The document discusses various tenses in English grammar, including:
1. Present continuous tense which is used for actions happening at the time of speaking.
2. Simple present tense which is used for actions that happen regularly.
3. Simple future tense which expresses actions that will take place in the future.
4. Simple past tense which denotes actions that happened in the past.
5. Present perfect tense which connects a past action to the present.
This document discusses the 12 verb tenses in English: simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, past perfect progressive, future, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive. Each tense is used to express the time or duration of an event or action. Examples are provided to illustrate the proper usage of each verb tense.
This document summarizes 12 tenses of English grammar: present continuous, simple present, simple future, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future continuous, future perfect, and the passive voice. It provides examples and explanations of how to form each tense and when they are used.
A tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, to indicate when the situation takes place. Some typical tenses are present, past, and future.
Tense can make finer distinctions than simple past-present-future; past tenses for example can cover general past, immediate past, or distant past, with the only difference between them being the distance on the timeline between the temporal reference points. Such distinctions are not precise: an event may be described in the remote past because it feels remote to the speaker, not because a set number of days have passed since it happened; it may also be remote because it is being contrasted with another, more recent, past event. This is similar to other forms of deixis such as this and that.
In absolute tense, as in English, tense indicates when the time of assertion, time of completion, or time of evaluation occurs relative to the utterance itself (time of utterance). In relative tense, on the other hand, tense is relative to some given event.
The number of tenses in a language may be disputed, because the term tense is often used to represent any combination of tense proper, aspect, and mood. In many texts the term "tense" may erroneously indicate qualities of uncertainty, frequency, completion, duration, possibility, or whether information derives from experience or hearsay (evidentiality). Tense differs from aspect, which encodes how a situation or action occurs in time rather than when. In many languages, there are grammatical forms which express several of these meanings (see tense–aspect–mood).
In languages which have tenses, they are normally usually indicated by a verb or modal verb. Some languages only have grammatical expression of time through aspect; others have neither tense nor aspect. Some East Asian isolating languages such as Chinese express time with temporal adverbs, but these are not required, and the verbs are not inflected for tense. In Slavic languages such as Russian a verb may be inflected for both tense and aspect together.
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The document summarizes the different tenses in English including the present, past, and future tenses. It discusses the formation and uses of the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses. It also covers the past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tenses, providing examples of how they are used.
Verb Tenses English clearly explained. These tenses are the most frequently used in the English language. Master your verbs and tenses and you will master the English language!
1. The document discusses 12 different verb tenses in English including present, past, future, perfect, continuous, and perfect continuous tenses.
2. For each tense, the document provides the usage, form, examples, and questions or negatives for that tense.
3. The tenses covered are: present continuous, simple present, simple future, simple past, present perfect, past continuous, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future perfect, future continuous, and future perfect continuous.
This document provides an overview of 12 verb tenses in English, including their meanings and uses. It explains how verb tense expresses the time of an action or event. The simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, past perfect progressive, future, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive tenses are each defined in one or two sentences. Examples are given to illustrate the typical uses and meanings of each verb tense.
This document provides examples of verb conjugations in English, including:
1) Regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense using "base form + d/ed" and changes in spelling.
2) Present continuous tense using "am/is/are + -ing form".
3) Present perfect tense using "has/have + past participle".
4) Past continuous tense using "was/were + -ing form".
5) Past perfect tense using "had + past participle".
The document reviews the 12 verb tenses in English. It explains the meaning and usage of each tense including the simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, past perfect progressive, future, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive tenses. Examples are provided to illustrate when each tense is used.
The document provides an overview of English verb tenses, including the simple present, past, and future tenses. It explains when each tense is used and provides examples. Forms of each tense are illustrated. Additional tenses like the present perfect, past progressive, and future perfect are introduced with their uses and forms. Diagrams depict tense usage along a timeline. The document aims to review the essential English verb tense system.
The document discusses the major types of tenses in English, including present, past, and future tenses. It provides examples and explanations of how to use the simple present tense, present continuous tense, present perfect tense, present perfect continuous tense, simple past tense, past perfect tense, past continuous tense, and past perfect continuous tense. Key points covered include the uses and structures of each tense as well as examples sentences to illustrate when each tense should be used.
