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    Topics
    1. Simple tenses of Verbs

    2. Progressive tenses of Verb

    3. Perfect tenses of verbs

    4. Conjunctions
    ● Subordinating
    ● Coordinating

    Simple Tenses

    - determined by whether the verb expresses a fact, an ongoing action, a completed action, or
    the end of an ongoing action.

    Three Simple Aspects - The simple aspect is used to describe facts and habits

    1. Simple Present Tense - uses the be-verbs (is, are)


    - Ex: The dog is eating bones.
    -
    The Four Uses Of Simple Present Tense

    Habitual Action - Ex: Athletes always stretch before playing any sport.

    Present state or condition - Ex: Aaron spends his afternoon playing chess.

    Future Actions - Ex: The flag ceremony starts at 7in the morning.

    General Truths or Facts - Ex: A player climbs a bamboo pole in Palo Sebo.

    2. Simple Past Tense - used in recalling past events or recounting previous experiences.
    - Usually go with time expressions such as yesterday, last night, a year ago, etc.
    - They are grouped according to how they are formed.
    1. Regular - formed by adding -d or - ed to the base form of the verb
    2. Irregular verbs - change or retain their spelling.

    Simple Future Tense - formed by combining the helping verb will or shall with the base form of
    the verb.
    - phrases like tomorrow, next time, next year, soon, this afternoon, this month, etc. are the
    common time expressions
    - will/shall + write = will write/shall write
    - will/shall + read = will read/ shall read

    Progressive Tenses

    Progressive tenses - used to indicate an unfinished action.

    Three Progressive Tenses

    Present progressive - describes an activity that is currently in progress.


    - I am studying medicine at my university.
    - Present + Progressive = Present Progressive

    Past progressive - describes an ongoing action in the past.


    - I have been studying medicine at my university.
    - Past + Progressive = Past Progressive

    Future progressive - describes an ongoing action in the future.


    - I will be studying medicine at the university.
    - Future + Progressive = Future Progressive

    Perfect Tenses

    Perfect tenses - describe a finished action

    Present Perfect - describes an event that has already been completed in the present. It may
    also be used with events that occurred at an unspecified time in the past.
    - I have studied medicine at that university.

    Past Perfect - describes an event that occurred before a specific time in the past.
    - I had studied medicine at my university before I changed my major to nursing.

    Future Perfect - describes an action that will be completed at a specific time in the future.
    - I will have studied medicine at the university.

    Conjunctions

    Subordinating

    Subordinating Conjunction - a word or phrase that links a dependent clause to an


    independent clause.
    - as, since, though, due to, provided that, because of, unless, and so/so that.
    - Ex: Robin wasn’t allowed in the Batmobile any longer because he wouldn’t wear a seat
    belt.

    Coordinating Conjunction

    Coordinating Conjunction - a conjunction that connects words, phrases, and clauses that are
    coordinated, or equal to each other.
    - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, or FANBOYS
    - Ex: I love candy bars, yet I know they are not good for me.

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