Tenses: Present Past Future

Present Tense

The present tense is basically used to express action in the present; an action that started in the past but is continuing right now.

Simple Present

I eat galho
(subject+verb+object)

To express habits or general truth

With 'mental action' verb:
Love, like, want, need, believe etc.

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Present Continuous

I am eating galho right now
(Subject+am/is/are+verb+ing+object)

To express action going on at the time of speaking.

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Present Perfect

I have eaten all of the galho
(Subject+have/has+verb+object)

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Present Perfect Continuous

I have been eating galho for 30 minutes
(Subject+has/have been+verb+ing+object)

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Exercise

A. Fill in the blanks with the simple present or the present continuous forms of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. I am growing (grow) a beard now.
2. I forgot (forget) to charge my mobile last night.
3. Every year he spends (spend) his holiday in Darjeeling.
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