Villa Maria Academy
English Department
Name: _____________________________________________ Class: _________________
Verb Tenses – 9th grade – 2015
PRESENT TENSES
Present Simple
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Use for:
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Examples:
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Key Words & Notes:
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Habits/Repeated Actions
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I go to mass every week.
I always do my homework.
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Every day, every week, usually, often, always, never
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Scheduled events in the near future
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The train arrives at 3:00 p.m.
When does the class begin?
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These events are officially scheduled
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Facts/Generalizations
States
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California is in the United States.
Cats like milk.
Agustina has blonde hair.
Josefina lives near the school.
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Note: “stative verbs” can never be in continuous form:
I believe in God.
I like the color red.
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Some verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses because they don’t describe actions, but states. They refer to:
Think: believe, imagine, know, understand
Emotions: hate, like, love, prefer, satisfy, want
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