Review of English Verb Tenses

7/18/2019 Review of English Verb Tenses

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REVIEW OF ENGLISH VERB TENSES



PRESENT SIMPLEAND

PRESENT CONTINUOUS



Use Present Simple fr

•f!"ts# r t$in%s# t$!t !l&!'s $!ppen

e() Se! &!ter contains n !*er!%e +), - s!lt .'&ei%$t)

•R/tines !n0 $!.its

e() T$e .ir0s return t t$e isl!n0 e*er' sprin%)

•Present simple is !ls /se0 in infrm!l sp1eninstr/"tins# &it$ '/)

e() You open t$is p!rt f t$e "!mer! $ere) T$en you

take /t t$e .!tter')

•in ne&sp!per $e!0lines t 0es"ri.e e*ents

T$ree die in pl!ne "r!s$) MPs say n t %reen l!&s)

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n!rr!ti*e e*ents#

e() A m!n goes t see $is ps'"$i!trist) Hesays $e has pr.lems .e"!/se $e imagines $e’s ! p!ir f "/rt!ins) T$e ps'"$i!trist tells $im t p/ll $imself t%et$er)

• In sprts "mment!ries#

e() An0 n& Rne' crosses t$e $!lf &!'line !n0 passes t Gi%%s)

•Plt s/mm!ries in 3lms !n0 .1s

e() Tm !n0 D!is' are !n l0 "/ple &$ live ! 0/ll life in ! s/./r. f Birmin%$!m) B/te*er't$in% changes &$en t$eir

%r!n0!/%$ter 4!ren comes t st!')



Use present "ntin//s fr• !"tins $!ppenin% !t t$e mment f spe!1in%!n0 nt 3nis$e0)

Srr'# I5m ./s' !t t$e mment) I5m doing m'$me&r1)

•A"tins $!ppenin% %ener!ll' !r/n0 t$e time fspe!1in%# r!t$er t$!n e(!"tl' !t t$e s!me time)

I5m reading ! re!ll' interestin% .1)

•Wit$ *er.s t$!t 0es"ri.e ! "$!n%in% sit/!tin#e%) "$!n%e# %et 6 !02e"ti*e# %r&# in"re!se# et")

It5s getting 0!r1)Cmp/ters are changing !ll t$e time)



Repe!te0 !"tins &it$ "ntin/!ll'# et"

In e*er'0!' spee"$# &e "!n /se present"ntin//s &it$ !n !0*er. s/"$ !s

"ntin/!ll'# fre*er# "nst!ntl'# !l&!'s t"riti"i7e !"tins t$!t &e feel !re irrit!tin% r!nn'in%# r &$i"$ &e &is$ t e(!%%er!te)

8/ are continually interrupting)

He5 s always getting int tr/.le)



State verbs nrm!ll' in Present Simple•Beln%# "nsist f# "nt!in# "st# 0epen0 n# 0eser*e#m!tter# &n# pssess# resem.le

•Belie*e# im!%ine# 1n&# prefer# re!li7e# /n0erst!n0# me!n

•Seem

•Cst9 :it is smetimes /se0 in "ntin//s t 0es"ri.e !pr"ess t$!t is still %in% n;

We !re $!*in% ! $/se ./ilt# !n0 it5s costing ! frt/ne)

•Re!li7e# re%ret# /n0erst!n09: T$ese !re nrm!ll' /se0 &it$st!te me!nin%s in present simple# ./t "!n .e /se0 in

"ntin//s t s$& ! "$!n%in% sit/!tin# /s/!ll' &it$ !n!0*er.i!l &$i"$ s$&s t$!t "$!n%e is $!ppenin%)

Sme peple don’t realize $& 0!n%er/s "!rs "!n .e)

Peple are slowly realizing t$e "st f %l.!l &!rmin%)



Ver.s &it$ st!te !n0 !"tin me!nin%s

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W$!t 0 '/ 0< :W$!t is '/r 2.;W$!t !re '/ 0in%< :=e(pl!in '/r !"tins;

9.e# $!*e

T$is $/se is *er >?? 'e!rs l0)

He is .ein% sill')

D '/ $!*e ! "!r<I5m $!*in% ! %re!t time $ere)



9im!%ine# s/ppse# t$in1# e(pe"t

I im!%ine '/ feel t$e s!me)

G$sts@ N# '/ !re im!%inin% t$in%s@

W$!t 0 '/ t$in1< :=$!*e !n pinin;

