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THE ULTIMATE VERB TENSES, Present... - Coggle Diagram
THE ULTIMATE VERB TENSES
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Simple Present
The simple present is a verb tense with two main uses. We use the simple present tense when an action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly (or unceasingly, which is why it’s sometimes called present indefinite).
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The formula for making a simple present verb negative is do/does + not + [root form of verb]. You can also use the contraction don’t or doesn’t instead of do not or does not.
Example: Pauline does not want to go to the farm. But her friends do not agree. He's want's to go fore the farm.
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The formula for asking a question in the simple present is do/does + [subject] + [root form of verb].
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Simple Future
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The simple future is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet. Use the simple future to talk about an action or condition that will begin and end in the future.
Example: This year, Jen will read War and Peace. It will be hard, but she’s determined to do it.
Simple Past
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The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. Imagine someone asks what your brother Wolfgang did while he was in town last weekend.
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Past...
Past Perfect Continuous
Subject + simple past of the verb to have (had) + not + past perfect of the verb to be (been) + main verb with –ing + complement
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Simple past of the verb to have (had) + subject + past perfect of the verb to be (been) + main verb with –ing + complement
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The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past. The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb’s present participle (root + -ing).
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Past Continuous
The past continuous tense, also known as the past progressive tense, refers to a continuing action or state that was happening at some point in the past. The past continuous tense is formed by combining the past tense of to be (i.e., was/were) with the verb’s present participle (-ing word).
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Past Perfect
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The past perfect, also called the pluperfect, is a verb tense used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past.
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Future...
Future Continuous
The future continuous tense, sometimes also referred to as the future progressive tense, is a verb tense that indicates that something will occur in the future and continue for an expected length of time. It is formed using the construction will + be + the present participle (the root verb + -ing).
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Future Perfect
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The future perfect is a verb tense used for actions that will be completed before some other point in the future.
Example: The parade will have ended by the time Chester gets out of bed. At eight o’clock I will have left.
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Present...
Present Continuous
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Remember that the present continuous is 'be' + main verb-ing. 'Be' is a 'helping verb' here, because it does not have any meaning in the sentence, but it 'helps' us form a grammatical structure.
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subject and correct form of the verb "be" (am / is / are). (Inverting simply means we change the order of the subject and verb form:)
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The present continuous verb tense indicates that an action or condition is happening now, frequently, and may continue into the future.The Present Continuous Formula:
to be [am, is, are] + verb [present participle]
Example: Aunt Christine is warming up the car while Scott looks for his new leather coat. They are eating at Scott’s favorite restaurant today, Polly’s Pancake Diner.
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Present Perfect
The construction of this verb tense is straightforward. The first element is have or has, depending on the subject the verb is conjugated with. The second element is the past participle of the verb, which is usually formed by adding -ed or -d to the verb’s root although.
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When creating negative sentences, we usually use hasn’t or haven’t together + the (past participle) form of the verb. Save the long forms (has not, and have not) for when you want to create emphasis. When speaking, put the stress on ‘not’.
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To make a question, put 'have' or 'has' in front of the subject
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