
Normally
Often
Sometimes
Rarely=seldom
Never
Every …
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly
Now
At the moment
At present
Look!/Listen!...
… still…
Always*
Ever
Never
Always*
Just
Already
Yet (*2)
Before
for…
since…
Lately
Recently
So far
for…
since…
all day/night
(см. Present
Perfect)

9.

SPECIAL ASPECTS
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous
be
Have got
modals
Stative verbs
modals
Stative verbs

10.

STATIVE VERBS
ГЛАГОЛЫ, КОТОРЫЕ НИКОГДА
НЕ УПОТРЕБЛЯЮТСЯ
ВО ВРЕМЕНАХ “CONTINUOUS”
NOTICE HEAR RESPECT DESIRE MIND
KNOW WANT LIKE DISLIKE PREFER
WISH REMEMBER REALISE OWN OWE
FORGET INCLUDE BELIEVE BELONG
UNDERSTAND HATE DETEST COST AGREE
ГЛАГОЛЫ, КОТОРЫЕ
МЕНЯЮТ СВОЕ ЗНАЧЕНИЕ
И
РАБОТАЮТ
ТО В “SIMPLE” ТО В
“CONTINUOUS”
FEEL THINK TASTE SMELL
SEE APPEAR LOOK FIT
WEIGH HAVE BE