Tenses in English

REVIEW OF TENSES IN ENGLISH REVIEW OF TENSES IN ENGLISH Nguyen Linh Tranphu High School • a. Describes actions or situations that began in the past, are happening now and will finish in the future. • Signal words: • now, at the moment, at this moment, at present, presently, today etc. • Example: • We are studying how to use 7 English verb tenses at the moment. • b. Describes actions or situations that are not exactly happening now but are temporarily happening around now, not always or usually. • Signal words: • this week, this month, this year, summer, spring, etc. • Example: • He studies engineering but he is working as a part-time waiter for a restaurant this summer vacation. • The Present Continuous Tense of the verbs like come, leave, arrive, return, and go is often used to describe future actions which have already been planned. . • Signal words: • tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week / month / year, in + length of time. • Example: Our parents and sister are coming to see us tomorrow. * The difference between present simple and present continuous tense is that the present simple describes long-lasting actions (happen all the time) while present continuous tense describe short-lasting ones (in progress at or around now only). Example: We are Vietnamese so we speak Vietnamese but now we are speaking English to Mr. Bob because he doesn’t know Vietnamese. a. Describes actions or situations that finished or unfinished before now ( time unknown). Signal words: up to now, up to present, by now, so far, not … yet, already, recently, lately, ever, never, quantifier + times ( several / three / many times) etc. Example: I have already been to Hanoi but I have not seen Sword lake yet. b. Describes actions or situations that began in the past and have continued up to present. Signal words: for, since, during/in the last + length of time etc. Example: We have been studying / have studied at the International High School for 3 years. We have been studying / have studied at the International High School since 2002. Prices have increases / have been increasing during the last three months. Nguyen Linh * Note: - The similarity between present perfect and past simple is that both tenses describe action in the past (happened before now) but the difference is that past simple mentions or implies an exact time of the action whilm present perfect doesn’t. - The present perfect continuous tense describes actions or situations that began in the past and have continued up to present (Signal words: for, since). In many cases, it can interchangeably be used with the present perfect tense. Describes actions or situations that happened at one particular time in the past. It began and ended in the past. Signal words: ago, clause of time in the past like “when I was young, …), yesterday, at/on/in + point of time in the past ( at the beginning of this semester; on Jan 1st, 2000; in June, 2000), last night/week/month/year/Saturday/June/ Christmas etc. Example: It rained yesterday; I watched TV last night; Our school was built 5 years ago. Nguyen Linh a. Describes an action or situation that was happening at a particular time in the past. Signal words: when, as, at + point of time etc. Example: At 8 last night, we were studying in our room. b. Describes an action or situation that was happening when another action occurred. Signal words: when, as, while etc. Example: She was taking a shower when the light went out. c. Describes actions or situations in progress simultaneously. Signal words: while, when, as Example: I was doing my homework in my room when my roommates were having a party in the other room. a. Describes an action or situation that finished before another past action. Signal words: when, before, after, by, as, up to then, by then, by that time, not … yet, already, ever, never, quantifier + times ( several / three / many times) etc. Example: When we came, she was not there. She had already gone. b. Describes an action or situation that finished before a particular time in the past. Signal words: by, for, since, up to then, by then , not … yet, already, never, quantifier + times ( several / three / many times) etc By 10 last night, I had done 10 exercises on verb tenses. - Describes actions or situations that will happen at one particular time in the future. Signal words: tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week / month / year, in + length of time, until + point of time etc. Example: I will go to America next year; The match will continue in 15 minutes. I will not be here until next Friday. TNPTTH ex1 google back ihs Verbs of mental state: know, realize, understand, recognize, believe, feel, suppose, think, imagine, doubt, remember, forget, want, need, prefer, mean. Verbs of emotional state: love, like, appreciate, hate, dislike, fear, envy, mind, care. Verbs of possession: belong, possess, have, own. Verbs of sense perception: taste, smell, hear, feel, see. Verbs of other existing state: be, seem, look, appear, cost, weigh, exist, consist of, contain, include. Nguyen Linh [...]