I Write in Literary Present Tense? Literary works‚ paintings‚ films‚ and other artistic creations are assumed to exist in an eternal present. Therefore‚ when you write about writers or artists as they express themselves in their work‚ use the present tense. The Basic Rule: You should use the past tense when discussing historical events‚ and you should use the literary present when discussing fictional events. 1. When commenting on what a writer says‚ use the present tense. Example: Dunn begins
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Elisabeth I died in 1603. James VI of Scotland succeeded her‚ he became the first English king of the Stuart Dynasty‚ and‚ as he was also the king of Scotland‚ the crowns of these two countries were united. Although their governments continued to be separate‚ their linguistic differences were lessened in this century. James was successful in keeping England out of European wars‚ and encouraging colonial projects in the New World and economic growth at home. In the seventeenth century‚ the link
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FUTURE SIMPLE OR PRESENT SIMPLE A. 1. I (go) and see Venice as soon as I (reach) Italy. 2. If the sun (be) red‚ it is a sign that we (have) a fine day tomorrow. 3. If you (not be) at home by six‚ I (eat) without you. 4. If Mother (not go) to the market early‚ she (not get) fresh fish. 5. If Adam (sell) his car he (afford) a holiday in Florida. 6. Take some coins in case you (need) to phone. 7. If nothing (go wrong)‚ they (deliver) the furniture today. 8. Unless you (change) your mind we (not
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THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE The present perfect tense is made up of : 1. has / have + past participle (active form) 2. has / have + been + past participle (passive form) Present Perfect Tense is used: 1. To refer to a recently / newly completed action. e.g. I have just completed my homework. My neighbours have recently sold their car. 2. To refer to an action that occurred at an unspecified or unknown time in the past. e.g. The Jones have
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Grammar The Present Perfect Tense Form: Affirmative: I/ You/ We/ They _____ have lived in Alexandria. He/ She/ It _______ has lived in Alexandria. Negative: I/ You/ We/ They _____ have not{haven’t} lived… He/ She/ It __________ has not{hasn’t} lived….. Question: Have I/ you/ we/ they lived ……..? Has he/ she/ it lived ……..? Usage: Something happened in
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Simple present workshop Names: Jessica Tatiana Fandiño Parra Date: 08- 12- 2012 1. Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Present in the statements. Example: He _____ her name. ( shout) Answer: He shouts her name. a. b. I __get____ a good mark. ( get) c. Rita __does____ an exercise. ( do) d. Tim and Pat __send___ text messages. (send) e. Oliver __has_____fun. (have) f. He
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------------------------------------------------- To introduce students the use of Present Continuous Tense * ------------------------------------------------- To list the three usage of Present Continuous Tense ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Starter 1 ------------------------------------------------- Students should know the present simple when you get on to the present continuous‚ so just start by asking about their daily routine. Once
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COMPLEJO EDUCATIVO REPARTO VALLE NUEVO SIMPLE PRESENT AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE Subject: English Students: Andrade Ramos‚ Maria Emeli Argueta Morán‚ Leslie Evelyn Cerón Escobar‚ Maura Elena Escobar Cáceres‚ Marjorie Naydine Romero Regalado‚ Leticia Yamileth Grade:11th Assignment due to: Tuesday‚ April 9th‚ 2013 Simple Present Tense Grammatical Structures: Subject + Auxiliary verb + main verb (do) (base) There are three important exceptions:
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Spanish verbs irregular in the present tense! ! Stem-Changing Verbs Ending in -ar and -er! ! e → ie -ar o → ue -er pensar - to think! querer - to want/! acertar - to guess right/ ! love/wish! hit the mark! ascender - to ! apretar - to tighten/! ascend/promote! squeeze/be tight! defender - to ! atravesar - to cross! defend! cerrar - to close! descender - to ! comenzar - to begin/! descend! commence! encender - to light/! confesar - to confess! ignite! despertar(se)
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REFLEXIVES Reflexive verbs are quite common in French but less so in English. You can recognise them in English‚ when you say ‘myself‚ yourself…’ after the verb or ‘get‚ gets’ before a verb: I wash myself I get washed he gets showered we get ready they ask themselves she blames herself In French they use the equivalent of ‘myself’ but it goes directly before the verb: je me lave (I myself wash) Here’s the full list for se laver (to get washed/to wash oneself): -------------------------------------------------
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