The present tenses in English can be summarized as follows:
1. Simple Present Tense: We use this tense to talk about general truths or habitual actions. We add “-s” or “-es” to the base form of the verb for third-person singular subjects.
Example: She goes for a walk every Sunday.
2. Present Continuous Tense: We use this tense to talk about actions that are happening now or around the present time. We use “am”, “is” or “are” with the present participle (-ing form) of the verb.
Example: I am reading my favorite book right now.
3. Present Perfect Tense: We use this tense to talk about actions or events that happened at an unspecified time in the past or have a connection to the present. We use “have” or “has” with the past participle of the verb.
Example: They have visited Dubai three times.
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense:Â We use this tense to talk about actions that started in the past and are still continuing up to the present. We use “have been” or “has been” with the present participle (-ing form) of the verb.
Example: It has been raining for five hours.
