do we use the Past Simple Tense? We use the past simple tense to talk about an action or a situation - an event - in the past. The event can be short or long. Here are some short events with the past simple tense: The car exploded at 9.30am yesterday. She went to the door. We did not hear the telephone. Did you see that car? | past | present | future | | | | | The action is in the past. | | | Here are some long events with the past simple tense: I lived in Bangkok for 10
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Imagine being a child working 14 hour days‚ in a dim lit‚ smelly factory. Thats going on across the US right this moment. Over the past few years‚ child labor has been at its peak. Children are used in factories because they are cheap‚ easier to manage‚ and less likely to unionize and strike. Since the year 1900‚ the degree of enforcement against child labor is varied in each state. There isn’t any strong enforcement against child labor. Because children aren’t in school and learning like they ought
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Kenyon College‚ David Foster Wallace claims that humans can experience the world in two different ways. First‚ they can live their lives as unconscious worshippers of self‚ only operating on their "natural default settings". (Wallace‚ "David Foster Wallace‚ in His Own Words") On the other hand‚ they can live consciously and purposefully‚ attempting to understand that they are not‚ in fact‚ at the center of the universe. While these distinctions between perceptions arguably exist‚ Wallace is wrong to
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A Summary of Past‚ Present‚ and Future Tense by Gregor Muir This article is a look at technology’s effect upon artist and the style or medium of art that can be developed and produced. Author Gregor Muir working with others hoped to create and exhibition that showcased the work of those artists who contributed to the advancement of “digital practice”‚ along with their attempts to identify the intricacies of the digital spectrum. I think this article for the most part explains how his selections
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David Foster Wallace: Commencement Speech Commencement speeches are something every graduate is familiar with. Depending on what level you’re graduating from‚ the speakers could range from your best friend from Kindergarten‚ to a Politician or Celebrity. Commencement speeches are supposed to give us a taste of real life‚ while still inspiring us to be the best we can be. It seems rare that you’ll have a speaker who will break things down to you‚ and be completely and unabashedly honest‚ but David
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Germanic and Finno-Ugrian Philology SELF-STUDY PROJECT THE CATEGORY OF TENSE. TENSE OPPOSITIONS. DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE TENSE SYSTEM IN ENGLISH. ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE TENSE FORMS. ANNA OHRIMCHUK Group MLa 02-11 Department of Germanic Philology Project Adviser – Assoc. Prof. VIKTORIA M. BEREZENKO PhD (Linguistics) Kyiv 2014 While the existence of the aspect category in English is a disputed matter‚ the tense category is universally recognised. Nobody has ever suggested to characterise
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The Twelve Tenses of English PRESENT (main verb) I study English. He studies English. PAST (past tense of main verb) I studied English. He studied English. FUTURE (will or shall + main verb) I will study English. He will study English. PRESENT PERFECT (have or has + past participle of verb) I have studied English. He has studied English. PAST PERFECT (had + past participle of verb) I had studied English. He had studied English. FUTURE PERFECT (will or shall + have + past
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the Essay 5/2/16 Element of the Crowd The essays of David Foster Wallace are‚ in many ways‚ not about the subjects they pretend to cover. Foster Wallace is not concerned with lobsters‚ high-stake tennis matches or the way that Midwesterners gather around their TV’s. Instead‚ Foster Wallace is interested with what surrounds these subjects and what they have to say about human experience. In this sense‚ the seemingly random topics Foster Wallace chooses to focus his lens on are actually incredibly
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The Simple Present Tense-Expresses a habit or often repeated action. Adverbs of frequency such as‚ often‚ seldom‚ sometimes‚ never‚ etc. are used with this tense. Also expresses general truths. Ex. They always eat lunch together. Snow falls in December in Minnesota The Present Progressive-This tense is used to describe an action that is occurring right now (at this moment‚ today‚ this year‚ etc.). occurring in the present‚ but is temporary. Ex. She is typing a paper for her class. John
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Present tense expresses an unchanging‚ repeated‚ or reoccurring action or situation that exists only now. It can also represent a widespread truth. Past tense expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The future tense can also be expressed by using am‚ is‚ or are with going to
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