facts. It is also used for scheduled events in the future and in story writing to create drama.

• Subject + base form of verb
• Exception: for third person singular, add an extra s or es to the verb
• Helping verb be also takes different forms

Rules

• Used for general statements, habits, and facts
• Used for scheduled events in the future
• Used in story writing to create drama

Negative Sentences

Subject + do/does + not + main verb

Memory tip: do/does + not always comes before the main verb

Understanding Present Continuous and Present Perfect Tense

If you have any questions on simple present tense, feel free to put it as a comment below. Let's move on to the second type of tense!

Present Continuous Tense

This tense is used to talk about

1. MAKE SURE EVERY SENTENCE HAS A SUBJECT AND A VERB.

1. Joe works at a bank.

The verb, works, tells what kind of action the subject, Joe, takes.

Another way to identify the verb is to test if it can be changed to past, present, and future tenses. Joe worked at a bank (past tense). Joe will work at a bank (future tense).

EXERCISE

In each of the following complete sentences, draw one line under the subject and two lines under the verb.

1. 1. Ozone levels are decreasing over the north pole.

1. A pickle lies neglected in the refrigerator.

1. Many people read best-selling novels during the summer.

1. The dictionary provides writers with useful information.

1. Exercise improves one's health.
   1. MAKE SURE EVERY SENTENCE HAS A SUBJECT AND A VERB.

    

   1. Joe works at a bank.

    

   The verb, works, tells what kind of action the subject, Joe, takes.

   Another way to identify the verb is to test if it can be changed to past, present, and future tenses. Joe worked at a bank (past tense). Joe will work at a bank (future tense).

   EXERCISE

   In each of the following complete sentences, draw one line under the subject and two lines under the verb.

   1. 1. Ozone levels are decreasing over the north pole.

    

   1. A pickle lies neglected in the refrigerator.

    

   1. Many people read best-selling novels during the summer.

    

   1. The dictionary provides writers with useful information.

    

   1. Exercise improves one's health.

Which of the following options uses the present continuous negative form?

   1 - You don’t look very happy.

   2 -  You haven’t looked so beautiful in years.

   3 - You are looking tired.

   4 - You aren’t looking very well