W$!t !re '/ t$in1in%< I5m t$in1in% f "$!n%in% 2.s)

:="nsi0erin%;

I s/ppse t$is is im)

8/5re s/ppsin% $e is %/ilt') :=m!1e !n !ss/mptin;

I 0n5t e(pe"t $im t /n0erst!n0)

Are '/ e(pe"tin% smene<



9!ppe!r

8/r *is! !ppe!rs t .e /t f 0!te)

Tm is !ppe!rin% in H!mlet !t t$e Gr!n0 T$e!tre)

9see# $e!r

I see$e!r '/5*e $!0 '/r $!ir "/t)

!ne is seein% H!rr') :=spen0in% time &it$;

I 0i0n5t $e!r !n' nise)

8/ !re $e!rin% t$in%s@ :=im!%inin%;

9feel# see# smell# t!ste T$e rm smells !&f/l@

I !m smellin% t$e &ers) :!n !"ti*e "$i"e;



PAST TIME

9P!st Simple9P!st Cntin//s

9P!st Perfe"t Simple !n0 Cntin//s



Use Past Simple

9fr 3nis$e0 e*ents in t$e p!st &$i"$ $!*e !0e3nite time)

In > t$e 3rst men landed n t$e Mn)

9in n!rr!ti*e T$e 0r opened !n0 t& .'s came in)

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Fr p!st $!.its !n0 r/tines# /s/!ll' &it$ !time e(pressin

Fe& peple in Vi"tri!n times t1 ! .!t$e*er' 0!')



Use Past Continuous9 T 0es"ri.e ! "ntin/in% /n3nis$e0 !"tin in t$e p!st)

I l1e0 /t f t$e &in0& !n0 s!& t$!t it &!s r!inin%)

9Fr ! "ntin/in% /n3nis$e0 !"tin interr/pte0 .' !s/00en p!st !"tin)

W$ile &e &ere %ettin% re!0' t % /t# t$e r!in

s/00enl' stppe0)

9Fr !"ti*ities !s .!"1%r/n0 0es"riptin)

Helen l1e0 0&n int t$e ./s' street) Cr&0s fpeple &ere p/s$in% !ln% t$e p!*ement)

9Fr t& "ntin/in% e*ents $!ppenin% !t t$e s!metime)

W$ile im &!s p!intin% t$e /tsi0e f t$e $/se# S!r!$&!s 0e"r!tin% t$e .e0rms)



Ot$er /ses f P!st Cntin//s

9 T emp$!si7e t$!t !n !"tin &!s still %in% n)

T$e' st!rte0 pr0/"in% t$e "!r in > !n0 &erestill pr0/"in% it t$irt' 'e!rs l!ter)

9 T 0es"ri.e ! "$!n%in% sit/!tin

It &!s .e"min% mre !n0 mre 0i"/lt t 3n0 !&r1)

9Wit$ fre*er# !l&!'s# "ntin/!ll'# et" t "riti"i7e

!"tins

S$e &!s fre*er f!llin% in l*e &it$ t$e &rn%1in0 f m!n)

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Past Perfect Simple and Continuous

9!re /se0 t refer t e*ents in t$e p!st &$i"$

$!ppene0 .efre t$er e*ents in t$e p!st#/s/!ll' &$en t$ere is n time e(pressin tm!1e t$is "le!r) P!st perfe"t simple refers t3nis$e0 e*ents !n0 p!st perfe"t "ntin//s

t /n3nis$e0# re"entl' "mplete0 r"ntin/in% e*ents)

B' t$e time &e %t t t$e "inem!# t$e 3lm$!0 st!rte0)

He $!0 .een &r1in% $!r0 !ll mrnin%# !n0$e felt re!ll' tire0)



9!re "mmn !fter *er.s s/"$ !s re!li7e#

remem.er# 1n&# /n0erst!n0# et")

W$en I %t n t$e ./s# I re!li7e0 I $!0 left m'&!llet !t $me)

9!re "mmn in reprte0 spee"$)

9!re nt /se0 t emp$!si7e t$!t !n e*ent$!ppene0 ! ln% time !%)

















%will& be going to

%shall

%be to& be about to& be on thepoint of&

be due to

%future continuous

%future perfect simple andcontinuous









Shall and shan’t

%Shall and shan’t are forms of willused in 'rst person singular andplural in formal and deliberatespeech& and in many modal uses(

)e shall inform you& uponadmission& of the rules of thelibrary(

*#’ll give you my work on Friday(’ *#shall look forward to receiving it+’













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