16 TENSES IN ENGLISH I. PRESENT TENSE 1. Simple Present Tense This tense is used to express something that have the character of remain to‚ real truth or habit. Formulas of Present Tense: *With verb (positive) S + V1 + s/es + O (negative) S + do not/does not + V1 + O (interrogative) Do/does + S + V1 + O? Example(s): (positive) - I read a book - She drinks a cup of tea (negative) - I don’t read a book - She doesn’t drink a cup of tea (interrogative) - Do you read a book
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Verb Tenses Simple Past FORM [VERB + ed] USE 1 Completed Action in the Past Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes‚ the speaker may not actually mention the specific time‚ but they do have one specific time in mind. Examples: I saw a movie yesterday. USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st‚ 2nd‚ 3rd‚
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Future tenses There are several different ways in English that you can talk about the future. This page is an introduction to the most important ones: - Predictions/statements of fact - Intentions - Arrangements - Scheduled events Predictions/statements of fact The auxiliary verb will is used in making predictions or simple statements of fact about the future. The sun will rise at 6.30 tomorrow. Lunch break today will be 10 minutes longer than usual. In the year 2050 all students will have
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VERB TENSE CHART SIMPLE PAST Portrays an action or state of being that took place before the time when the sentence is written. I WAS I RAN I ATE HE SMILED PAST PERFECT Shows that the verb’s action was completed at some time before another past event. It consists of the word had plus the past participle of the verb. I HAD BEEN I HAD RUN I HAD EATEN HE HAD SMILED SIMPLE PAST PROGRESSIVE The past progressive is used to talk about an activity that was in progress at a specific point of time in the
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Dove and Ant Once upon a time there was a man who liked hunting very much. He often went to the forest to hunt any animal he met. One day he went hunting into the forest. He intended to shoot any animal he saw. He brought his gun with him. When he was searching for his pre‚ suddenly he saw a bird perching on a branch of a tree. It was a dove. When he was aiming his gun at the dove‚ suddenly an ant came and bit his foot. He was so startled that he didn’t shoot the dove. It was safe and then flew
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English teaching‚ this could be‚ perhaps‚ rephrased as: when a tense is presented to be used only for the time its name represents‚ it is nothing more than a deception. Generally‚ it is taught that the tenses are only to express actions of the time they “represent”‚ allowing the student to gain the misconception that tenses are entirely connected with time‚ even though their uses are by no means limited to their names as such‚ i.e. “present tense” for “present time” only. This is "a truth presented as
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MIXED TENSES EXERCISES + KEY Fill the gaps with the correct tenses. 1. I (learn) [pic]English for seven years now. 2. But last year I (not / work) [pic]hard enough for English‚ that’s why my marks (not / be) [pic]really that good then. 3. As I (pass / want) [pic]my English exam successfully next year‚ I (study) [pic]harder this term. 4. During my last summer holidays‚ my parents (send) [pic]me on a language course to London. 5. It (be) [pic]great and I (think) [pic]I (learn)
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Write in Literary Present Tense? Literary works‚ paintings‚ films‚ and other artistic creations are assumed to exist in an eternal present. Therefore‚ when you write about writers or artists as they express themselves in their work‚ use the present tense. The Basic Rule: You should use the past tense when discussing historical events‚ and you should use the literary present when discussing fictional events. 1. When commenting on what a writer says‚ use the present tense. Example: Dunn begins his
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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE The simple present or present simple is one of the verb forms associated with the present tense in modern English. It is commonly referred to as a tense‚ although it also encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time. It is called "simple" because its basic form consists of a single word (like write or writes)‚ in contrast with other present tense forms such as the present progressive (is writing) and present perfect (has written). For nearly all English
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WHAT TENSES MEAN TO ME Today fluency in English is a very valuable asset. For second language speakers‚ English creates better job opportunities abroad‚ and it is essential for living and working in foreign countries. Although tenses are only one small part of English language‚ they are nonetheless important to have mastered. One cannot run away from having to use the language in one way or another. China has come to realize the importance of mastering English‚ and have begun to learn the
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