Lesson 6 — Present Tenses Cheat Sheet

English

In one line: Four present tenses describe "now" differently — signal words tell you which one to use.

Forms

1Simple. V1(+s/es). Habits/facts.

2Continuous. am/is/are+V-ing. Now/temporary.

3Perfect. have/has+PP. Experience/recent.

4Perfect Continuous. have/has been+V-ing. Ongoing.

I have seen him yesterday. ✗

I saw him yesterday.

Did you ever visit Paris? ✗

Have you ever visited Paris?

She has graduated in 2022. ✗

She graduated in 2022.