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English
Simple present
Descrive actions
base form of the verb
"-s" added to the 3rd person singular
She lives in London
Present continuous
used to describe actions happening now,
temporary actions, future plans,
describe annoying habits
Subject + am/is/are + verb + -ing.
She is reading a book.
Present perfect
formed using "have/has"
describe actions that started in the pas
continue into the present
She has finished her work
The present perfect is formed with the auxiliary verbs "have
Used to talk about actions that were completed
at a specific time in the past
like "yesterday" or "last week".
"I watched a movie yesterday
It's the basic form of the past tense and is often used with specific time expressions.
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Most regular verbs in the simple past are formed by adding "-ed" to the base form of the verb.
Simple past