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GRAMMAR> TENSES> PRESENT TENSES> THE SIMPLE PRESENT

The Simple Present (S+V[-s]):

- Hangi durumlarda kullanmalıyım?

1. Doğa kanunlarını ve bilimsel gerçekleri ifade ederken;

The sun sets in the West.

Water freezes below zero.

2. rutin bir durumu ya da alışkanlıkları anlatırken;

Alex has his morning coffee at 9.45 a.m. everyday

Necla always goes to school on foot.

3. herhangi bir şahsın ya da nesnenin özelliklerinden bahsederken (be ile);

I don’t like coffee.

This car is a 1976-model.

4. bir konu hakkında görüşlerinizi belirtirken (think, suppose, expect, hope, know, see
fiileriyle);

I think it is going to be a hard interview.

I expect she will pass.

5. emir cümlelerinde ve direktiflerde;

Call him now!

First, attach your photo to the form, then write your name under …..

6. bir sistem ya da işleyiş hakkında bilgi verirken, tariflerde;

Political parties represent citizens.

Motorised vehicles run on gasoline.

7. geçmiş bir olay, anı veya masalı hikaye ederken ya da bir maçı anlatırken;

Alice wakes up, has her breakfast, and goes to the palace…

In the morning he visits his parents, then he packs his clothes…

8. zaman çizelgelerine dayalı olaylarda;

The first train to Bursa leaves at 08:25.

The last lesson finishes at 4:30 p.m.

9. gazete başlıklarında;

Inflation rises in Turkey again.

Famous singer dies in an accident.

10. zaman bağlaçlı (when, while, after, before, until...) cümlelerde, yan cümle
görevinde;

When you graduate, you will find a job easily.

After she steps on the ground, she will call me.

11. gelecek zamanla ilgili planlarda;

John arranges a party next Friday.

We have the third English exam tomorrow.

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Frequency adverbs and commonly used tense markers for the simple present:

always, usually, often, frequently, generally, sometimes, occasionally, seldom,

rarely, hardly ever, never; everyday, every night, every friday, every week, every
weekend, every month, every year, every summer, every spring, every other
day, every other week, every other month; once a day, twice a week,
three/four/five times a year; still normally, regularly, daily, weekly, monthly, as
usual, in general, anymore/any longer

Hatırlatma:

1. Rarely, seldom ve hardly ever anlam olarak ‘nadiren, hemen hemen hiç’ olup
olumlu cümlede kullanılırlar ve cümle başında olurlarsa, cümle devrik olur.

Jack rarely drinks milk.  Rarely does Jack drink milk.

She seldom goes fishing.  Seldom does she go fishing.

2. Anymore ve any longer olumsuz cümlelerde; no longer olumlu cümlelerde kullanılır.

Üçü de artık anlamını verir.

I don’t smoke anymore

They don’t work there any longer.

Ejder no longer attempts to see her in his dreams.

GRAMMAR> TENSES> PRESENT TENSES> THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

The Present Continuous (S+am/is/are+Ving):

- Hangi durumlarda kullanmalıyım?

1. Konuşma anında meydana gelen eylemleri anlatırken;

At the moment I am working on my graduation thesis.

Martin is painting his room now.

2. konuşma anında yapılıyor olmasa da belirli bir zaman periyodunda yapılan işlerde;

We are taking English, Literature and Maths this term.

She is attending a language course this month.

3. gelecek zamanla ilgili planlarda;

The jazz group is giving a concert in May.

Çiğdem and Yeliz are flying to the United States next Friday.

4. değişen yahut geçici durumları ifade ederken;

More and more traffic accidents are happening.

Prices are getting higher these days.

5. süreklilik bildiren “always, continually, constantly” gibi zarflarla konuşmacıyı

rahatsız eden durumları ve şikayetleri dile getirirken;

You are always leaving your bed unmade.

He is constantly raising his voice while talking to me.

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Commonly used tense markers for the present continuous:

now, right now, just now, today, this week, this month, this term/semester, this
year, these days, nowadays, at the moment, at this moment, for the time being,
temporarily, currently, still, at present, at the present time, presently,

Hatırlatma:

1. Look!, Watch Out!, Watch!, Listen! gibi ünlemler present continuous’ta kullanılır.

2. Don’t ….! veya Can … ? gibi present tense yapıları, sorulabilecek present
continuous yapısı için ipucu sayılır.

Don’t make noise! Your brother is sleeping in his room.

3. Aşağıdaki tabloda yeralan filler “continuous tense” lerle kullanılmaz. Bu nedenle

Present Continuous Tense yerine Simple Present Tense kullanılır.

Continuous form almayan fiiller (non-continuous verbs):

The senses Emotional Mental Possession Existence

feel* amaze believe belong appear*
hear appreciate desire have* be*
see* astonish doubt own consist of
smell* care feel* possess contain
taste* dislike forget cost
know envy imagine exist
fear know include
hate mean look*
like realize matter
love recognize owe
mind remember resemble
need suppose seem
please think* sound
prefer understand weigh*
surprise want

* Bu filler, gözlemlenebilen fiil olduklarında (hareket bildirince) continuous form alırlar.

I have a dollar now. (sahip olmak) -I am having fun now. (İyi vakit geçirmek)

I see her. (görmek) -I am seeing the doctor. (görüşmek)

The coffee smells good. (kokmak) -I am smelling the flowers. (koklamak, geçişli)

He thinks the test is easy.(sanmak) -She is thinking over the question. (düşünmek)

The table weighs a lot. (ağırlığında) -She is weighing herself. ( tartmak, geçişli fiil)

You look tired. (gibi görünmek) -We are looking at the ducks.(bakmak, geçişli)

The coffee tastes good. (tadı vurgulu) -I am tasting the cake.(tadına bakmak,geçişli)

Donna appears confused. -Look! He is appearing.(ortaya çıkmak)
(appear: gibi görünmek)

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Exercise 1. Simple Present or Present Continuous.

1. Don’t speak loudly here! Your brother (study) ______________ in his room.
2. We (celebrate) __________ the New Year’s Day annually but Önder (want)
____________ to have a celebration party now.
3. A: What (you/do) ______________________? B: I am a teacher.
4. Ahmet can’t come to the phone as he (have) _________________ a bath.
5. Jack (polish) ____________ his shoes now, normally he (do) ___________ it
every other day.
6. Mrs. Smith often (do) _____________ the washing in the mornings, but today
she (wash) _____________ the dishes in the afternoon.
7. As a habit, I (sleep) ___________ until 8, and then I (get) _________ up and
(have) ___________ breakfast.
8. Look! It (begin) _____________ to snow. Normally, it (not,snow) __________
in May.
9. I (not,own) _____________ a car, so I (get) ___________ to work by bus.
10. On stormy days, we (sit) _________ at home, but today we (go) __________
fishing.
11. Right now, Elif (talk) ______________ with the owner of the firm. They
(discuss) ______________ the differences between male and female workers.
I (not,know) _______________the name of the owner, but everybody (call)
__________ him Tom. He (speak) ________________ very persuasively, yet
Elif (try) _______________ to prove that he is not right. She (seem) ______
to have difficulty getting across her ideas. I (just,hope) ______________ this
debate (end) ______________ soon.
12. Currently, we (work) _______________ on the project for which we (get)
__________ paid weekly.
13. Sam (believe) ______________ that there is an secret power that (regulate)
__________ all the occurences in the universe.
14. Can you hear Ayşe? I (think) ___________ she (talk) __________ about us.
15. _____ you (know) _______ what time _____ the movie (start) _________ ?

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