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Reviewing Verb Tenses

References 2001 by Ruth Luman,edited by Robert Eastland
http://www.virtual.yosemite.cc.ca.us/lumanr2/English_25/unit_D.htm


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Verb Tense ReviewThe Importance of Time

Verb tense expresses the time of an eventor action. Time is very important to English.The English language has many tenses. In this

lesson, we will review the meaning of eachverb tense.


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The Simple Present TenseExpresses a habit or often repeated action.

Adverbs of frequency such as, often, seldom,sometimes, never, etc. are used with thistense.

She goes to work everyday.

They always eat lunch together.


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The Simple Present TenseThis tense also expresses general truths or

facts that are timeless.

Snow falls in December in Minnesota.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.


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The Present ContinuousThis tense is used to describe an action that

is occurring right now (at this moment, today,this year, etc.). The action has begun and isstill in progress.

She is typing a paper for her class.

He is editing his thesis right now.


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The Present ContinuousThe present continuous can also be used to

describe an action that is occurring in thepresent, but is temporary.

John is living in Modesto, but he might movesoon.


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The Simple PastWe use the simple past to indicate exactly

when an action or event took place in the past.

I visited my sister yesterday.

We went out to dinner last night.


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The Simple PastThe simple past is used to describe actions

and/or events that are now completed and nolonger true in the present.

I attended MIT in 1998. (I no longer attend MIT.)I lived in Toronto for five years. (Now I live inThailand.)


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The Past ContinuousThe past continuous is often used with the

simple past to show that one action was inprogress when another action occurred.

I was taking a bath when the doorbell rang.They were eating dinner when the neighbors

stopped by for a visit.


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The Present PerfectThe present perfect is used to talk about an

event that began in the past and continues upto the present (not finished).

He has lived in Salaya for two years.(He began living in Salaya two years ago and he still live

there.)


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The Present PerfectThe present perfect is also used to talk

about an event that was completed in the past,but the specific time of the event is notimportant (at any time).

I have seen that movie before.He has already visited Vietnam.

(Specific dates and times are not mentioned.)


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The Present PerfectThe present perfect is also used to

talk about events that were

completed in the past, but thespecific time of the event is notimportant (at many times).

e.g.,I have seen that movie threetimes.

I have been to Phuket twice.


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Present Perfect ContinuousThis tense is used to describe the duration

of an action that began in the past andcontinues into the present.

We have been studying grammar for an hour.She has been cooking all day.

(He is still studying and she is still cooking.)


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Present Perfect ContinuousThis tense is also used to describe events

that have been in progress recently and arerather temporary.

She has been living in Bangkok for the last twomonths, but she plans to move soon.


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The Past PerfectThis tense describes completed events that

took place in the past before another pastevent.

The Titanic had received many warnings before ithit the iceberg.

I had already eaten when my friend stopped by tovisit.

had received

had eaten

it hit

my friend stopped by


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Past Perfect ContinuousThis tense is used to emphasize the

duration of an action that was completedbefore another action or event in the past.

She had been driving around the city for threehours before she finally found the right office.

had beendriving she found the right office


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The FutureWilland be + going + to are often used to

describe future actions.

Thomas will graduate in June.

Maria is going to go to Mexico next week.


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The FutureThe simple present and present continuous

are also used to express future time. Theseare often used used in connection withschedules.

She is meetinga new client at eleven oclock.

The train leaves at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.


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The Future ContinuousThis tense is used to describe an event or

action that will occur over a period of time at aspecific point in the future.

I will be teaching English at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

They will be moving their furniture out of the houseby the time you arrive tomorrow.

at 10 a.m. tomorrow

by the time you arrive


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The Future PerfectThis tense is used to describe an event or

action that will be completed before anotherevent or time in the future.

We will have finished the exam by the time classends tomorrow.

will have finished the exam class ends


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Future Perfect ContinuousThis tense describes an action that has

been in progress for a duration of time before

another event or time in the future.

By the time he finishes law school, we will havebeen living in the U.S. for eight years.

finishes law school

will have been living in theU.S. for eight years

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