Section summary
Scheduled/timetabled events in the near future include the bus leaving at 7:30 am. A question posed is about the starting time of a party.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
- Use to talk about life experiences or past events with present results.
- Express unfinished time periods, length of actions, news and recent events, or habitual actions.
FORMING THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE:
- Positive Form: I/You/We/They have been; He/She/It has been.
- Negative Form: I/You/We/They haven't been; He/She/It hasn't been.
- Question Form: Have I/you/we/they been; Has he/she/it been.
- Positive Answers: Yes, I/you/we/they have; Yes, he/she/it has.
- Negative Answers: No, I/you/we/they haven't; No, he/she/it hasn't.
PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE:
- Used for universal facts, permanent situations, habits, and routines, short actions now, future timetables, and time clauses.
FORMING THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE:
- Positive Form: I/You/We/They drink; He/She/It drinks.
- Negative Form: I/You/We/They don't drink; He/She/It doesn't drink.
- Question Form: Do I/you/we/they drink; Does he/she/it drink.
- Positive Answers: Yes, I/you/we/they do; Yes, he/she/it does.
- Negative Answers: No, I/you/we/they don't; No, he/she/it doesn't.