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ENGLISH
LESSONS
VERBS : TENSE REVISION
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Present
Perfect
- Continuous
(ex : I
have been playing)
- Simple
(ex : I have played)
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- Continuous or finished actions
in unfinished time.
Continuous :
- An action which started in the past and continues
today :
ex : I have been learning English since September.
(The year is not finished; I am still learning).
Simple :
- The completed or finished part of a continuous
action :
ex : So far this year, we
have learned new
vocabulary
we have revised some grammar rules
we have watched several films.
(The programme is not finished, but we have done part
of it.)
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Past
Simple
(ex : I played) |
- A finished action at a
specific finished time in the past.
- Last year I bought a new car.
- When I was young, I lived in the country.
- I saw your dog 5 minutes ago.
- Yesterday Paul played a game of tennis.
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Past Continuous
(ex: I was playing) |
- Continuous actions in
the past.
- Paul was playing tennis when he fell.
- He fell twice while he was playing tennis.
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Past Perfect
. Continuous
(ex : I had been playing)
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Simple
(ex: I had played)
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- Actions which took place
before a specific time in the past.
- Continuous : a continuous action before a
past event
ex : Before his mother arrived, Paul had been playing
tennis.
- Simple : a
completed action before a past event
When his mother
arrived, Paul had finished the game.
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