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Reviewing Verb Tenses
Class 1
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Verb Tense ReviewThe Importance of Time
Verb tense expresses the time of an eventor action. Time and how it is expressed inwriting is very important to English readers.
The English language has twelve differenttenses. In this lesson, we will review themeaning of each verb 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 the December in Minnesota.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
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The Present ProgressiveThis 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 can’t talk. He is fixing the sink right now.
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To die + YING
To dyeTo lieTo tie
To stopTo cut
To begin To listen
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The Present ProgressiveThe present progressive 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 MJC in 1998. (I no longer attendMJC.)
I saw a movie every weekend when I was ateenager. (I don’t see movies very muchanymore.)
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To rob
To admit
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The Past ProgressiveThe past progressive is used to talk about
an activity that was in progress at a specificpoint of time in the past. The emphasis is onthe duration of the activity in the past.
I was studying for an exam while my mother wascooking dinner.
We were walking in the park around 7 p.m. lastnight.
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The Past ProgressiveThe past progressive 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.
Fran has lived in Rio for two years.(He began living in Rio two years ago and he still
lives there.)
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They were friends for years
They have been friends foryears
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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.
I have seen that movie before.He has already visited Vietnam.
(Specific dates and times are not mentioned.)
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Present Perfect ProgressiveThis tense is used to describe the duration
of an action that began in the past andcontinues into the present.
He has 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 ProgressiveThis tense is also used to describe events
that have been in progress recently and arerather temporary.
She has been living in Taiwan 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 Fran stopped by to visitme.
had received
had eaten
it hit
my friend stopped by
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Past Perfect ProgressiveThis tense is used to emphasize the
duration of an action that was completedbefore another action or event in the past.
Fran had been driving around the city for threehours before he finally found my house.
had beendriving she found the right office
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The FutureWill and be + going + to are often used to
describe future actions.
Fran will graduate in June.
Wallace is going to go to Canada next week.
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The FutureThe simple present and present progressive
are also used to express future time. Theseare often used in connection with schedules.
Fran is meeting a new student at eleven o’clock.
The train leaves at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.
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The Future ProgressiveThis tense is used to describe an event or
action that will occur over a period of time at aspecific point in the future.
Fred and John will be working at PETROBRAS nextyear.
They will be moving their furniture out of the house
by the time you arrive tomorrow.
Petrobras
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 class
ends tomorrow.
will have finished the exam class ends
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Future Perfect ProgressiveThis 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 have
been living in the U.S. for eight years.
finishes law school
will have been living in theU.S. for eight years
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses
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Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
I(learn) _________________ English for seven years now.
But last year I (not / work) ____________ hard enough for English, that's
why my marks (not / be) _________________really that good then.
As I (pass / want)________________ my English exam successfully next
year, I (study) _____________________ harder this term.
During my last summer holidays, my
parents (send) __________________ me on a language course to London.
It(be)_______________great andI (think) __________ I (learn) ____________ a lot.
Before I (go)________ to London, I (not / enjoy)________ learning
English.
But while I (do) _________ the language course, I (meet) _______ lots of young people from all over the world.
There I (notice) __________________how important
it (be) ______________to speak foreign languages nowadays.
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Now I (have)_________ much more fun learning English than
I (have) __________ before the course.
At the moment I (revise)________________ English grammar.
And I (begin / already) ______________ to read the texts in my
English textbooks again.
I (think)_______ I (do)_____________ one unit every week.
My exam (be)__________ on 15 May, so there (not/ be)_________________ any time to be lost.
If I (pass)___________ my exams successfully,
I (start)________________ an apprenticeship in September.
And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go)___________ back toLondon to work there for a while.
As you (see / can)_________ , I (become) ____________ a real
London fan already.
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By the end of this week, we ___________(to work) on this project
form more than 6 weeks. (future perfect continuous)
She came in and turned off the tv. My favourite programme
___________ (just/to begin) Past Perfect Simple
We _____________ (to wait) for this opportunity for more than
ten years. (present perfect continuous)
_______________ (you/ to meet) anybody interesting at the party?
Simple Past
We ____________ (to show) our shareholders that we can
outperform the market. (Present Perfect Simple)
They gently ___________ (to lay) the lifeless body on the cold
stone. (Simple Past)
I ____________(to try) all morning. (Present Perfect Continuous)
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FIFA Fair Play
The generic concept of fair play is a fundamental part of the game of football.
It represents the positive benefits of playing by the rules, using common
sense and respecting fellow players, referees, opponents and fans. The
Fair Play Campaign was conceived largely as an indirect result of the 1986
FIFA World Cup™ in Mexico, when the handball goal by Diego
Maradona stimulated the admirable reaction of the England coach, Sir
Bobby Robson. Since then, the campaign has had the unconditional
support of former FIFA President João Havelange and his successor,current President Joseph S. Blatter. To give fair play more visibility,
FIFA created a programme that turned the generic notion into a simple
design and an easy to understand code of conduct that could be recognized
and respected by players and fans alike. Fair Play has a fundamental role
in sport and there is a need to apply it to all sporting activities, especiallychildren’s. Children need strong values to grow up with, and football,
being a team sport, makes them realize how essential discipline, respect,
team spirit and fair play are for the game and for life.
Internet: <www.fifa.com> (adapted).
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According to the text above, judge the items below.( )One can infer from the text that FIFA has had only two presidents
from the time the Fair Play campaign was created to when the textwas written.
( ) The clause “To give fair play more visibility” expresses the
cause of what follows it.
( ) In “Since then, the campaign has had the unconditional supportof”, the choice of verb tense conveys the idea that the situation was
true in the past and still is in the present.
( ) If one were to invert the order of the words in “handball goal” ,
the meaning of the phrase would remain the same.