... up and walked to the window to investigate) WAS STRIKING The clock (strike) …………… four as she REACHED …… …(2 reach) her flat She LIT ……(3 light) a final cigarette and …… SAT (4 sit) at her dressing–table thinking of HAD LEFT the party she …………(5 leave) an hour before She would have been home much earlier but she HAD …(6 have) difficulty in finding a taxi at that late hour Reflecting that if she didn’t... OCCURRED WAS TRYING HEARD HAD BEEN SEARCHING LOCATED WAS HIDING WAS REMOVING, ESCAPED, JUMPED, WAS STANDING 1 Every morning, the sun (shine) in my bedroom and (wake) me up 2 Water (consist) ………………….of hydrogen and oxygen 3 I need an umbrella because it (rain) 4 What you ( do) this weekend? 5 When she (hear) a strange noise, she got up to investigate 6 I (write) some letters at nine o’clock... was happening when another action occurred: use Past Continuous and Past Simple (She was taking a shower when the light went out) 2 Actions in progress simultaneously: use Past Continuous ( We were listening to the teacher when he was explaining the lesson) 3 Action that finished before another past action: use Past Perfect and Past Simple (I hadn’t had breakfast when I went to school this morning) 4... I ( not remember) things too clearly now but I think I (watch) TV and my sister (do) her homework at the time Suddently, all the lights (go out) and I (frighten) I (remember) calling out to my parents who (talk) quietly in the next room The next minute we (hear) a loud noise and the whole building (begin) to shake Nguyen Linh 27 What you (do) since you come here? How... different from those in 1800s For example, the content of the libraries (change) greatly through the years In 1800s, libraries (be) simply collections of books However, today, most libraries are multimedia centers that contain tapes, computers, disks, films, magazines, music, and paintings The role of the library in society (also, change) In 1800s, libraries (be) open to a certain people, such... for the door to open I (join) the queue and in the end, the door (open) and we (go) inside to see the show 2 John (work)………… hard every day 3 He (speak) ……… to the teacher now WENT AM HAD READ ARRIVED WERE WAITING JOINED, WAS OPENED, WENT WORKS IS SPEAKING A flight to London DEPARTED three hours late today The delay (occur) as airline personnel (try) to locate a cat inside the plane While the... it (start) to rain heavily Just then, a friend of mine who (drive) home from work (see) me take shelter from the rain and he (offer) me a lift home 22 Several people (walk) along when suddenly tons of earth came crashing down the hillside and (block) the road in front of them 23.Here I am in Nhatrang! I (1 be) here for 3 days now and it (2 be) very interesting My friend, Nhung,... who I (3 meet) in Nhatrang in 1999 (4 live) in Nhatrang for 5 years, so she (5 know) all about it Yesterday we (6 go) to Tam island and (7 eat) seafood there We (8 visit) the White Statue of Buddha this Sunday Back on 31st Nguyen Linh 24 Yesterday while I (read) in my study Tim (appear) in and (tell) me to lend him a dictionary "I (prepare) tomorrow's English lesson."... a good English dictionary At last both of us (buy) the same ones after we (look) for and (read) many kinds of dictionary carefully Nguyen Linh MOVES DOES HAD SEEN ENDED MET, WAS GOING ASKED WANTED BOUGHT HAD LOOKED (HAD) READ BE 1 Last week I (go) to an exhibition of paintings at the Town Gallery in HCMC I (be) not really a great art lover but I (read) a lot of good reviews about that exhibition... Today libraries (serve) everyone 29 Last month John (read) two novels Right now he (read) A Farewell to Arms, and he (think) he (finish) reading it next week In his lifetime, he (read) many novels but this is the first Hemingway novel he (ever, read) Nguyen Linh . TENSES IN ENGLISH REVIEW OF TENSES IN ENGLISH Nguyen Linh Tranphu High School • a. Describes actions or situations that began in the past, are happening. in the past. Signal words: ago, clause of time in the past like “when I was young, …), yesterday, at/on /in + point of time in the past ( at the beginning