Present tenses in English

19 concepts in English Grammar, in level order. Open one to read how it works and try practice items.

Beginner

Present continuous am, is, are plus -ing for what is happening right now.
Present continuous or present simple? Choosing between what is happening now and what happens usually.
Present simple — he, she, it The -s that only the third person takes, and doesn't for negatives.
Present simple — I, you, we, they affirmative and negative Everyday statements, and making them negative with don't.
Present simple — I, you, we, they questions Asking with do, and answering short.

Present perfect have plus the past participle for experience.
Present perfect or past simple? Experience against a finished time.
Present Simple — affirmative statements Forming affirmative present-simple sentences (I/you/we/they vs. he/she/it verb agreement).
Present Simple — questions and negatives Forming present-simple questions and negatives with do/does.

How long questions with the present perfect Asking about the duration of a situation that has not finished.
Present continuous for actions in progress Using am, is, or are plus the -ing form for what is happening now or around now.
Present continuous for future arrangements Using the present continuous with a future time expression for arrangements already fixed.
Present perfect with for and since Saying how long a situation that is still true has lasted.
Present perfect with yet, just, and already Talking about very recent actions and about things still to do.
Present simple or present continuous? Choosing between a repeated habit and an action in progress, including verbs rarely used in the continuous.

Present perfect simple Experience, recent events, and unfinished time.
Present tenses reviewed Simple, continuous, and the perfect, chosen deliberately.

Present perfect simple and continuous Completion against duration, and where either works.