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    Basic Tenses Revision

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    This document provides information on basic English tenses including present, past, and future tenses. It outlines the uses and examples of: 1) Present simple tense for habits, general facts, and schedules. 2) Present continuous tense for activities in progress now or future plans. 3) Simple past tense for completed past activities or past habits. 4) Past continuous tense for describing an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. 5) Future tense using will/won't for spontaneous decisions or predictions, and be going to for future plans or predictions based on evidence.

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    This document provides information on basic English tenses including present, past, and future tenses. It outlines the uses and examples of: 1) Present simple tense for habits, general facts, and schedules. 2) Present continuous tense for activities in progress now or future plans. 3) Simple past tense for completed past activities or past habits. 4) Past continuous tense for describing an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. 5) Future tense using will/won't for spontaneous decisions or predictions, and be going to for future plans or predictions based on evidence.

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    This document provides information on basic English tenses including present, past, and future tenses. It outlines the uses and examples of: 1) Present simple tense for habits, general facts, and schedules. 2) Present continuous tense for activities in progress now or future plans. 3) Simple past tense for completed past activities or past habits. 4) Past continuous tense for describing an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. 5) Future tense using will/won't for spontaneous decisions or predictions, and be going to for future plans or predictions based on evidence.

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    Basic Tenses Revision

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    Joan Prats
    This document provides information on basic English tenses including present, past, and future tenses. It outlines the uses and examples of: 1) Present simple tense for habits, general facts, and schedules. 2) Present continuous tense for activities in progress now or future plans. 3) Simple past tense for completed past activities or past habits. 4) Past continuous tense for describing an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. 5) Future tense using will/won't for spontaneous decisions or predictions, and be going to for future plans or predictions based on evidence.

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    Basic Tenses Revision

    USE:
    EXAMPLES:
    •habit
    - He always comes late to class.
    • general fact - The sun rises in the east.
    • schedule - The school starts at 8:00 am.
    Indicators

    Always Frequently

    Whenever Sometimes

    Everyday Rarely

    Usually Occasionally

    Often never
    Present Continuous Tense
    USE:
    Examples:
    •When an activity is in progress - I’m explaining something to the
    now at the moment of speaking. class right now.
    • A future plan. - He’s taking 16 credits this
    • Something that is happening semester.
    now and continues in the future. - She is understanding English
    more and more because she
    moved to London.
    Indicators
    - Right now, at this moment
    - Still
    - This year, week, month, etc.
    - As we speak
    - Listen!, Look!, etc.
    - More and more…
    - Tonight, later today, next year, month, week, etc.
    Simple Past Tense
    USE:
    EXAMPLES:
    - When an activity or
    situation began and •We arrived three weeks ago.
    ended at a particular •She used to write a letter to her
    time in the past--in other mother on Sunday night.
    words, when an activity
    or situation is completed
    in the past
    •To refer to past habits
    Indicators

    - Last night, week, year, month, Saturday,


    semester, etc.
    - Yesterday
    - Ago
    - When I was a child/ younger, etc.
    Remember!
    For regular verbs, we add -ed. For irregular verbs, there is a special past
    tense form.

    regular verbs: play – played, watch – watched, want – wanted

    irregular verbs: eat – ate, write – wrote, go – went

    Be careful!
    Use ‘did’ and the verb, but don’t change the verb to the past
    When we use the NEGATIVE , we don’t change the main verb. We use form in QUESTIONS!
    ‘didn’t’ instead. Did you have a nice weekend?
    What did you learn at school yesterday?
    I didn’t watch TV. When did you see the film?

    I didn’t go to school.
    Watch out! This is a common mistake...

    Taken from a real


    website!

    They are
    supposed to
    teach English…

    Not to be trusted!
    PAST CONTINUOUS
    USE:
    EXAMPLES:

    - At 6 o’clock, I was eating dinner.


    - An action that was happening at a

    precise time in the past.


    - I was making dinner when she arrived.
    - To describe something that was

    happening in the past when another

    action interrupted it. - She was talking constantly in class in those days.
    - To talk about a habitual action in the past
    Indicators

    While

    Whereas

    When

    As

    Until
    Future Tense: WILL/WON’T
    USE:
    EXAMPLES:
    - A spontaneous - I will have a coffee.
    decision - I’m sure you will pass the test,
    don’t worry!
    - A prediction (thought) - I will call you when I get there!
    - A promise - Will you, please, turn the A/C off?
    - A request
    Indicators
    - I promise (also the idea)
    - I think, believe, I’m sure
    Future Tense: BE GOING TO
    USE:

    - A future plan EXAMPLES:


    - Something about to happen - When I’m retired, I’m going to
    (also could be present travel.
    continuous) - He is going to get his car fixed
    - A prediction based on tomorrow.
    evidence - That boy is going to fall off!
    Indicators

    Tomorrow
    Next Saturday, week, month, year, etc.

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