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VERB TENSES

Jane usually goes to school at 8. Jane is going to school now. Jane went to school yesterday. Jane has just gone to school. Jane was going to school when I arrived home. Jane had already gone to school when I arrived home. VERB TENSES. PRESENT SIMPLE.

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VERB TENSES

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  1. Jane usually goesto school at 8. Janeis going to school now. Jane went to school yesterday. Jane has just gone to school. Jane was going to school when I arrived home. Jane had already gone to school when I arrived home. VERB TENSES

  2. PRESENT SIMPLE FORMAffirmative: add s/ es/ ies – 3rd person singular Interrogative and Negative: add do(n’t)/ does(n’t) USE-Permanent situations or states: Ex: She walks for an hour every morning. - Repeated/ habitual actions: Ex: I usually get up at 7 am. - Permanent truths or laws of nature: Ex: Money doesn’t buy happiness. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. USEFUL WORDS: usually, never, always, sometimes, often, …

  3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORMam/ is/ are + verb + ing USE- Actionshappening at the moment of speaking: Ex: He is chatting now. - Temporary situations: Ex: They’re playing on the beach. - Fixed arrangements in the near future. Ex: The Browns are visiting us tonight. USEFUL WORDS: now, at the moment, today, …

  4. PRESENT PERFECT FORM have/ has + Past Participle USE- Recently completed actions: Ex: They have just came back home. - Actions which happened at an unstated time in the past, connected with the present: Ex: He has lost his keys. - Actions which began in the past but still continue in the present: Ex: They’ve worked hard since 9 o’clock. USEFUL WORDS: for, since, just, ever, already, yet, so far, recently, …

  5. PAST SIMPLE FORMREGULAR VERBS: add -ed IRREGULAR VERBS: See list of Irregular Verbs Negative and Interrogative:Did you.../ I didn’t... USE- To talk about past actions. Ex: Yesterday I played tennis with George. USEFUL WORDS: Yesterday, Last week/ month/ year, ago

  6. PAST CONTINUOUS FORMwas/ were + verb + ing USE- To describe an action which was in progress at a time in the past: Ex: I was taking a bath when the telephone rang. USEFUL WORDS: while, when, as, …

  7. PAST PERFECT FORMhad + Past Participle USE- Past action which occured before another action or before a stated past action. Ex: The train had already left when I arrived at the station. USEFUL WORDS: for, since, already, before, by, by the time, …

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