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    This document discusses verb tenses and their uses in English. It covers the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, and future tenses. It also discusses using future tenses in the past and definite vs indefinite time. The key points are that there are 3 aspects of verb tenses, different tenses express time frames like habits, ongoing actions, completed actions, and planned future actions from various temporal perspectives. It provides examples to illustrate the uses of each verb tense.

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    This document discusses verb tenses and their uses in English. It covers the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, and future tenses. It also discusses using future tenses in the past and definite vs indefinite time. The key points are that there are 3 aspects of verb tenses, different tenses express time frames like habits, ongoing actions, completed actions, and planned future actions from various temporal perspectives. It provides examples to illustrate the uses of each verb tense.

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    This document discusses verb tenses and their uses in English. It covers the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, and future tenses. It also discusses using future tenses in the past and definite vs indefinite time. The key points are that there are 3 aspects of verb tenses, different tenses express time frames like habits, ongoing actions, completed actions, and planned future actions from various temporal perspectives. It provides examples to illustrate the uses of each verb tense.

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    This document discusses verb tenses and their uses in English. It covers the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, and future tenses. It also discusses using future tenses in the past and definite vs indefinite time. The key points are that there are 3 aspects of verb tenses, different tenses express time frames like habits, ongoing actions, completed actions, and planned future actions from various temporal perspectives. It provides examples to illustrate the uses of each verb tense.

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    VERB TENSES: PRESENT, PAST, FUTURE

    DEFINITE and INDEFINITE TIME

    • There 3 aspects of verb tenses:


    • Continuous
    • Perfect
    • Passive
    PRESENT SIMPLE: HABITS, ROUTINE, LAWS
    PRESENT CONTINUOUS: NOW OR AROUND NOW
    PAST SIMPLE: FINISHED. DEFINITE TIME
    PAST CONTINUOUS: PROGRESS AND INTERRUPTION
    PRESENT PERFECT: INDEFINITE TIME
    RESULT, RECENTLY COMPLETED ACTION
    PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS: SINCE AND FOR.
    DURATION OF AN ACTION
    PAST PERFECT: THE 1ST PAST ACTION
    PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS: DURATION OF THE 1ST
    ACTION
    FUTURE TENSES

    Will - to make decisions and promises at the time of speaking, negative


    – will not = won’t Make predictions for the future with think, probably,
    sure, certain, it’s likely, unlikely;
    Going to - to talk about plans or intentions and sth which is likely to
    happen;(I’m going to see the dentist tomorrow)
    The present continuous - to talk about planned actions, fixed
    arrangements (I’m seeing the dentist tomorrow);
    The present simple - to talk about timetables; programs, sth is planned
    but not by us.
    To be – to talk about obligations (I am to meet him tomorrow to talk
    about business plans).
    FUTURE TENSES
    The Future continuous – to talk about actions in progress at a stated
    future time; (will be verb+ing)
    When we ask politely about people’s arrangements.
    The Future perfect - to talk about actions which will have finished
    before a stated future time with by, or not …until/till (will have done)
    The Future perfect continuous - to talk about actions emphasizing the
    duration of an action up to a certain time in the future (will have been
    doing by/until/till…)
    FUTURE IN THE PAST
    Is used to talk about the future from the perspective of the past.
    • We use verbs or structures that we normally use to talk about the future, but in the past tense form.
    • We use was/were going to + inf to talk about an intention that was then not fulfilled or a plan or
    arrangement that then changed.
    E.g. She was going to buy a Porsche, but she decided it was too expensive.
    • We use was/were supposed to or was/were due to to talk about a scheduled action or event which
    then didn’t take place.
    E.g. The plane was supposed to land at 8 pm, but it didn’t arrive until midnight.
    • We use was/were + to + infinitive to talk about a plan or arrangement that didn’t happen ( The
    meaning is similar to be supposed to).
    E.g. Thursday was to be the day of our office party, but it has been postponed.
    • We use would + infinitive to report ideas held in the past about future.
    E.g. I thought I’d be working from home today, but they’ve called me in to the office for a meeting.
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