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Learning Bytes - Tenses
TENSES
Present Simple
We often use Present Simple to talk about Permanent Situations. It is also used to describe things in general, about things that happen regularly, repeatedly or happens all the time.
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Present Simple
In present simple, we say something happens all the time or repeatedly. Or that something is true in general. It is not important whether the action is happening at the time of speaking.
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Present Simple
To make questions and negative sentences, we use do / does.
Questions :
Do I/we/you/they?
Does he/she /it?
Negatives:
I/we/you/they/don't.
He/she/it/doesn't.
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Present Simple
We use the present simple when we say at what time/frequency we do things.
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Present Simple
Sometimes we do things by saying some special words (e.g., advising, agreeing, promising, and swearing). In these cases, we usually use the present simple (agree/ promise/ swear etc.).
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Present Simple
The following present tense forms are often used to introduce the piece of news which one has heard. It is used with a perfect or past meaning.
See, hear, smell, gather, taste.
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Present Simple
Some other verbs like understand and gather are used when the speaker ( or writer) is checking information.