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Present Simple
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To talk about habit, fact, or something that we do now.
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Present Simple Formula:(+) S+V1(s/es)+C(-) S+doesn't/don't+V1+C(?) Does/Do+S+V1+C?
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Sample Sentences:*They, We, I, You(+) You go to school at 6 a.m everyday.(-) You don't go to school at 6 a.m everyday.(?) Do you go to school at 6 a.m everyday? *She, He, It(+) Sari plays tennis every Sunday.(-) Sari doesn't play tennis every Sunday.(?) Does Sari play tennis every Sunday?
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Past Simple
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To talk about a completed action in the Past at the precise time.
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Past Simple Formula:(+) S+V2+C(-) S+didn't+V1+C(?) Did+S+V1+C?
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Sample sentences:(+) Tonny drank 2 glasses of milk last week. (-) Tonny didn't drink 2 glasses of milk last week.(?) Did Tonny drink 2 glasses of milk last week?
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Future Simple
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To talk about possibility in the Future or a future plan.
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Future Simple Formula:*Will*(+) S+will+V1+C(-) S+won't+V1+C(?) Will+S+V1+C? *To be+going to+V1*(+) S+is/am/are+going to+V1+C(-) S+is/am/aren't+going to+V1+C(?) Is/am/are+S+going to+V1+C?
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Sample sentences:*Will*
(+) Jennie will go to Japan next year.(-) Jennie won't go to Japan next year.(?) Will Jennie go to Japan next year? *To be+going to+V1:(+) Jill's going to come to Tina's birthday party tonight.(-) Jill's not going to come to Tina's birthday party tonight.(?) Is Jill going to come to Tina's birthday party tonight? |
Future Perfect
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To talk about an action that will be completed at a certain point in the future.
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Future Perfect Formula:(+) S+will have+V3+C(-) S+won't have +V3+C(?) Will+S+have+V3+C?
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Sample sentences:(+) They will have completed their history assignment by the end of the month. (-) They won't have completed their history assignment by the end of the month. (?) Will they have completed their history assignment by the end of the month?
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Past Perfect
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To talk about an action that had happened before another action in the Past.
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Past Perfect Formula:(+) S+had+V3+C(-) S+hadn't+V3+C(?) Had+S+V3+C?
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Sample sentences:(+) Jon had gone out when I arrived at the office. (-) Jon hadn't gone out when I arrived at the office.(?) Had Jon gone out when I arrived at the office?
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Present Perfect
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To describe action that began in the past and continues into the present or has just been completed at the moment of utterance.
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Present Perfect Formula:(+) S+has/have+V3+C(-) S+has/haven't+V3+C(?) Has/have+S+V3+C?
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Sample sentences:*They, We, I, You(+) We have studied German for 7 years.(-) We haven't studied German for 7 years.(?) Have we studied German for 7 years? *She, He, It:(+) She has taught science since 2007. (-) She hasn't taught science since 2007.(?) Has she taught science since 2007?
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Present Perfect Continuous
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To talk about an action started in the past and has continued up to the present moment.
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Present Perfect Continuous Formula:(+) S+has/have+been+V-ing+C(-) S+has/haven't+been+V-ing+C(?) Has/have+S+been+V-ing+C?
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Sample sentences:*They, We, I, You(+) You have been reading the journal for 3 hours.(-) You haven't been reading the journal for 3 hours.(?) Have you been reading the journal for 3 hours? *She, He, It(+) He has been walking since 4 p.m.(-) He hasn't been walking since 4 p.m.(?) Has he been walking since 4 p.m?
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Past Perfect Continuous
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To talk about an action that started in the past and continued up to another point in the past.
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