The document discusses different aspects of verbs in English including simple, perfect, progressive, and perfect progressive aspects. The simple aspect denotes facts or habitual actions. The perfect aspect expresses consequences of a previous action or state using "have" and the past participle. The progressive aspect denotes ongoing actions using "be" and the present participle. The perfect progressive aspect denotes a past event that was ongoing for a period of time using "have been" and the present participle. Examples are provided for each aspect.
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The document discusses the differences between the past perfect continuous tense and the past perfect tense. The past perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued for a specific period of time but is no longer happening. Examples include "They had been talking for over an hour" and "I had been running for an hour." The past perfect tense is used to describe an event that was completed in the past before another past action occurred. Examples include "She had just left the scene" and "We had just called home." Both tenses can be used interchangeably at times to emphasize either the duration or completion of a past event.
The document discusses the different tenses in English - past, present, and future - and their simple, continuous, and perfect forms. It provides examples for each tense, explaining how they are used to indicate the time and type of action being described. Specifically, it outlines 12 tenses total based on combining time (past, present, future) with type (simple, continuous, perfect).
This document provides information about various tenses in English including examples and explanations of how and when each tense is used. It discusses the simple present, present continuous, present perfect, past, past continuous, future, future continuous, and future perfect tenses. Examples are given for each tense along with notes on formation and common time indicators used with each one.
This document provides information on how to use the past perfect simple and past perfect continuous tenses in English. It defines their forms, gives examples of regular and irregular past tense verbs, and explains how to use time expressions with each tense. The past perfect simple is used to refer to an action completed before a specific time in the past, while the past perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an action occurring before another past event or time. Sample sentences are provided to illustrate proper usage of these tenses.
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This document provides an overview of 13 English tenses:
1. Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous, and Present Perfect.
2. Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect.
3. Future Simple, Going to Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, and Future Perfect Continuous.
It explains the structure and usage of each tense, providing examples. The key point is that understanding how to use these tenses comes through practice building sentences, not just memorizing rules.
The document summarizes the different tenses in English including present, past, and future tenses. It discusses the formation and uses of the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses. It also covers the past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tenses as well as the future simple, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous tenses.
This document provides an overview of tenses in English grammar. It defines what a tense is and notes that tenses indicate the time of an action or event using verb forms. The document then defines and provides examples of sentences for each of the following tenses in English: present, past, future, present perfect, present continuous, past indefinite, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future indefinite, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. Formations for sentences in each tense are also provided depending on whether the subject is singular or plural.
This document provides an overview of 12 verb tenses in English, including their meanings and uses. The simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, past perfect progressive, future, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive tenses are each explained through examples. The review covers how these tenses are used to express time and duration of events.
The document reviews English verb tenses, providing definitions and examples of the simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous tenses. It also discusses using the proper tense, avoiding unnecessary shifts between tenses, active versus passive voice, and the subjunctive mood.
This document reviews English verb tenses. It discusses the simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous tenses. Examples of how to form and use each tense are provided.
This document provides information about tenses in English grammar. It defines tenses as demonstrating the time of an action performed by the subject of a sentence. The main tenses discussed are present, past, and future. For each tense, the definitions, structures, examples, and forms (simple, progressive, perfect, perfect progressive) are explained in detail. Special emphasis is placed on explaining the different structures, examples, and uses of each tense form.
The sentences are:
1. Grammatical
2. Grammatical
3. Ungrammatical. We cannot use the present perfect with "since" to indicate a duration up to the present. It should be "I have been studying since noon."
4. Grammatical
5. Grammatical
The document discusses the tense and aspect system in Czech, comparing it to English. It notes that Czech has 3 aspects (perfective, imperfective, repetitive) while combining them with 3 tenses, resulting in 8 tenses. Each tense has a specific function. Verbs of motion are an exception, having forms for all 3 aspects. The summary then outlines the functions associated with each tense/aspect combination in Czech.
This document discusses English verb tenses. There are three main tenses - present, past, and future. Each tense has four forms: indefinite, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. The document provides examples of how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative for each tense and form. It explains the meaning and use of each tense, such as when to use the continuous form to indicate an ongoing action.
The document discusses verb tenses and their classification. It describes how tenses can be categorized based on time frame into present, past and future tenses. Tenses can also be categorized based on aspect into simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms. There are 12 possible verb tenses in total. The document provides definitions and examples of each tense, such as using the present continuous to emphasize ongoing actions and the past perfect to refer to completed past actions.
