Tenses

To understand the key differences between Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense, look at the table below:

Yes, simple present tense cna be used when describing certain future events which are already scheduled, for example:

• The bus departs at 6 PM sharp. 
• My Spanish classes begin next week. 

The following mistakes should be avoid when using the Simple Present Tense:

• Forgetting the -s/-es in third-person singular

Example: She go to school. (Incorrect)

She goes to school. (Correct)

• Using do/does in affirmative sentences

Example: She does eat the dinner. (Incorrect)

She eats dinner. (Correc

Simple Present Tense is the kind of verb tense which is used in our everyday life. The scenarios where Simple Present Tense can be used are:

• To describe daily routine 
• To describe facts or universal truths
• To describe scheduled events
• To describe feelings and state of being
• To describe directions an

There are three kinds of simple present tense in the English language. The structure for each is as follows:

Affirmative: Subject + base verb (add -s/-es for third-person singular)

Negative: Subject + do/does + not + base verb

Interrogative: Do/Does + subject + base verb +?

Using the tenses correctly is important to make proper grammatically correct sentences. To know how to use tenses, understand the time they indicate when an action has happened or is about to happen. 

In English, there are three main types of tenses, i.e. Present, Past and Future. Each of these

Knowing how to identify tenses is important to complete understand what are tenses. Focusing on the verb form and how it relates to the action's time (past, present or future) can help in identifying the tenses in a sentence. Auxiliary verbs such as have, be, will, etc. help in identifying the tense

There are three main tenses, Present, Past and Future. These tenses are further divided into four sub categories each. Hence, making the total to 12 tenses. These are:

Present Tense:

• Simple Present
• Present Continuous
• Present Perfect
• Present Perfect Continuous

Past Tense:

• Simple Past
• Past Continuous
• Past Perf

The following table depicts the best books for tense which the students can refer to: