Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to mean an action of a verb that started in the past and that work is still going on.

For example: 

• It has been raining for two hours. (Here the rain started two hours ago and still it is raining)
• They have been playing cricket since morning. (Here they started playing before and still playing)

Structure:

Subject + have been/ has been + (V1+ing) +Object

• She has been cooking for an hour. 
• He has been waiting for her mother for a long time.

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense usually means that a work is finished just now but the result is still remaining.
For example: Robert has disturbed Jane.
Here it is clear that Robert has already disturbed Jane. The work is already done but the result is still remaining. May be Robert will be punished...

Structure:

Subject + have/ has + V3 (Past Participle form of Verb) + Object

For better understanding some examples are given below using the above structure:

• Nany has broken the glass.
• She has confessed her guilt.
• He has not gone there yet.
• Tom has visited India recently.
• Has Diya gifted anything to Robin?

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense expresses an action which is still going on at present. In some books it is termed as Present Progressive Tense. It actually means that someone or something is doing some work at present.

Structure:

Subject + am/ is/ are + (V1+ing) + Object

For better understanding you may look at the image below.

For example: 

• He is playing in the field.
• They are waiting for a friend.
• We are learning English Grammar. 
• Are they having fun?
• They are not wasting their time. Etc.

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Present Indefinite Tense

Present Indefinite Tense is often called Simple Present Tense indicates the work or event of present time. It usually expresses something which usually happens. Let's see what are the uses of present indefinite tense:

The Structure of Present Indefinite Tense is:

Subject+V1+Object

Note: In case of 3rd person singular number, the verb will take an extra s/es at the end.

For example:

• He goes to school regularly.

• For expressing a regular or usual thing or event. For example:
•  He goes to school regularly.
• If water is heated, it turns into vapor.
• To mean a frequent thing. For example:
• I go to New York twice a week.
• To mean a Speech or quote of any famous person: For example: 
• M. Wren says, "Ability is poor man's wealth".
• To mean a universal truth. For example:
• The earth moves around the sun.
• The sun rises in the east.
• To express a schedule of a transport or a program or a sport event. For example:
• The train leaves at 8 O'clock in the morning.
• To show direction, instruction or demonstration. For example:
• Wait until I come back.
• Let us go for a walk.

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Present Tense

Present Tense indicates that the work of a sentence is usually done in present time, something is happening, something has just finished or started in a past time and since then the work is still going on.

Let's see the examples below:
The sun rises in the East. (Universal Truth)
He usually goes to school at 8.00 am. (Usual work)
He is playing with his grandchild. (Still doing)
He has just gone outside New York. (Just gone)
It has been raining since morning. (Started before and since then it is going on)

Types of Present Tense:
Present Tenses are of four kinds. They are

• Present Indefinite Tense
• Present Continuous Tense
• Present Perfect Tense
• Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Tense

Tense is usually called the mother of English Grammar. So, we must know the rules and regulation of using tense in a sentence. Without the proper knowledge in Tense one can never do well in English Grammar.

Let's take a look at the tense and its classification. It will be interesting for the weaker learners who fear tense.

What is tense?

Tense is the indicator of time of a verb. In fact it clearly indicates whether the work is done in present, past or future time.

Classification of Tense:

Just look at the image and you will easily understand the classification of tense.

Mainly there are three kinds of tenses. They are: 

1. Present Tense

2. Past Tense

3. Future Tense

Let's see Present Tense in Details.