The document reviews the 12 verb tenses in English. It explains the meaning and usage of each tense including the simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, past perfect progressive, future, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive tenses. Examples are provided to illustrate when each tense is used.
The document provides an overview of English verb tenses, including the simple present, past, and future tenses. It explains when each tense is used and provides examples. Forms of each tense are illustrated. Additional tenses like the present perfect, past progressive, and future perfect are introduced with their uses and forms. Diagrams depict tense usage along a timeline. The document aims to review the essential English verb tense system.
The document discusses the major types of tenses in English, including present, past, and future tenses. It provides examples and explanations of how to use the simple present tense, present continuous tense, present perfect tense, present perfect continuous tense, simple past tense, past perfect tense, past continuous tense, and past perfect continuous tense. Key points covered include the uses and structures of each tense as well as examples sentences to illustrate when each tense should be used.
The document discusses different aspects of verbs in English including simple, perfect, progressive, and perfect progressive aspects. The simple aspect denotes facts or habitual actions. The perfect aspect expresses consequences of a previous action or state using "have" and the past participle. The progressive aspect denotes ongoing actions using "be" and the present participle. The perfect progressive aspect denotes a past event that was ongoing for a period of time using "have been" and the present participle. Examples are provided for each aspect.
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The document discusses the differences between the past perfect continuous tense and the past perfect tense. The past perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued for a specific period of time but is no longer happening. Examples include "They had been talking for over an hour" and "I had been running for an hour." The past perfect tense is used to describe an event that was completed in the past before another past action occurred. Examples include "She had just left the scene" and "We had just called home." Both tenses can be used interchangeably at times to emphasize either the duration or completion of a past event.
The document discusses the different tenses in English - past, present, and future - and their simple, continuous, and perfect forms. It provides examples for each tense, explaining how they are used to indicate the time and type of action being described. Specifically, it outlines 12 tenses total based on combining time (past, present, future) with type (simple, continuous, perfect).
This document provides information about various tenses in English including examples and explanations of how and when each tense is used. It discusses the simple present, present continuous, present perfect, past, past continuous, future, future continuous, and future perfect tenses. Examples are given for each tense along with notes on formation and common time indicators used with each one.
This document provides information on how to use the past perfect simple and past perfect continuous tenses in English. It defines their forms, gives examples of regular and irregular past tense verbs, and explains how to use time expressions with each tense. The past perfect simple is used to refer to an action completed before a specific time in the past, while the past perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an action occurring before another past event or time. Sample sentences are provided to illustrate proper usage of these tenses.
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This document provides an overview of 13 English tenses:
1. Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous, and Present Perfect.
2. Past Simple, Past Continuous, and Past Perfect.
3. Future Simple, Going to Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, and Future Perfect Continuous.
It explains the structure and usage of each tense, providing examples. The key point is that understanding how to use these tenses comes through practice building sentences, not just memorizing rules.
The document summarizes the different tenses in English including present, past, and future tenses. It discusses the formation and uses of the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses. It also covers the past simple, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tenses as well as the future simple, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous tenses.
This document provides an overview of tenses in English grammar. It defines what a tense is and notes that tenses indicate the time of an action or event using verb forms. The document then defines and provides examples of sentences for each of the following tenses in English: present, past, future, present perfect, present continuous, past indefinite, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future indefinite, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. Formations for sentences in each tense are also provided depending on whether the subject is singular or plural.
This document provides an overview of 12 verb tenses in English, including their meanings and uses. The simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, past perfect progressive, future, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive tenses are each explained through examples. The review covers how these tenses are used to express time and duration of events.
The document reviews English verb tenses, providing definitions and examples of the simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous tenses. It also discusses using the proper tense, avoiding unnecessary shifts between tenses, active versus passive voice, and the subjunctive mood.
This document reviews English verb tenses. It discusses the simple present, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous tenses. Examples of how to form and use each tense are provided.
This document provides information about tenses in English grammar. It defines tenses as demonstrating the time of an action performed by the subject of a sentence. The main tenses discussed are present, past, and future. For each tense, the definitions, structures, examples, and forms (simple, progressive, perfect, perfect progressive) are explained in detail. Special emphasis is placed on explaining the different structures, examples, and uses of each tense form.
