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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A Put in the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses. Example: The sun ______________ now. (to shine) Answer: The sun is shining now. 1) We TV when it started to rain. (to watch) 2) I to visit you yesterday‚ but you not at home. (to want) (to be) 3) Look! It ‚ so we can’t to the beach. (to rain) (to go) 4) There are a lot of clouds! It soon. (to rain) 5) The sun in the East. (to rise) 6) Since 2003 they their son every year. (to visit) 7) While the doctor Mr Jones‚ his son outside this
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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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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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VERB TENSES 1. PRESENT TENSE | 2. PAST TENSE | 3. FUTURE TENSE | 1.Simple Present Tense E.g. I eat an apple( A V) An apple is eaten by me (PV) | 1.Simple Past TenseE.g. I ate an apple.(AV)An apple was eaten by me.(PV) | 1.Simple Future TenseE.g. I shall eat an apple(AV)An apple will be eaten by me.(PV) | 2. Present Continuous TenseE.g. I am eating an apple. (A.V)Are/am/is +verb + ingAn apple is being eaten by me.(PV) | 2. Past Continuous TenseE.g. I was eating an apple.(AV)Was/were+verb+ingAn
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siguiente cuadro muestra‚ de manera muy sintética y a través de ejemplos‚ cómo se forman los tiempos verbales llamados simple en inglés‚ en sus formas afirmativa‚ negativa e interrogativa. SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE FUTURE (will) I (You‚ We‚ They) need some more tests. (Yo) necesito algunos tests más. I worked all night yesterday. (Yo) trabajé toda la noche ayer. VERBOS REGULARES (desinencia –ed) She will decide soon. (Ella) decidirá pronto. SUJETO+WILL+INFINITIVO She
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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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object of the verb‚ but they reflect the action back to the subject. These pronouns will always be the same person or thing as the subject. Ex. She blamed herself for the mishap. He hurt himself yesterday. 2. Intensive pronouns simply add force or emphasis to a noun or pronoun that is already in the sentence. Ex. You yourself wrote those words. I prepared the meal myself. EXERCISES: Tell whether the underlined words are reflexive or intensive pronouns. 1. You dressed yourself
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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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Verb Tense Exercise 1 Simple Present / Present Continuous 1. Every Monday‚ Sally (drive) her kids to football practice. 2. Usually‚ I (work) as a secretary at ABT‚ but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) . 4. Don ’t forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) . 5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain‚ always) . 6. I ’m sorry I can ’t hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly.
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