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Structure sentences
Simple present
Verb to Be
Questions (Do/Does)
It's typically used for the following four general cases:
To express facts
Future plans or events
Habits and routines
Give instructions
Future plans or events
Example:
Our interview starts at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
The flight doesn't arrive until 12:00 pm.
Do you depart tomorrow at 2:00 pm?
To express facts
Example:
Water boils at 100 C degrees.
Do snakes eat their prey alive?
Turtles don't lay eggss in rivers.
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Give instructions
Example:
We need to make payments before the due date.
Don't crooss left; cross right in the corner.
Do you knoe how to process payments online, sir?
Habits and routines
Example:
Mr. Jones calls us every Wednesday.
We don't send emails after the calls.
Do clients pay their bills on time?
Structure sentence
Subj. + Conjugated Verb + Complement
Structure sentence Questions
Aux. (Do/Does)+Subj.+Verb+Complement?
For a few verbs, the
third-person
singular ends with
–es instead of –s.
Typically, these are
verbs whose root form ends
in
o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z.
Present perfect
Have / Has
You can use adverbs like
"just," "already, yet, for, since, ever and "how long."
The Present Perfect helps us express experiences (in our lives) or situations that started at some point in the past and that are still relevant or important in the present. (I started doing something yesterday, but I haven't finished).
Structure sentences
Subj.+Aux. (has/have)+ Verb + (-ed = past participles: end in t,k,p -- Irregular forms: The verb change) + Complement
Past perfect
Had
When you're talking about something that happened at some point in the past, and want to reference an event that happened before that event (earlier), you can use the Past Perfect. Ypu start from the last event in the past and start going backward.
Structure sentence
Subj. + Aux. (had/hadn't) + Verb (- ed) + Complement
Simple Past
Was/Were/Did
Base Verb add ED or IED finished Y and IRREGULAR VERBS
Questions and Negative Form
Did
We use it to talk about something that has already happened or about past events that happened over a period of time, the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished
Structure sentence
Subj.+Aux. (Was/Were/Did) + Verb (- d, -ed)+ Complement
Past Progressive or Past Continuous
Was/Were
Base Verb add ING
We use for an action that was already happening at a particular time in the past
a) Interrupted by another event.
b) Happening at the same time as another activity.
c) Happening at a specific moment (during an interrogation)
Structure sentence
Subj. + Aux. (Was/Were) + Verb (-ing) + Complement
Future (Going to or Will)
Verb (Root form)
Structure sentences
Subj+Aux. (Will)+ Verb (root form)+ Complement
Questions - Will
Use = Will you buy...
Structure sentences
Subj.+be going to+ base verb+Complement.
Questions - Going to
Am/is/are + Sub. + going to + Verb (root form)
WILL
We use Will to make predictions about the future (what we think will happend) We also use will when we decide to do something at the moment We form the future tense will by placing will between the subject and base verb.
GOING TO
*We use the future tense Be Going To make predictions about the future. What we think is going to happen very soon We also use this tense to talk about future plans
Present Progressive or Present Continuous
Have/has = Use singular third-person
There are 4 ways to use the Present Progressive
Actions happening at the moment of speaking (right now)
Fixed plans in the future (99% chance of happening)
Temporary things happening in the present.
Repeated actions that are irritating to the speaker.
Structure sentences
Subj.+ Aux.(am/is/are)+ verb (end ING)+Complement