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Go lden Tenses/ Ma ste r o f Eng lish : Moh 'd N aj jar

Tense Use For m T

Pr es ent .Facts; scientific or general -1 He, she, it, singular + verb+ s/es Every
Si mpl e habits -2 I, you, we, they, plural + infinitive …), a
often,
Pr es ent .Current going on actions .1 I + am + verb + ing Now,
Cont inuous With Verbs used to address .2 He, she, it singular + is +verb + ing Listen
.people ; command verbs You, we, they, plural + are + verb + ing

Pr es ent Recently completed actions He, she, it singular + has + ( past Since
Perf ect (participle= p.p ?…H
+ have + p.p I, you, we, they, plural
Past .One action completed in the past All subjects: verb 2 Last
Si mpl e …),
Past Two actions happened at the same I, he, she, it singular + was +verb + ing
Cont inuous time in the past, or one You, we, they, plural + were+ verb + ing
.interrupted the other
Past Two actions in the past one All subjects: had + p.p
Perf ect happened before the other
Futur e An action that will happen in the Will + infinitive Next
Si mpl e .future …),
Futur e An activity that will be in Will + be + verb + ing Spec
Cont inuous progress at a specific hour in the
.future
Futur e An action which will be Will + have + p.p By +
Perf ect completely finished before m
.another time in the future