Grammarup Verbtenses Overview Week4fhy58b

8/10/2019 Grammarup Verbtenses Overview Week4fhy58b

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VERB TENSES

Time has three basic divisions

TIME

FUTUREPRESENTPAST


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We can look at each division of time to see:

what is inprocessat a specific moment

(Continuous)

what happened before a specific moment

(Perfect)

or the two together.

However, we look at what happens in these

divisions in different ways.


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In this course, we have discussed the usesof

the present forms,

the past perfect, past continuous, pastsimple forms, and

the different ways the future is talkedabout.

So, lets have a quick review of each ofthese tenses.


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Present

Perfect

nownow

THE PRESENT TENSE

PRESENT

Present Perfect

Continuous

....

Present

Continuous

XXX

Present

Simple

X

X X X X


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The simple present tense is used to describe

general truths and facts, and actions and situationsthat are usual, routine.

Water boils at 100 C.

Ronaldo plays soccer.My aunt lives in Rio.

The earth is round.


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The present continuous describes actions and

situations which are in process, temporary, notfinished.

He is playing soccer.

She is eating.

He is swimming.

My aunt is visiting New York.


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The present perfect expresses actions that happened

before now, at na indefinite time in the past.

He hasnt combed his hair yet.

He has fallen asleep

in the train.

I have visited New York twice.

The boy hasnt finished his breakfast.


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The present perfect continuous describes an

action that happened for a period of time at an

indefinite time in the past. It can also describe naaction that started in the past and continues to the

present.

Shes been living in this house for 35 years,

Hes been working for five hours

The boy has been playing with the dog all morning.

Shes been talking on the phone for 45 minutes.


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THE PAST TENSE

PAST

Past Simple

X

now

Past Continuous

XXXnow

Past Perfect

now


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The past simple is used to describe an action that

happened in the past but is now finished.

He walked to work yesterday.

The baby fell asleep early last night.

She went to Rio last January.

My father lived on a farm as a child.


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The past continuous expresses an action that

happened for a period of time in the past.

He was reading the paper

when they called his name.

He was riding his bike when he fell.

They were having a class from 2 to 4 yesterday.


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The past perfect is used to describe na action that

started and finished before another action, and

both actions happened in the past.

They had picked most of the apples before we

arrived there.

The plane had left by the time we got to the airport.

My friends had finished dinner

when I arrived at the restaurant.


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THE FUTURE TENSE

FUTURE

SIMPLE

WILL

xnow

GOING TO

xnow


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Will is used to express a prediction or a future

fact. It is also used to express a decision made at

the moment of speaking.

Earth will be a wonderful place to live in 50 years.

(prediction)

Your plate is chipped. I will change it for you.

(decision at the moment of speaking)

We will go on vacation tomorrow.

(future fact)


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Going to expresses a future plan or intention or a

prediction based on a present fact.

Hes going to travel.

(plan or intention)

Shes going to have a baby.(prediction based on a present fact)

Its going to rain.

(prediction based on a present fact)

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