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This grammar reference section provides a quick review of the basic tenses used in English to speak about the past moment in time and events or states which have happened up to a past moment in time. j



In English, tenses are formed by conjugating an auxiliary verb plus a standard form of the principal verb (the base form, the gerund form, or the past participle

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S (subject) Aux (auxiliary verb) O (objects) ? (question word, i.e., who, what when, etc.) In general, using the following patterns to construct sentences in sentences. Positive: S + Verb + O Negative:S + Aux + Verb + O Question:(?)+ Aux + S + Verb + (O) ð



Use the past simple when an action is done at a SPECIFIED point in time in the past. j Examples: She moved to New York last month. They didn't want to buy a new television last week. Where did you go on vacation last year? Use the past continuous for something that is happening at a precise moment in the past. This form is often used to express an interrupted action in progress. ð Examples: I was working on the project when you telephoned. What were you doing when she arrived? They weren't watching the film when you arrived.

Use the past perfect for an action that finishes before another action in the past. We often use the past perfect when is giving reasons for a decision made in the past. Examples: They had invested their money wisely before they bought the new house. She hadn't finished speaking when he rudely interrupted her. Had you checked all your s before you ma de the withdrawal? Use the past perfect continuous to express the duration of another activity up to another point in time in the past. This form is often used to stress impatience or importance of the length of time of the previo us activity. !" Examples: We had been waiting for two hours when Jack finally arrived. They hadn't been working long when he telephoned. Had she been telephoning a long time before you arrived?

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This grammar reference section provides a quick review of the basic tenses used in English to speak about a future moment in time and events or states which have happened up to a future moment in time.



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In English, tenses are formed by conjugating an auxiliary verb plus a standard form of the principal verb (the base form, the gerund form, or the past participle form). It is import to focus on the variations in the auxiliary verb to properly use English tenses. ð



S (subject) Aux (auxiliary verb) O (objects) ? (question word, i.e., who, what when, etc.)

In general, using the following patterns to construct sentences in sentences. Positive: S + Verb + O Negative:S + Aux + Verb + O Question:(?)+ Aux + S + Verb + (O) # $ %% Use the future with 'will' to: üake a future prediction Express a decision made about the future at the moment (spontaneous reactions to events) —p üake a promise —p Think about future possibilities —p —p

Examples: It will rain tomorrow. I think he won't attend the meeting. Oh! You're all wet. I'll fetch you a blanket. # $ %&' % Use the future with 'going to' to speak about future intentions or plans made before the present moment. Examples: We are going to study abroad next semester. Who are you going to visit in Seattle? Peter isn't going to attend next week's meeting. # Use the future continuous to speak about an activity that will be happening at a precise point in time in the future. Examples: I'll be playing tennis at four this afternoon. When you arrive in Boston, I'll be sleeping soundly in my bed. What will you be doing this time next week?

# Use the future perfect to express something that will have been done up to a precise point in time in the future. Examples: She'll have read the book by the time you arrive. I'm afraid we won't have finished by the end of tomorrow afternoon. What will you have studied by the time you finish college?

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