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Recent Event Highlights: PAST SIMPLE, FUTURE SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT, PAST PERFECT, and 3 more...

Created by gotocris on 26/01/2011

Last updated: 17/02/11 at 12:58

Tags: TENSES

• PAST SIMPLE
  01/12/2011

  It describes an action in the past. (+)REGULAR -ED ENDINGS OR IRREGULAR VERB LIST (-) DIDN'T + INFINITIVE (?) (wh-)+ DID + SUBJECT + INFININIVE? When Homer got up, he felt thirsty again.

• FUTURE SIMPLE
  12/02/2011

  Used for predictions and decisions taken at the moment of speaking. (+) WILL + INFINITIVE (-) WON'T + INFINITIVE (?) (WH-) + WILL + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE? If Homer goes on like this, he will have a heart attack.

• FUTURE INTENTION
  08/02/2011

  Future time for planned actions BE + GOING TO + INFINITIVE Homer is going to have a party of his own again.

• PRESENT CONTINOUS
  03/02/2011

  It describes an action happening at the moment of speaking. BE + -ING FORM He is eating a whole dish of chops.

• PRESENT SIMPLE
  02/02/2011

  It describes a routine or habit. (+)INFINITIVE (+S FOR 3rd ps) (-) DON'T or DOESN'T + INFINITIVE (?) (WH-) + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE? Homer is a couch potato and he drinks too much.

• PRESENT PERFECT
  01/02/2011

  It describes a finished action at a present or recent time. HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE Homer has realised he hasn't drunk anything for the last few seconds.

• PAST CONTINUOUS
  01/01/2011

  It describes an action in progress in the past. WAS/WERE + -ING FORM When Marge arrived home, Homer was sleeping.

• PAST PERFECT
  12/07/2010

  Past before past HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE. When Marge got home, Homer had already drunk all the beer in town.