A tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, to indicate when the situation takes place. Some typical tenses are present, past, and future.
Tense can make finer distinctions than simple past-present-future; past tenses for example can cover general past, immediate past, or distant past, with the only difference between them being the distance on the timeline between the temporal reference points. Such distinctions are not precise: an event may be described in the remote past because it feels remote to the speaker, not because a set number of days have passed since it happened; it may also be remote because it is being contrasted with another, more recent, past event. This is similar to other forms of deixis such as this and that.
In absolute tense, as in English, tense indicates when the time of assertion, time of completion, or time of evaluation occurs relative to the utterance itself (time of utterance). In relative tense, on the other hand, tense is relative to some given event.
The number of tenses in a language may be disputed, because the term tense is often used to represent any combination of tense proper, aspect, and mood. In many texts the term "tense" may erroneously indicate qualities of uncertainty, frequency, completion, duration, possibility, or whether information derives from experience or hearsay (evidentiality). Tense differs from aspect, which encodes how a situation or action occurs in time rather than when. In many languages, there are grammatical forms which express several of these meanings (see tense–aspect–mood).
In languages which have tenses, they are normally usually indicated by a verb or modal verb. Some languages only have grammatical expression of time through aspect; others have neither tense nor aspect. Some East Asian isolating languages such as Chinese express time with temporal adverbs, but these are not required, and the verbs are not inflected for tense. In Slavic languages such as Russian a verb may be inflected for both tense and aspect together.
English basic verb tenses, including Simple Past, Past Continuous, Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present perfect, Future (will and be going to).
Adapted from a presentation I downloaded from Shawn Toh (thanks Shawn!) which was a bit too detailed for my third grade students.
A tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time, to indicate when the situation takes place. Some typical tenses are present, past, and future.
Tense can make finer distinctions than simple past-present-future; past tenses for example can cover general past, immediate past, or distant past, with the only difference between them being the distance on the timeline between the temporal reference points. Such distinctions are not precise: an event may be described in the remote past because it feels remote to the speaker, not because a set number of days have passed since it happened; it may also be remote because it is being contrasted with another, more recent, past event. This is similar to other forms of deixis such as this and that.
In absolute tense, as in English, tense indicates when the time of assertion, time of completion, or time of evaluation occurs relative to the utterance itself (time of utterance). In relative tense, on the other hand, tense is relative to some given event.
The number of tenses in a language may be disputed, because the term tense is often used to represent any combination of tense proper, aspect, and mood. In many texts the term "tense" may erroneously indicate qualities of uncertainty, frequency, completion, duration, possibility, or whether information derives from experience or hearsay (evidentiality). Tense differs from aspect, which encodes how a situation or action occurs in time rather than when. In many languages, there are grammatical forms which express several of these meanings (see tense–aspect–mood).
In languages which have tenses, they are normally usually indicated by a verb or modal verb. Some languages only have grammatical expression of time through aspect; others have neither tense nor aspect. Some East Asian isolating languages such as Chinese express time with temporal adverbs, but these are not required, and the verbs are not inflected for tense. In Slavic languages such as Russian a verb may be inflected for both tense and aspect together.
English basic verb tenses, including Simple Past, Past Continuous, Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present perfect, Future (will and be going to).
Adapted from a presentation I downloaded from Shawn Toh (thanks Shawn!) which was a bit too detailed for my third grade students.
How to Teach Kids When to Use a Period, Question Mark or Exclamation Point. #...Lynn Scotty
Video modeling teaching templates https://youtu.be/WQxr1vck_ZU The lessons focuses on: (1) sentence capitalization - every sentence begins with a capital letter and (2) sentence punctuation - every sentence ends with a punctuation mark: a sentence, a question mark or an exclamation point.
How to Teach Kids When to Use a Period, Question Mark or Exclamation Point. #...Lynn Scotty
Video modeling teaching templates https://youtu.be/WQxr1vck_ZU The lessons focuses on: (1) sentence capitalization - every sentence begins with a capital letter and (2) sentence punctuation - every sentence ends with a punctuation mark: a sentence, a question mark or an exclamation point.
2. 1. Lucy and I started a new relationship a year ago.
2. I saw her smile and I fell in love with her inmediatelly. It was love at first sight.
3. I heard she had just ended a romantic relationship with her boyfriend , so I
asked her to dance.
4. We laughted a lot and had a good relationship with each other. We had good fun
together.
5. Sadly, last week we stopped being friendly with each other after a row. I think
It’s all over.
6. I miss her and won’t feel better and forget her for a long time. It’s going to be
very hard.
TO GO OUT WITH sby
TO FALL FOR sby
TO SPLIT UP WITH
TO GET ON (WELL/BADLY) WITH
TO FALL OUT WITH sbyTO GET OVER sby
3. 1. Lucy and I started each other a year ago.
2. I saw her smile and I her inmediatelly. It was love at first sight.
3. I heard she had just her boyfriend , so I asked her to dance.
4. We laughted a lot and with each other. We had good fun together.
5. Sadly, last week we each other after a row. I think It’s all over.
6. I miss her and won’t her for a long time. It’s going to be very hard.
TO GO OUT WITH
FELL FOR
SPLIT UP WITH
GOT ON WELL
FELL OUT WITH
GET OVER
4. 1. Lucy and I started going out with each other a year ago.
2. I saw her smile and I fell for her inmediatelly. It was love at first sight.
3. I heard she had just split up with her boyfriend , so I asked her to dance.
4. We laughted a lot and got on well with each other. We had good fun together.
5. Sadly, last week we fell out with each other after a row. I think It’s all over.
6. I miss her and won’t get over her for a long time. It’s going to be very hard.
5. 1. After Leo’s father died, his aunt brought him up as if he were her own son.
2. I was born in England but I grew up in France. I lived in Paris until I was 18.
3. Parents need great patience to be able to put up with teenagers’ changing moods.
4. Amy cried when her vfasther told her off for breaking a glass.
5. My mum is role model. I look up to her because of her kindness and tolerance.
6. Tim’s parents felt that he had let them down. He wants to give up university.
1. TO BRING sby UP: TO TAKE CARE OF/ LOOK AFTER A CHILD
2. GROW UP: BECOME OLDER
3. PUT UP WITH: TOLERATE/ COPE WITH
4. TELL sby OFF: TO REPRIMAND SOMEONE
5. PUT UP WITH: ADMIRE
6. LET sby DOWN: DISAPPOINT
6.
7. (AFTER 2 MIN).: Thank you. Now you have about a minute to decide which TWO RELATIONSHIPS teenagers
and young adults would be most interested to receive advice on.
Which one shall
we start with?
Do you want to
start/shall I start?
Shall we move on to..?
What about talking…?
This one would…./ both young aduts
and…..would be more interested….
I THINK/BELIEVE/IN MY EYES/FROM MY POINT OF VIEW/IN MY VIEW
8. •Many people get stressed when working together long hours. What do you think
this happens? And you?
•If you had a flatmate, what rules would you state for your relationship? And you?
•Brothers and sisters should be more joined, what do you think?
• It is important talking and being sincere with your boyfriend/girlfriend? Why?
•Some people say that we don’t spend time talking to each other these days. What
do you think?
Thank you, that is the end of the test.
Editor's Notes
To have a ROW: ARGUE, EXPRESS OPPOSITE VIEWS.
ROW (noun): ARGUMENT, QUARREL, DISPUTE
