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VERBS TENSES (WILL/ SHALL + INFINITIVE (Instant decision I'll have the…
VERBS TENSES
PRESENT TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT
NON-ACTION VERBS, STATES: SHE LOVES CHOCOLATE. TRUE SENTENCES: WE DON'T HAVE ANY PETS. REGULAR ACTIONS: SHE STUDIES RUSSIAN. FREQUENCY PERIOD: SHE WORKS EVERY DAY.
I,YOU,WE,THEY (-) (?) = DO HE, SHE, IT (-) (?) = DOES HE, SHE, IT (+)= ADD S
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
ACTIONS AT THE MOMENT: SHE'S COOKING PASTA. FUTURE PLANS: WE'RE MEETING AT 10:00 TOMORROW. TEMPORARY ACTIONS: I'M STUDYING NOW
PAST TENSES
SIMPLE PAST
Frequency: often, sometimes, always I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
A definite point in time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
An indefinite point in time: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago People lived in caves a long time ago.
PAST CONT.
To describe an unfinished action that was interrupted by another event or action e.g. "I was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang."
To express a change of mind: e.g. "I was going to spend the day at the beach but I've decided to get my homework done instead."
With 'wonder', to make a very polite request: e.g. "I was wondering if you could baby-sit for me tonight."
Often, to describe the background in a story written in the past tense, e.g. "The sun was shining and the birds were singing as the elephant came out of the jungle. "
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BE GOING TO + INFINITIVE
Future Plans I'm not going to go to New York tomorrow. The meeting is cancelled.
Intentions My sister's going to adopt a child.
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