SIMPLE PRESENT Habits facts opinions Stative incomplete actions I hate cats Cats have 4 legs I feel bad right now PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Incomplete dynamic actions Happening now Im studying English ID: 760791
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TENSES OVERVIEW
Slide2THE PRESENT TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT
Habits, facts, opinions.
Stative incomplete actions.
I hate cats.
Cats have 4 legs.
I feel bad right now.
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
Incomplete dynamic actions.
Happening now.
I’m studying English.
I’m sitting in class.
PRESENT
PERFECT PROG.
Present progressive verbs with duration.
I’ve been studying English for 5
years.
I’ve been sitting for 10 minutes.
PRESENT PERFECT
A completed action that
is:
Connected to
the present
Repeatable
I’ve taken 3
quizzes.
The queen has died!
This morning, I’ve eaten two pies.
Slide3SIMPLE PRESENT
Super common.Also used with ADV of frequency!HV: do/doesMV: base form + S for normal 3rd person
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
She eats
She
doesn’t
eat
Does
she eat?
I am
I’m not
Am I?
Slide4PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Don’t confuse with gerunds!Action verbs onlyNowHV: am/is/areMV: present participle
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
She
’s
eating
She
’s
not
eating
Are
we
eating
?
I
’m
being
I
’m
not
being
Are
we
being
loud?
Slide5PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Add DURATIONHV: has been/have beenMV: present participleAction verbs onlyRecently, latelyFor, since
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
She
’s been
eating
She
hasn’t been
studying
Has
she
been
speaking
?
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Slide6PRESENT PERFECT
Don’t confuse with simple past!HV: has/haveMV: past participleYet, already, just
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
She
has
eaten
We
haven’t
eaten
Have
you
eaten
?
She
has
been
They
haven’t
been
Have
they
been
sick?
Slide7PRACTICE TIME Use one of the tenses for the sentences below.
Right now, I __________ (study) English.
We
__________
(feel) bad right now because we
__________
(call) Joe a bad name.
I
__________
(study) English for 2 years.
__________ (you, pass) ELP 89 yet?
Lately, we
__________
(work) a lot.
Every day, I
__________
(wash) the dishes.
My group of friends
__________
(hate) country music.
Slide8PRACTICE TIME Use one of the tenses for the sentences below.
Right now, I
am studying
(study) English.
We
feel
(feel) bad right now because we
called
(call) Joe a bad name.
I
have been studying
(study) English for 2 years.
Have you passed
(you, pass) ELP 89 yet?
Lately, we
have been working
(work) a lot.
Every day, I
wash
(wash) the dishes.
My group of friends
hates
(hate) country music.
Slide9THE PAST TENSES
SIMPLE PAST
Finished
action with a time.
Won’t be repeated.
I took 3 quizzes yesterday.
I was born in England.
PAST
PROGRESSIVE
Incomplete action at a certain time; interrupted.
I was washing dishes at 9.
I
was studying when he phoned.
PAST
PERFECT PROG.
Past progressive with duration.
I
had been washing dishes for 3 hours at 9. I had been studying since 3:00 when he phoned.
PAST PERFECT
Before
a simple past action or a past time.
I had eaten
when it exploded.
I had studied, washed, and cooked by 9:00 last night.
Slide10SIMPLE PAST
Often confused with present perfect.HV: didMV: IRREGULAR, base form for questions + negative
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
She went
I
didn’t
ask
Did
we
talk
?
She
was
They weren’t
Were they?
Slide11PAST PROGRESSIVE
Don’t confuse with gerunds!Action verbs onlyHV: was/wereMV: present participle
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
She
was
eating
They’
re not
leaving
Was
she
studying
?
I
was
being
We
weren’t
being
Were
they
being
?
Slide12PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Add DURATIONAction verbs onlyHV: had beenMV: present participleRecently, latelyFor, since
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
They
ha
d been
talking
She
hadn’t
been
eating
Had
she
been
working
?
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Slide13PAST PERFECT
Often replaced with simple pastBy, by the time, alreadyHV: hadMV: past participle
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
They
had
gone
We
hadn’t
left
Had
he
seen
you?
I
had
been
She
hadn’t
been
Had
he
been
?
Slide14PRACTICE TIME Use one of the tenses for the sentences below.
__________ (you, study) last night?
__________ (you, study) yet?
What
__________
(you, do) last night when
__________
(the man, call)?
By 9:00, they
__________
(stole, already) everything in the store.
At noon, I
__________
(study) for two hours. I
__________
(be) tired, so I
__________
(drink) a bottle of water.
Most people __________ (meet, not) a celebrity before.
Slide15PRACTICE TIME Use one of the tenses for the sentences below.
Did you study
(you, study) last night?
Have you studied
(you, study) yet?
What
were you doing
(you, do) last night when the man
called
(the man, call)?
By 9:00, they
had already stolen
(stole, already) everything in the store.
At noon, I
had been studying
(study) for two hours. I
was
(be) tired, so I
drank
(drink) a bottle of water.
Most people
haven’t met
(meet, not) a celebrity before.
Slide16THE FUTURE “TENSES”
SIMPLE FUTURE
Very strong plans.
New plans.
Strong
predictions.
I’ll help you!
He’ll win; I know it.
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
Strong plans, often arranged with other people.
I’m leaving at 5.
We’re visiting Vancouver in July.
GOING TO
Normal plans. Predictions.
What are you going to do?
I think he’s going to win!
SIMPLE PRESENT
Future scheduled
events.
Opens, closes, starts, ends...
The
bus leaves at 10:00 tomorrow.
FUTURE
PROGRESSIVE
Like present
and past progressive, it will be unfinished or interrupted.
This
time next year, I’ll be studying Biology.
I’ll be sleeping when you come home.
Slide17SIMPLE FUTURE
HV: willMV: base form
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
She’
ll
pass
I
won’t
pass
.
Will
you
pass
?
I’
ll
be
I
won’t
be
Will
they
be
angry?
Slide18FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
Action verbs onlyHV: will beMV: present participle
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
I’
ll be
sleeping
They
won’t be
waiting
Will
you
be
helping
?
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Slide19GOING TO
HV: be goingMV: infinitive
NORMAL
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
I’
m going
to
go
We’
re
not
going
to
be
happy
Are
you
going
to wait
?
Slide20PRACTICE TIME Use one of the tenses for the sentences below.
Do you think that team
__________
(win) the game tomorrow?
The restaurant
__________
(open) at 10:00, so we
__________
(wait).
Next week, we
__________
(visit) Calgary. We have already booked a hotel.
Slide21PRACTICE TIME Use one of the tenses for the sentences below.
Do you think that team
will win /is going to win
(win) the game tomorrow?
The restaurant
opens
(open) at 10:00, so we
‘ll wait/ are going to wait/are waiting
(wait).
Next week, we
are going to visit / are visiting
(visit) Calgary.
We have already booked a hotel.