CONDITIONAL TENSE Conditional sentences usually are of the type in which one circumstance will be symbiotic with the other. For example‚ “if I find her address‚ I’ll send her the invite.” Normally‚ there are three kinds of relationships which can be expressed using the conditional- factual‚ future‚ and imaginative conditional relationship. Factual conditionals generate two branches- timeless and time-bound conditionals. Furthermore‚ timeless conditionals are divided into habitual and generic
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The Simple Present Tense-Expresses a habit or often repeated action. Adverbs of frequency such as‚ often‚ seldom‚ sometimes‚ never‚ etc. are used with this tense. Also expresses general truths. Ex. They always eat lunch together. Snow falls in December in Minnesota The Present Progressive-This tense is used to describe an action that is occurring right now (at this moment‚ today‚ this year‚ etc.). occurring in the present‚ but is temporary. Ex. She is typing a paper for her class. John
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16 TENSES IN ENGLISH I. PRESENT TENSE 1. Simple Present Tense This tense is used to express something that have the character of remain to‚ real truth or habit. Formulas of Present Tense: *With verb (positive) S + V1 + s/es + O (negative) S + do not/does not + V1 + O (interrogative) Do/does + S + V1 + O? Example(s): (positive) - I read a book - She drinks a cup of tea (negative) - I don’t read a book - She doesn’t drink a cup of tea (interrogative) - Do you read a book
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VERB TENSES 1. PRESENT TENSE | 2. PAST TENSE | 3. FUTURE TENSE | 1.Simple Present Tense E.g. I eat an apple( A V) An apple is eaten by me (PV) | 1.Simple Past TenseE.g. I ate an apple.(AV)An apple was eaten by me.(PV) | 1.Simple Future TenseE.g. I shall eat an apple(AV)An apple will be eaten by me.(PV) | 2. Present Continuous TenseE.g. I am eating an apple. (A.V)Are/am/is +verb + ingAn apple is being eaten by me.(PV) | 2. Past Continuous TenseE.g. I was eating an apple.(AV)Was/were+verb+ingAn
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Tense Recognition Worksheet John has always traveled Tense? PRES PERFECT a lot. In fact‚ when he was Tense? S PAST only two years old when he first flew Tense? S PAST to the US. His mother is Tense? S PR Italian and his father is Tense? S PR American. John was born Tense? S PAST in France‚ but his parents had met Tense? Past perfect in Cologne‚ Germany after they had been living Tense? Past perfect cont there for five years. They met Tense? S PAST one day while John’s father was reading Tense? Past
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Present tense expresses an unchanging‚ repeated‚ or reoccurring action or situation that exists only now. It can also represent a widespread truth. Past tense expresses an action or situation that was started and finished in the past. Most past tense verbs end in -ed. Future tense expresses an action or situation that will occur in the future. This tense is formed by using will/shall with the simple form of the verb. The future tense can also be expressed by using am‚ is‚ or are with going to
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political system continue to help promote economic prosperity‚ success in its real estate investment‚ and investment by Panama in its infrastructure in the future. The democratic country of Panama has strong economic assets and is well governed which will exploit these assets to the good of its citizens and those wise enough to invest in Panama’s future. The Canal expansion will boost growth by an average of 1% in each of the next two years‚ which should partially offset the effects of a still weak
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Verb Tenses Simple Past FORM [VERB + ed] USE 1 Completed Action in the Past Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes‚ the speaker may not actually mention the specific time‚ but they do have one specific time in mind. Examples: I saw a movie yesterday. USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These actions happen 1st‚ 2nd‚ 3rd‚
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Germanic and Finno-Ugrian Philology SELF-STUDY PROJECT THE CATEGORY OF TENSE. TENSE OPPOSITIONS. DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE TENSE SYSTEM IN ENGLISH. ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE TENSE FORMS. ANNA OHRIMCHUK Group MLa 02-11 Department of Germanic Philology Project Adviser – Assoc. Prof. VIKTORIA M. BEREZENKO PhD (Linguistics) Kyiv 2014 While the existence of the aspect category in English is a disputed matter‚ the tense category is universally recognised. Nobody has ever suggested to characterise
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