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Verbs: Expressing the Present

ICSE · Class 7 · English Language-Grammar

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Topics in Verbs: Expressing the Present

1

The Present Tense of Be

  • Be works as both a main verb and an auxiliary verb.
  • Be has the same form whether used as a main verb or as an auxiliary.
  • Present tense forms of be are: am, is, are.
2

The Present Tense of Have

  • Have is used both as a main verb and as an auxiliary.
  • As a main verb, have expresses possession.
  • Have/has got is accepted as the simple present tense form of have.
3

Simple Present Tense

  • The simple present tense uses the root form of the verb, except with third person singular subjects, which take -s or -es.
  • Short forms for simple present negatives are don't and doesn't.
  • The simple present tense is mainly used for habits and repeated actions.
4

Present Continuous Tense

  • The present continuous tense is formed with is/are/am plus the -ing form of the verb.
  • It is used for an action taking place at the time of speaking.
  • No adverb of time is needed, though now, at present, and at this moment may be used.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Present tense verbs in English grammar

BeHaveSimple present tensePresent continuous tenseNon-action verbsUse of have in continuous formGrammar activity patternExercise passage with Sunil

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