Simple Present Tense

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Present Tense<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The word tense comes from the Latin Tempus, which mean time.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwyK_RAcTB_l2C35eU3MqKPX06s36f7kaTVbQA-Yvcs6fuTgS4PwpOeUkAtwVeQqdVdCiH6dwyQ16zg7Ferze8TtmlAECauqzwIv2ph13w9bRra01ezDs7Q1tRx_jVIWw2JRX55jDSgHx/s1600/Simple+Present+Tense.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwyK_RAcTB_l2C35eU3MqKPX06s36f7kaTVbQA-Yvcs6fuTgS4PwpOeUkAtwVeQqdVdCiH6dwyQ16zg7Ferze8TtmlAECauqzwIv2ph13w9bRra01ezDs7Q1tRx_jVIWw2JRX55jDSgHx/s1600/Simple+Present+Tense.gif" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Simple Present Tense<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: red;">It expresses a repeated action which indicates past, present and future.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How does Kamal earn living?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He sells books.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        The verb ‘sells’ is simple present tense. It indicates Kamal’s activities in the past, present and in the future. Here ‘selling books’ is a repeated action he sold books in past, is selling books now, and will sell books in future.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">            </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">b.     It indicated habitual actions.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        He smokes.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        It does not mean that the action is taking place right now. It show that habit and a habit comes from past, is there and often continues in future.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">More Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Positive Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He always speaks the truth. <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He goes to school every day.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He reads good books.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Ali cleans his teeth.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Shahida sings a sad song.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The mother loves her children.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The headmaster gives me a prize.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The goat gives milk.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The peon rings the bell.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It weakens the body.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My mother loves me.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">All the students like him.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The father likes games.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My watch keeps correct time.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 250%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Negative Sentence</span></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 250%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I do not punish him.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I do not go to school.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He does not go to school.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">They do not write a letter.        <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We do not read the lesson.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He does not like this house.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Ali does not clean his teeth.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I do not take my meals.   <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 250%;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 250%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Interrogative Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Does the sun set on the west?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When does it hail?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Do you like apple?   <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Does he eat mangoes?     <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Does she solve the sums? <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Who boils eggs?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Who laughs at me?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Why do you laugh at him? <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Does she sing songs?       <o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Do we offer prayers?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Do we play football?</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div> </div>

Simple Present Tense

Present Tense The word tense comes from the Latin Tempus, which mean time. Simple Present Tense a.    It expresses a r...

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Present Progressive Tense

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text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It indicates an activity which is in progress at the moment of speaking.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He cannot meet you because he is attending a very important meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">b.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It expresses more general present.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        What is shahid doing these days? He is writing a novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        We must notice here that shahid is sitting at this desk as this moment and writing. But it means that shahid has started writing the novel but not finished yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">c.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is used with always to describe an action that happens more frequently.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        My brother is always working.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        It does not mean that he works 24 hours a day without any break. It means he works a lot.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">d.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It describes future planning.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">More Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Positive Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He is going.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">She is speaking English now.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">They are coming to dinner on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It is raining at present.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The baby is crying for milk now.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Negative Sentence</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Good children are not laughing at the poor.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I am not feeling cold.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zahid is not speaking the truth.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She is not boiling water.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The sun is not setting.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He is not throwing the ball.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The farmer is not ploughing.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dogs are not barking.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 250%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Interrogative Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                     </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Are you feeling sleepy?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                     </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Are you feeling giddy?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                     </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is the Radio playing?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                     </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Are the thieves breaking into?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                     </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is Zahid white washing the room?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                     </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is he playing on the flute?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                     </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is Zahid learning his lesson?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">                     </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Is the farmer sowing wheat in the fields? <o:p></o:p></span></div> </div>

Present Progressive Tense

Present Progressive Tense a.    It indicates an activity which is in progress at the moment of speaking. Example...

