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Simple | | Past
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Present
Perfect tenses | |
Past
Perfect tenses | | Present
Continuous | Going
to | Future
Simple | Future
Continuous | Future
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| PRESENT
TENSES | | Simple Present | Form: | - base
form of the verb (3rd person singular + -s/-es)
- auxiliary DO / DOES for
negatives and questions
| Use: | - permanent
facts - natural and scientific laws
- simple fact
- repeated actions
(habits / routines)
- verbs which cannot take the progressive form
- verbs
of thinking and understanding: believe, think (=believe), know, ...
- verbs
of the senses (involuntary actions): see, hear, ...
- verbs of state: remain,
be, have got, ...
- verbs denoting feelings and emotions: love, like, hate,
...
- to give instructions (usually in the 2nd person)
- WHEN
+ Simple present to describe the future (usually combined with a verb in the future)
- Simple
present as future to describe an organized future timetable.
| | Present
Continuous | Form: | | Use: | -
for an action in progress now
- to show temporary events (=/= Simple present
- permanent things)
- for a repeated action to express the speakers annoyance
- to
express future plans (+ TIME WORD)
- to express duration
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from various sources |
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