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Step Four.1 |
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| Present Tenses | die
gegen- wärtigen Zeiten | les
temps présents | i
tempi presenti |
los
tiempos presentes |
os
tempos presentes |
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| The
Simple Present Tense |
I smoke. |
Do you smoke? |
No, I don't smoke. |
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habit or custom = the long-term present = now, before and soon |
Martin smokes. |
Does he? Does his wife smoke too? |
No, she doesn't smoke. |
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Present Continuous Tense | Sh! I'm smoking... |
Martin, are you smoking? |
No, darling, I'm not smoking now. |
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now, at this moment | |||||
The Present Perfect Tense | I've
smoked over 1,000 cigarettes. |
Have
you enjoyed smoking them? |
No,
I haven't really enjoyed them at all. |
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until and including now ... | |||||
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense | I've
been smoking for 6 months now, since Christmas. |
But
have you been enjoying it? |
No,
I haven't really been enjoying it. |
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as above, but stressing continuity = non-stop... | |||||
A Summary:........................
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| Present Conditionals |
Present Conditional 1 | If
I smoked I'd be happy. |
But
would you be healthy if you smoked? |
No,
I wouldn't really be healthy if I smoked. |
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habit or custom ... | |||||
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Present Conditional 2 = now, at this moment | If
I was smoking now, I'd be happy |
Yes,
but would you smell nice? |
No,
I wouldn't smell nice if I was smoking |
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