High-Intermediate Level- Lesson 1
Unit 5: Grammar Presentation
Topic: Present Time Tense
• The difference between Time and Tense
Time: It refers to reality of any event or action in three instances of time such as
present, past, and future.
Tense: It is based on a grammatical category. This refers to the grammatical form
of a verb that explains when an action or event occurs.
The Present Tenses
1. The simple Present Tense
It is used to show actions or states that are true in general or happen
habitually. It is also employed to narrate events in sequence. For example:
• Sun rises in the morning. (true in general)
• Michael spends every April at the beach. (habitual)
• A child finds a wallet and asks how much it costs. (events in sequence)
2. The present progressive Tense
It is used to express:
✓ An action happening right now
Ex: I am teaching Spanish at the moment.
✓ An action happening these days
Ex: We are painting our house these days.
✓ A planned action in the future
Ex: We are visiting my grandfather next weekend.
✓ To complain about a repeated action
Ex: Lucas is always making fun of his friends.
