The simple tenses Examples a It snows in Alaska b Mona watches TV every day Meaning In general the simple present expresses events or situations that exist always usually habitually they exist now have ID: 463349
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OVERVIEW OF VERB TENSESlide2
The simple tenses
Examples
(a) It
snows in Alaska.
(b) Mona
watches TV every day.Slide3
Meaning
In general, the simple present expresses
events or situations that exist
always,
usually, habitually; they exist now, have
existed in the past, and probably will exist
in the future.Slide4
Simple Past
Examples
(c) It
snowed yesterday.
(d) Mona
watched TV last night.
Meaning
At one particular time in the past, this
happened. It began and ended in the past.Slide5
Simple Future
Examples
(e) It
will snow tomorrow.
It
is going to snow tomorrow.
(f) Mona
will watch TV tonight.
Mona
is going to watch TV tonight.
Meaning
At one particular time in the future, this will
happen.Slide6
The Progressive Tenses
Form
:
be + -
ing
(present participle)
Meaning
: The progressive tenses (continuous) give the idea that an action is in progress during a particular time. The tenses say
that an action
begins before, is in progress during, and continues after another time or action.Slide7
Present Progressive
Example
Mona
is sleeping right now.
Meaning
It is now 11:00. Mona went to sleep at
10:00 tonight, and she is still asleep. Her
sleep began in the past,
is in progress at
the present time, and probably will
continue.Slide8
Past Progressive
Example
Mona was sleeping when I arrived.
Meaning
Mona went to sleep at 10:00 last night. I
arrived at 11:00. She was still asleep. Her sleep began before and
was in progress
at a particular time in the past. It
continued after I arrived.Slide9
Future Progressive
Example
Mona will be sleeping when we arrive.
Meaning
Mona will go to sleep at 10:00 tomorrow
night. We will arrive at 11:00. The action
of sleeping will begin before we arrive, and
it
will be in progress at a particular time in
the future. Probably her sleep will
continue.Slide10
Exercise 7. Warm-up. (Page 4)
Answer the questions.
1. Have you eaten today? When did you eat?
2. Had you eaten before you went to bed last night?
3. Will you have eaten by the time you go to bed tonight?Slide11
The Perfect Tenses
Form
:
have + past participle.
Meaning
:
The perfect tenses all give the idea that one thing
happens before another time or event.Slide12
Present Perfect
Example
Mona has already eaten.
Meaning
Mona
finished eating sometime before now.
The exact time is not important.Slide13
Past Perfect
Example
Mona had
already eaten when her friend arrived.
Meaning
First Mona finished eating. Later her friend arrived. Mona’s eating was completely
finished before another time in the past.Slide14
Future Perfect
Example
Mona will already have eaten when her friend arrives.
Meaning
First Mona will finish eating. Later her friend
will arrive. Mona’s eating will be completely
finished before another time in the future.Slide15
Exercise 9. Warm-up. (Page 5)
Answer
the questions.
1. What are you doing right now? How long have you been (doing it)?
2. What were you doing last night at nine o’clock? What time did you stop (doing it)?
Why did
you stop (doing it)? How long had you been (doing it) before you stopped?
3. What are you going to be doing at nine o’clock tomorrow night? What time are you
going to
stop (doing it)? Why? How long will you have been (doing it) before you stop?Slide16
The Perfect Progressive Tenses
Form:
have + been + -
ing
(present participle)
Meaning:
The perfect progressive tenses give the idea that one event is
in progress immediately before, up to, until another time or event. The tenses are used to express the duration of the first event.Slide17
Present Perfect Progressive
Example
Mona has been studying for two hours.
Meaning
Event in progress: studying.
When?
Before now, up to now.
How long? For two hours.Slide18
Past Perfect Progressive
Example
Mona
had
been studying for two hours before her friend arrived.
Meaning
Event in progress: studying.
When?
Before another event in the past.
How long? For two hours.Slide19
Future Perfect Progressive
Example
(c) Mona
will have been studying for two
hours by the time her friend arrives.
Meaning
Event in progress: studying.
When?
Before another event in the future.
How long? For two hours.Slide20
Exercise 10,p5
Complete
the sentences with your own words.
1. I’m in class right now. I arrived in class today and sat down at
____
(time
).
Right now the time is
____.
That means that I
have been
sitting
in
this seat for
___ minutes
.
2. I
had been sitting
here
for ____minutes
before class started.
3. By the time class finishes at
___
, I
will have been sitting
here
for ____ minutes
.Slide21
Exercise 11,p6
Complete the sentences with a form of
study
and any words in
parentheses
2. Tom is at his desk. He
____
right now.
3. Tom had some homework to do, so he
______
last night.
4. Tom began studying at 7:00 last night. His friends came over around 7:30. Tom was
still at
his desk when they arrived. In other words, Tom
____last
night when his friends came over
.
2. is studying 3. studied 4. was studying Slide22
Cont.…ex. 11
5. Tom ________ tomorrow.
6. Tom is going to begin studying at 7:00 tomorrow. His friends are going to come over at 7:30. Tom _____when they arrive
.
7. Tom is studying Chapter 2. H
e (already)
______ Chapter 1.
5. will study / is going to study 6. will be studying / is going to be studying 7. has already studied Slide23
Cont.…ex. 11
8. Last week Tom finished studying Chapter 1. This week he’s studying Chapter 2.
He
(already
)
____Chapter
1 when he started Chapter 2.
9.
Next week Tom will finish Chapters 4 and 5. Before Tom studies Chapter 5, he
(already
)
____Chapter
4.
10. Today Tom began studying at 8:00. Now it is 10:00. Tom
____for
two hours
.
8. had already
studied 9
. will already have
studied 10
. has been
studyingSlide24
Cont.…ex. 11
11. Yesterday Tom began studying at 8:00. Tom’s friends came over at 10:00. Before his friends came, Tom ____for two hours.
12. It’s 8:00. Tom’s roommate gets home at 10:00. By the time Tom’s roommate gets home, Tom ____for two hours
.
11
. had been
studying 12
. will have been studyingSlide25
Exercise 14,p9
Correct
the errors in these sentences
.
1. Does Pedro walks to work every morning?
2. What you are talking about?
3. Did you finished your work
?
1
. Does Pedro walk to work every morning?
2
. What are you talking about?
3
. Did you finish your work? Slide26
Cont.….ex.14
4. My friend doesn’t liking her apartment.
5. Do you are working for this company?
6. What time your plane did it arrive
?
4
. My friend doesn’t like her apartment.
5
. A re you working for this company? / D o you work for this company?
6. What time did your plane arrive? Slide27
Cont.….ex.14
7. How long have you are living in this city?
8. Ali won’t to be in class tomorrow
.
7
. How long have you been living in this city? / How long have you lived in this city?
8. Ali won’t be in class tomorrow
.
Slide28
Refer to the book page 10.Slide29
Exercise 16, p. 10.
Part II.
Part I.
controlled
permitted
planned
preferred
enjoying
happening
staying
answered
listened
offered
opened
putting
stopping
winning
dating
dining
gradingSlide30
Exercise 17, p. 11.
Part I
8. patting
9. lying
10. beginning
11. earning
12. flying
2. hiding
3. running
4. ruining
5. coming
6. writing
7. eatingSlide31
Cont…ex.17, p. 11
Part II
9. dying, died
10. employing,
11. employed
12. burying, buried
13. admitting, admitted
14. visiting, visited
15. waiting, waited
2. planning, planned
3.
raining, rained
4.
taping, taped
5.
tapping, tapped
6. entering, entered
7.
preferring, preferred
8
. translating, translated