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4 The Tenses

Warm-up

Look at this picture carefully.

Now write sentences to describe the picture using the following tenses—

1. Simple present 2. Present continuous 3. Present perfect
4. Simple past 5. Past continuous 6. Past perfect

7. Simple future 8. Future continuous 9. Future perfect

Let us now quickly revise the tenses.

The Simple Present Tense

We use the simple present tense to talk about
1. habits or actions that get repeated or some work that is done on a regular basis as
part of a routine. For example,

• I walk to school every day.
• I usually play for an hour after school.

2. universal truths. For example,
• The earth revolves around the sun.
• Kangaroos carry their babies in their pouches.

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