The sentences are:
1. Grammatical
2. Grammatical
3. Ungrammatical. We cannot use the present perfect with "since" to indicate a duration up to the present. It should be "I have been studying since noon."
4. Grammatical
5. Grammatical
The document discusses the tense and aspect system in Czech, comparing it to English. It notes that Czech has 3 aspects (perfective, imperfective, repetitive) while combining them with 3 tenses, resulting in 8 tenses. Each tense has a specific function. Verbs of motion are an exception, having forms for all 3 aspects. The summary then outlines the functions associated with each tense/aspect combination in Czech.
This document discusses English verb tenses. There are three main tenses - present, past, and future. Each tense has four forms: indefinite, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. The document provides examples of how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative for each tense and form. It explains the meaning and use of each tense, such as when to use the continuous form to indicate an ongoing action.
The document discusses verb tenses and their classification. It describes how tenses can be categorized based on time frame into present, past and future tenses. Tenses can also be categorized based on aspect into simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous forms. There are 12 possible verb tenses in total. The document provides definitions and examples of each tense, such as using the present continuous to emphasize ongoing actions and the past perfect to refer to completed past actions.
This document discusses the passive voice in English and provides examples of how to form passive sentences in different tenses. It begins by defining active and passive sentences, then presents a table showing how to form the passive voice for simple present, present continuous, present perfect, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, simple future, future continuous, and future perfect tenses. It also discusses using modal verbs and the causative form in passive sentences, and provides examples of other infinitive combinations in passive voice.
The document discusses active and passive voice in sentences. Active voice has the subject performing the action of the verb. Passive voice has the subject receiving the action. To change a sentence from active to passive voice, the subject and object are swapped, the verb is changed to a participle, and a form of "to be" is added along with the original subject. Examples are provided to demonstrate active and passive constructions.
This slide presentation teaches students about tense shifting in writing. It begins with an introduction that defines and provides examples of the past tense, present tense, and tense shifting. It explains that tense should be consistent within a work unless shifting is needed to describe a completed action and a habitual one. The second part includes practice exercises for identifying tense and appropriate tense shifting.
This document defines and differentiates between the active and passive voices. It states that the active voice is more common and has the subject performing the action on the object. The passive voice has the object as the subject receiving the action. It provides examples of converting between active and passive sentences by changing which element is the subject and object.
This document summarizes 12 tenses of English grammar:
1. Present continuous, simple present, simple future, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, future continuous, future perfect.
2. It provides examples and explanations of how to form each tense and when they are used.
3. The document also briefly covers conditional sentences, the passive voice, and which tenses a transitive verb can be changed into.
This document provides information on various tenses in English, including present, past, and future tenses. It defines and provides examples for simple and continuous forms of present, past, and future tenses as well as perfect and perfect continuous forms. For each tense, it outlines the syntax and provides example sentences to illustrate proper usage.
This document provides information on various English verb tenses including:
- Past tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous
- Present tenses: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous
- Future tenses: future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous
It gives the structures and examples of how to use each tense. The last section provides sample questions to test understanding of tense usage in sentences.
This document provides information on various English verb tenses including:
- Past tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous
- Present tenses: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous
- Future tenses: future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous
It gives the structures and examples of how to use each tense. The last section provides sample questions to test understanding of tense usage in sentences.
This document provides information on verb tenses in English grammar. It defines verb tenses as tools used to express time and lists the main tenses as present, past, and future. The document then proceeds to explain the uses and formulas for forming sentences in several English tenses including present indefinite, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past indefinite, past continuous, past perfect, future indefinite, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. Examples are provided to illustrate the uses and formulas for each tense.
The document discusses the differences between the simple past and present perfect tenses in English. The simple past is used for actions completed in the past, while the present perfect connects past actions to the present. Examples are provided to illustrate when to use each tense, such as with time expressions like "yesterday" for simple past and "recently" for present perfect. The document concludes that the simple past emphasizes when an action occurred, while the present perfect emphasizes that an action has already happened.
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This is a ppt that describes the diference between the simple past and the present perfect.
In here, the user can find a brief explanation of each verb tense as well how these verb tenses differ from each other in written and spoken English.
There are no exercises in the slides and there are no links for the original resourses of the slides.
The power point has sixteen slides with diferent examples and explanations for the simple past tense in affirmative, negative, and interrogative as well as for the present perfect tense.
