In this video, we explore the present tenses in English and how they are used to describe actions and situations happening right now or at the current moment. Whether you're a beginner or looking to brush up on your English grammar, this guide will help you understand the different present tenses and when to use them.
✨Chapters
00:00 What is Tense in English?
02:58 Grammatical aspects
05:00 An overview of 12 verb tenses
07:29 Simple Present Tense
20:11 Present Continuous Tense
21:35 Difference between simple present and present continuous
27:32 Present Perfect Tense
33:42 Time expressions (adverbs & prepositions ) used in present perfect tense
38:02 Present Perfect Continuous Tense
43:53 End
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🔵 The Present Simple: I kick off with the Present Simple tense, which is used to describe habitual actions, general truths, and facts. I'll provide examples and show you how to form positive, negative, and interrogative sentences using this tense.
🔵 The Present Continuous (Present Progressive): Next, I dive into the Present Continuous tense, which indicates actions that are ongoing and in progress at the time of reference. Learn how to construct sentences with this tense and discover its various uses, including future arrangements and temporary situations.
🔵 The Present Perfect: Moving on to the Present Perfect tense, I'll explain how this versatile advanced tense connects the past to the present. You'll find out when and why to use it, along with some common time expressions that are often used with this tense.
🔵 The Present Perfect Continuous: In this section, Let's tackle the Present Perfect Continuous tense, which emphasizes the duration of an activity that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.
I'll demonstrate how to structure sentences and offer examples to illustrate its application.
Throughout the video, I'll provide example sentences both in English and Sinhala for better understanding. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a solid grasp of the present tenses in English and be able to confidently use them in your everyday conversations.
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