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- 1. Present simple Form :Subject + verb Used to show a habit and a fact habit : I drink coffee every morning Peter goes to the beach on sunday
- 2. Present simple Form :Subject + verb Used to show a habit and a fact Fact : Grace works as a teacher You sing very well Water boils at 100 degree Celsius
- 3. Present Continuous Form :Subject + am/is/are + verb (-ing) Example : I am drinking coffee now Used to show action,temporary activity, changes Action : We are having breakfast Temporary Activity: Peter is learning to play the guitar Changes :English lessons on youtube are becoming very popular these days
- 4. Past Simple From :Subject + verb (takes either regular or irregular verb) Example : I played soccer with my friends last saturday 2.Karen gave us a present for our wedding anniversary
- 5. Past continuous Form :subject + was/were + verb (-ing) Example : i was having dinner with my family when the doorbell rang It was raining when peter left for work The power went out while the children were studying
- 6. Review Present simple I drinkcoffee every morning Present continuous I am drinking coffee right now Past simple I drank coffee yesterday Past continuous I was drinking coffee this morning when i got a phone call from my boss
- 7. Present Perfect I havetaught English to many students i/you/we/they have He/she/it has Ashley has visited France four times We have seen two movies this year
- 8. I have taughtEnglish to many students Ashley has visited France four times We have seen two movies this week The Present perfect tense has two main use 1. Experiences---to show the time is still continuing past Now future Ashleys life--still continuing visited past Now future My career--still teaching taught past Now future This week--the week is not finished movies
- 9. I taught manystudents when i was a teacher Ashley visited france in 2015 We saw two movies last week Time period is finished past future Now
- 10. 2. Recent actionsor events I have finished my homework Peter has lost his glasses The police have arrested a young man in connection with the robbery Note: If you want to mention the specific time of when the event happened you must use the past simple tense Example: I finished my work at 6:30 pm
- 11. Present Perfect continuous ShowsActions that started in the past but are still continuing I have been waiting to see the doctor for two hours Form: subject + have/has been + verb (-ing) He has been playing tennis since he was a child He has been learning English for 8 months /or since January
- 12. Past perfect When wegot to the theater,the movie started (Past simple) past Now Future X x When we got to the theater,the movie had started (Past perfect )
- 13. Past perfect When wegot to the theater,the movie had started (Past simple) Form : subject + had + verb First past action(when there are two more past action) I was sick because i had eaten too much the previous night The girl looked familiar.I had seen her somewhere before
- 14. Past perfect continuous Form: subject + had been + verb (-ing) Note: Almost the same as past perfect but the The first event is (continuous) past action I felt really tired because i had been driving all day Happened first Happened second She had been waiting for two hours when the doctor finally arrived The ground was wet because it has been raining
- 15. The perfect tense-review PresentPerfect I have washed the dishes Present Perfect continuous I have been washing the dishes for half an hour Past Perfect When i left for work, i had washed the dishes Past Perfect continuous When the Phone rang, i had been Washing the dishes for half an hour