The document discusses various tenses in English including the simple present, present progressive, simple past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect, and present perfect progressive tenses. It provides examples of how each tense is used and formed, including the base verb forms and helping verbs involved. Key uses covered include habitual or repeated actions, future events, unfinished past actions, and continuous actions over time.
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The document provides information about various grammar topics covered across 5 units, including:
1. Question forms and types, prepositions of place, time and movement.
2. Present simple and present continuous tenses, modifiers.
3. Comparison types, reflexives and own.
4. Narrative tenses like past simple and past perfect, time conjunctions.
5. Modals like can, could, may, ought to, must, used to and would.
The document discusses the major types of tenses in English, including present, past, and future tenses. It provides examples and explanations of how to use each tense properly. The present tenses covered are simple present, present continuous, and present perfect. The past tenses include simple past, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous. The future tenses are simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. For each tense, the document explains its structure, examples of usage, and situations when that particular tense would be used.
All tenses with examples
There are three main tenses:
1. Present
2. Past
3. Future
Example:
1) I write this letter to please you. (Present)
2) I wrote the letter in his very presence. (Past)
3) I shall write another letter tomorrow. (Future)
The document discusses various past tenses in English including the simple past, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tenses. It provides examples of when each tense is used as well as how to form sentences in each tense. Key details include that the simple past tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, the past continuous emphasizes ongoing or repeated actions, the past perfect expresses actions that happened before another past time or action, and the past perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an activity before something else in the past.
The document discusses various past tenses in English including the simple past, past continuous, past perfect, and past perfect continuous tenses. It provides examples of when each tense is used as well as how to form sentences in each tense. Key details include that the simple past tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, the past continuous emphasizes ongoing or repeated actions, the past perfect expresses actions that happened before another past time or action, and the past perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an activity before something else in the past.
The document discusses verb tenses in English. It explains that there are three main tenses - present, past and future - which are each divided into four aspects: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. In total there are 12 verb tenses. The document provides detailed explanations and examples of how to form and use each of the 12 verb tenses in English. It covers topics such as the uses of simple present tense, present continuous tense, present perfect tense, and how to distinguish between the different past and future verb tenses.
The document discusses the different tenses in English including simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous. For each tense, it provides the structure, examples of use, and sample sentences to illustrate when that particular tense would be used.
The document discusses the different tenses in the English language, including the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, and simple past tenses. It provides rules for forming sentences in each tense, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative examples. It also includes exercises for the reader to practice forming sentences in each tense.
1. Present continues tense
Present continues tense used for an action which is Happening at the time
of Speaking.
Form: subject + is am are+ verb + Ing.
EX: David is working ministry of youth and sport
EX: he is helping needy persons
NOTE: some verbs are not usually found in present continuous tense these
Perception and they are: love, believe, forget, break, understand, prefer,
Hate, like, see, and etc.
Ex: we understand our lessons {not, we are understanding}
Ex: he hates you {not, he is hating you}
2. Simple present tense
Simple present tense used For an action which happens Every year, every
month, every week, every day, every time and etc.
Ex: I make revision every Friday
Ex: they pass me here every Friday
Ex: we like English examination
Ex: she makes me happy
Ex: she comes from America
Interrogative from
Ex: Do I make revision every Friday
Negative from
Ex: I don’t make revision every Friday
3. Simple future tense
Simple future tense used to express an action which will take place at some
time in the Future or what will expect to Happen future time..
Note: first personal pronouns I and we are used shall but in Modern system
they are used When they are only interrogative form.
Ex: I will come home sonly.
Ex: Shall I come home sonly?
Ex: I will not come home sonly
Ex: I shall visit you next Friday also we can say I will visit you next Friday
Ex: we shall listen amusing discussion
Ex: they will get new letter from London
Ex: the media will interview the president as well as his adviser
Ex: the government will deport all militant groups
Ex: you will confuse the final exam
4. Simple past tense
Simple past tense used to denote an action which happened at some time in
the Past or for state of being past.
form: subject + verbpast + object
Ex: She graduated comb ridge university last year
Ex: he invited me twice last week
Ex: He is the young boy who broke the window last night
Ex: I met her last year
Ex: He spent all his time strolling
Ex: they became the highest two ones
Ex: you understood the lesson but you didn’t read
Ex: I determined to join high school
5. Past continues tense
we use the past simple to talk about actions and states which we see as
completed in the past.
form: subject + was/were + verb + ing
Ex: while I was driving home, peter was trying desperately to contact me.