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Present Perfect Tense

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRfhdJGueUadW1zz5uaN1GpUiyG8yG_QQCkuceYJcMvLRGeRtpJZI_NMHbwmdhA4w9nS9DwMGk4vF7byKB5Zh9Xbf1yAMrRO3NhJ3gtR2OhVWJC84y-VIOz6aQ8Lbg3jq_QCOHfC1JZyt/s1600/Present+Perfect+Tense2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRfhdJGueUadW1zz5uaN1GpUiyG8yG_QQCkuceYJcMvLRGeRtpJZI_NMHbwmdhA4w9nS9DwMGk4vF7byKB5Zh9Xbf1yAMrRO3NhJ3gtR2OhVWJC84y-VIOz6aQ8Lbg3jq_QCOHfC1JZyt/s400/Present+Perfect+Tense2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qyu0gWQsGIEG9a07rEKIfqHbfR-liKCKjD4IEAEeavoX5M1IbIIemAHuhOCRIXljKhWAVI6zpuUUm5EVfhVx7qm79zVfY5rUmebsuKOSdMXif41LiK_EBUuZV5IQgFAMLU4FnbZXFEtA/s1600/Present+Perfect+Tense.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qyu0gWQsGIEG9a07rEKIfqHbfR-liKCKjD4IEAEeavoX5M1IbIIemAHuhOCRIXljKhWAVI6zpuUUm5EVfhVx7qm79zVfY5rUmebsuKOSdMXif41LiK_EBUuZV5IQgFAMLU4FnbZXFEtA/s400/Present+Perfect+Tense.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Present Perfect Tense<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With ‘just’ it shows a recently completed action.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        He has just gone out.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        It means he went out a few minutes ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">b.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It expresses an action completed in past but the time is not known.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have read Harky’s ‘The Mayor of Caster Bridge’.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The time is not shown. I may have read the novel ten years ago or only yesterday.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">c.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Show an action that completed sometime in past and may occur again.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        Shahid has written a number of short stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">        He may write more as he’s still alive and can write.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">d.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tells about the action occurring in an incomplete period.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">More Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Positive Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He has kept me waiting.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">She has sent him back.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I already have posted the letter.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I already have taken three cups of coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">She has gone to her house.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Zahid has finished this book.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I have taken my meal.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The child has taken your ball.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He has left school.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He has lighted the lamp.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I have sold all the newspapers.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Negative Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 58.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">They have not eaten their meal.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 58.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We have not boiled eggs.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 58.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He has not posted the letter.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 58.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We have not plucked flowers.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 58.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The woman has not prepared tea.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 58.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The fisherman has not caught fish.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 58.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The watch has not struck ten.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 58.5pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zahid has not scored a century.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 250%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Interrogative Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have you trimed the wick of the lamp?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has Shahid bought a new camera?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have you rented a house?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have you taken a dose of medicine?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has he put out the lamp?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has the rainy season set in?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have you fulfilled your promise?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has the baby broken the bowl?<o:p></o:p></span></div> </div>

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense a.    With ‘just’ it shows a recently completed action. Examples         He has just gone out. ...

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Present Perfect Progressive Tense

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFWrVM5gWduSLFEXokk8l2HZK_CFc4lkd7E3k2Wo9G0sHJvDvihja5qFIpuM0RWVZNzXwzyy6JkaYLNNxZAG3qILdDG0SiKnaw28GOOy2dQgB8U8JZYMcBGrdK5CuR1UOt9feejASq7k3/s1600/Present+Perfect+Progressive+Tense.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFWrVM5gWduSLFEXokk8l2HZK_CFc4lkd7E3k2Wo9G0sHJvDvihja5qFIpuM0RWVZNzXwzyy6JkaYLNNxZAG3qILdDG0SiKnaw28GOOy2dQgB8U8JZYMcBGrdK5CuR1UOt9feejASq7k3/s400/Present+Perfect+Progressive+Tense.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Present Perfect Progressive Tense<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">a.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This tense is used for an action which began in past and is still continuing and may continue in future.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He has been waiting to see you since 2 O’ clock.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: Verdana;">b.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;">   </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sometimes, it shows an activity that is now ended. In such cases there emphasis on the continuity of the activity. The continuity and un interrupted nature of the activity often emphasized in this way often as an explanation or excuse for something.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I don’t feel like going this evening. I have been working in the garden all day.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in;"> <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Please excuse my dirty clothes! I’ve been cleaning out the garden shed.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">More Examples<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: .25in;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Positive Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">She has been working since morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The book has been lying on the table for weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Zahid has been crying for two hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He has been taking exercise since morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Dogs have been barking for two hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Nasima has been weeping since morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He has been reading his book for an hour.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">She has been peeing into the room for two hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He has been living in this house since 1980.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He has been ailing for many months.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Negative Sentence</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He has not been cheating any one.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He has not been singing songs since morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He has not been running this business for six months.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zahid has not been running for an hour.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We have not been flying a kite since morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He has not been running this factory for three years.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He has not been telling a lie for an hour.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zahid has not been playing cricket for three years.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 250%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 250%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Interrogative Sentence<o:p></o:p></span></b></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have you been reciting the Holy Quran since morning?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has the well been working since 2’ O clock?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has Zahid been sleeping for an hour?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have you been dozing since 4’ O clock?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has Razia been sweeping since noon?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has the farmer been ploughing for two years?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Has your brother been dealing in cloth for a year?<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Have the children been playing hide and seek since morning?<o:p></o:p></span></div> </div>

Present Perfect Progressive Tense

Present Perfect Progressive Tense a.    This tense is used for an action which began in past and is still continuing and may co...

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