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Topic Summary - Tenses

INTRODUCTION TO TENSES

Knowing when an event or situation occurs is essential for communication. For this reason, tenses in English are of great importance
and form the basis of many other grammatical subjects. Concepts such as the present, past, perfect, future, and continuous in the
names of tenses give us the biggest clue to understanding the structure of tenses and the times when events or situations occur.
CORE INFORMATION

1. Usage of Present Simple Tense

Structure of Present Simple Tense
Aşağıdaki tablo “Present Simple Tense” in olumlu, olumsuz ve soru yapılarının nasıl oluşturulduğunu göstermektedir.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I / You / We / They I take a bus to work every day. I don’t take a bus to work every day. Do you take a bus to work every day?

He / She / It She takes a bus to work every day. She doesn’t take a bus to work every day. Does she take a bus to work every day?

Usage of Present Simple Tense
▶ Alışkanlıklar
▪ My father goes trekking with his friends when the weather is fine at weekends.
▶ Sürekli / kalıcı / tekrarlı eylemler ya da durumlar
▪ As travelling to Izmir by plane takes approximately an hour, students don’t hesitate to study there.
▶ Haberler ve gazete başlıkları
▪ More than two million people migrate due to the flood disaster that hits the country.
▶ Spor müsabakası anlatımları
▪ The referee points to penalty spot as player 9 remains on the ground.
▶ Resmi açılış ve törenler
▪ The president welcomes the Italian premier and they salute the ceremonial squad.
▶ Devamlılık bildirmeyen eylemler
▪ Unlike those flowers over there, these ones smell wonderful.
▶ Bilimsel gerçekler ve genellemeler
▪ It is a known fact that oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth.
▶ Planlanmış, bir zaman çizelgesinde gösterilen eylemler
▪ Digital artworks exhibition starts at 19.00 on Friday.
▶ Kitap / film özeti ve hikâye anlatımı
▪ The queen doesn’t want Snow White to be more beautiful than her.
▶ Yol tarifi ya da yönerge
▪ You walk down the street and take the second turning on the right.
▶ Duygu, dilek ve temenniler
▪ I hope you feel better soon.
▶ Atasözleri
▪ The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Time Expressions Frequently Used in Present Simple Tense

always usually sometimes hardly ever every day once a month at weekends

almost always generally occasionally scarcely ever every week once a year on weekdays

nearly always often rarely almost never every year twice a month on Mondays

frequently seldom never every … twice a … on Sundays

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