Ex: were you expecting any visitors?
Ex: I was just making some coffee
Ex: I was thinking about him last night
Ex: in the 1990 few people were using mobile phones.
Ex: they were speaking her when he arrived by train
Ex: she was taking too loudly when the principal
Ex: I was dreaming when my mum was calling me
Ex: I was crossing the road when some one called by my name
6. Present perfect tense
Present perfect tense Is used to express an action which began at some time in
the past and has been completed in the past but which is connected at present
time.
form: subject + has/have + verb past participle
Please note that British and American English have different rules for the use
of this tense. The explanation and exercises here refer to British English. In
American English, it is often acceptable to use the past simple in some of these
examples.
NOTE: it is also used an action which recently has been completed
We use the present perfect when we want to look back from the present to the
past. We can use it to look back on the recent past.
Ex: I’ve broken my watch so I don’t know what time it is.
Ex: David has just succeeded the president election
7. Present perfect continues Tense
Present perfect continues tense Is used to denote an action which started at
some time in the past and still continuing.
form: subject + has been/have been + verb + ing
NOTE: this tense is used to talk about an action or actions that started in the
past and continued until recently or that continue into the future.
Ex: she has been dancing the theatre all the day
Ex: he has been writing the lesson for the last three years
Ex: I have been learning Spanish for 20 years and I still don’t know very much
Ex: I have been waiting for him for 30 minutes and he still hasn’t arraved
Ex: he has been telling me about it for days. I wish he would stop.
8. Past perfect tense
It is used two events in the past we use past perfect for the event completed
earlier and simple past for the letter.
form: subject + had + verb + part participle
Ex: she broke the window, I want to kill her, May be that she broke the
window at 8p.m then you went to kill after words when we compare these two
statement we will use past perfect tense For the event completed first and
simple past for then letter event.
Ex: we returned to London when we had finished our journey
Ex: they bought new television when they had taken money from the bank
Ex: the prime minister had lectured then sat down
9. Past perfect continues Tense
We use the past perfect continues tense to look back at a situation in progress.
form: subject+had+been+verb+ing
Ex: it was a good time to invest. Inflation had been falling for several months.
Before I changed jobs. I had been working on a plan to reduce production
Costs we had been thinking About buying a new house
But then we decided to stay Here. We use it to say what Had been happening
before Some thing else happened. It had been snowing for a while before we
left.We had been playing tennis for only a few minutes when it started
raining.
He was out of breath when arrived because he had been running.
NOTE: We use it when reporting things said in the past
Ex: she said she had been trying to call me all day
Ex: they said they had been shopping
Ex: I told you I had been looking for some new clothes
10. Future continues Tense
This tense is used for an action progress at some time in the future.
form: subject+will/shall+be+verb+ing
Ex: they will be taking their high examination this year
Ex: we shall be leaving few days after
Ex: he will be playing the film match tomorrow
Ex: his father is not well. He will be going to his home town soon
Ex: he has got job. As a teacher he will be joining on Monday
11. Future perfect tense
NOTE: Future perfect tense is Used for an action which is expected to Be
completed by certain point in the Future time. The future perfect tense is used
to refer
To a non-continuous Action which will be completed by a certain time in the
future.
form: subject+will/shall+have+verb+pastparticiple
Ex: by December 2008 we will have written another book of English grammar
Ex: when she comes back I shall have built This house.
Ex: by the next year I shall have married my sweetheart
Ex: the show will have started when you go home
Ex: she will have sent money before she comes London
Ex: We shall have finished our work by the time you come to me
12. Conditional sentence
NOTE: Conditional sentence has two parts { If-clause, main clause }
Ex: If you come on time she will talk to you
If-clause main clause
NOTE: there three different kinds of conditional sentences in English
grammar and they are:
1: possible condition or likely condition
2: Unlikely or imaginary condition
3: Impossible conditional
13. The passive voice
Passive tense seems to be one of English grammar branches which is an
important for the second language learners have difficult in the aim of passive
voice.
1: when the sentence begins with doer of the action we say it is active voice
2: but when the sentence begins with receiver of the action we say it is passive
voice look at the following sentence.
Ex: English is learn
Ex: new library will be opened
Ex: two men were killed in the accident
NOTE: transitive verb can only changed into