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    The document provides definitions and examples of different verb tenses in English, including simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past, and future. It lists the basic verb forms for each tense and sample time expressions that are commonly used with each tense to indicate when an action occurred or will occur.

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    The document provides definitions and examples of different verb tenses in English, including simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past, and future. It lists the basic verb forms for each tense and sample time expressions that are commonly used with each tense to indicate when an action occurred or will occur.

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    The document provides definitions and examples of different verb tenses in English, including simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, past, and future. It lists the basic verb forms for each tense and sample time expressions that are commonly used with each tense to indicate when an action occurred or will occur.

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    SIMPLE

    + Subject + Verb 1/ Verb 1(es) - Subject + dont/ doesnt + Verb 1 ? (Wh+) Do/Does + Subject + Verb1?
    Always, often, seldom, every day, usually, sometimes, once a week, every summer, at weekend, from time to time, every September, on Mondays

    CONTINUOUS
    +Subject + am/is/are + Ving - Subject + am/is/are + not +Ving ? (Wh+) Am/Is/Are + Subject +Ving?
    Now, at the moment, at this time, this week

    PERFECT
    + Subject + have/has + Verb3/ Ved - Subject + havent/hasnt + Verb3/Ved ? (Wh+) Have/Has+ Subject + Verb3/Ved? Ever, never, since 2007, lately, for 2 years, just, yet, already, recently, so far = up to now

    PERFECT CONTINUOUS -
    + Subject + have/has + been + Ving - Subject + havent/hasnt + been + Ving ? (Wh+) Have/Has+ Subject + been + Ving? Since 2003, for 3 years, HOW LONG?

    PRESENT

    + Subject + Verb 2/ Ved - Subject + didnt + Verb 1 ? (Wh+) Did+ Subject + Verb 1?

    + Subject + was/were + Ving - Subject + was/were + not +Ving ? (Wh+) Was/Were + Subject +Ving?
    Yesterday at 5 o`clock Yesterday when she came While, this time last year, from 5a.m. to 5 p.m.

    + Subject + had + Verb3/ Ved - Subject + hadnt + Verb3/Ved ? (Wh+) Had+ Subject + Verb3/Ved?
    By the time he came Yesterday by that time

    + Subject + had + been + Ving - Subject + hadnt + been + Ving ? (Wh+) Had+ Subject + been + Ving?

    Yesterday, 2 days ago, last year, the day before yesterday, the other day, in May, in 2003, on Monday WHEN.?

    PAST

    + Subject + will + Verb 1 - Subject + wont + Verb 1 ? (Wh+) Will + Subject + Verb 1?

    + Subject + will + be + Ving - Subject + will + not +be +Ving ? (Wh+) Will + Subject + be + Ving?
    Tomorrow at 5 o`clock Tomorrow at this time This time next week

    + Subject + will + have + Verb3/ Ved - Subject +wont + have + Verb3/Ved ? (Wh+) Will + Subject + have + Verb3/Ved? Tomorrow by 5 o`clock Tomorrow by this time By the end of this week

    + Subject + will + have + been + Ving - Subject + wont + have + been + Ving ? (Wh+)Will + Subject +have + been + Ving?

    FUTURE

    tomorrow, next week, soon, in 2 days, the day after tomorrow, some day

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