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In this unit I learned about the four present tenses. The first is present simple, which is formed with the subject + base form of the verb, plus s/es. In the negative form, you would add "do not" before the base form of the verb. In the question form, you would add the verb "do" + subject + base form of the verb. You would use the present simple when talking about habits, facts/truths, commentaries, historical events, news headlines, and present stories. Below are some example sentences: Habitual: He runs a marathon every year Historical events: Women get the right to vote News headline: Drug fails in clinical trial Fact: I do not like ketchup We also were given some sample activities for the "Activate" portion of the "Engage, Study, Activate" lesson. One example is "guess my profession", where a student would go up to the front of the class and choose a profession like a doctor (but not tell anyone), and the rest of the class has to ask questions in the present simple tense like "Do you work in an office?", "Do you have a degree?" and the student responds "No, I do not work in an office" or "Yes, I do have a degree". Next we learned about the present continuous tense. This tense is formed with the subject + auxiliary form "be" + verb(ing), or in the negative, subject + auxiliary form "be" + not + verb(ing). We use this to say an action we are doing in the present at the time of speaking, an action we are doing in the present but not right at the moment of speaking, to talk about very frequent actions, to talk about regular actions around a point in time, and more. Below are some example of sentences: Action happening at the time of speaking: I'm mowing the lawn Action ongoing but not happening right at the moment: I'm training to run a marathon Very frequent actions: She's always singing Developing situation: It's snowing The third tense is the present perfect, which is formed with the subject + have/have not + past participle verb. It is used to talk about actions in the past that happened at an indefinite time, completed past actions that happened during an unfinished time period, something that began in the past but is still true now at the time of speaking and could continue or not, and past actions with present results. Below are some example sentences: Started in the past and still true now at the time of speaking: He's been dancing since preschool Finished action/state that happened at an indefinite time: I haven't seen many movies Completed past actions carried out in an unfinished time period at the time of speaking: I've written 2 papers this semester Past actions with present results: She's forgotten her passport The final tense is present perfect continuous, which is formed with the subject + have/have not+ been+ verb(ing). We use this to communicate incomplete and ongoing activities and to say how long it has been happening, and to describe a recently finished activity with present results. Students can confuse this one with present continuous, so it's important to explain that with the present perfect continuous, the emphasis is on the action (I've been cleaning the car), not on the result (I've cleaned the car). Students also may make the error of using verbs that do not take the continuous form. Below are some example sentences: Incomplete/ongoing activity for a certain amount of time: He's been searching for love for 15 years Recently finished activity with present results: I can't hear because I've been listening to loud music all day