Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Tenses

    Uploaded by

    general_db9594
    10 views1 page
    The document discusses various English verb tenses, including: 1) The present simple tense is used for habits and general statements. The present progressive tense expresses actions happening at the moment. 2) The past simple tense is used to talk about past actions, while the past progressive tense describes long past actions. 3) The future can be expressed using will for predictions or going to for planned actions. The perfect and progressive forms are also explained in terms of their uses for completed or ongoing past actions.

    Original Description:

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    XLSX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The document discusses various English verb tenses, including: 1) The present simple tense is used for habits and general statements. The present progressive tense expresses actions happening at the moment. 2) The past simple tense is used to talk about past actions, while the past progressive tense describes long past actions. 3) The future can be expressed using will for predictions or going to for planned actions. The perfect and progressive forms are also explained in terms of their uses for completed or ongoing past actions.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as XLSX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    10 views1 page

    Tenses

    Uploaded by

    general_db9594
    The document discusses various English verb tenses, including: 1) The present simple tense is used for habits and general statements. The present progressive tense expresses actions happening at the moment. 2) The past simple tense is used to talk about past actions, while the past progressive tense describes long past actions. 3) The future can be expressed using will for predictions or going to for planned actions. The perfect and progressive forms are also explained in terms of their uses for completed or ongoing past actions.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as XLSX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 1

    TENSES

    PRESENT SIMPLE
    1st form/ he, she, it+ s// they go , he goes with habits and general statements (wird bei Gewohnheiten und allgemeinen Aussagen verwendet.) key words:always, often, usually, every, never, generally, seldom, rarely, hardly ever, sometimes, normally

    PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
    am / is / are + verb + ing// I am going to express when something is happening at the moment (wird verwendet, wenn etwas momentan geschieht.)

    key words:look, listen, now, at the moment

    PAST SIMPLE
    2nd form// he went, they played used to tell or talk about a past action (wird verwendet, wenn ber Vergangenes berichtet wird. (Erzhlzeit).) key words:yesterday, last, ago, in 1970

    PAST PROGRESSIVE
    was / were + ing form// he was going used to tell or talk about a long action in the past (wird bei langen Handlungen in der Vergangenheit verwendet.) key words:while,when

    WILL FUTURE
    will + 1st form( N.: won't) // he will be, she will go

    GOING TO FUTURE
    am / is / are + going to + verb He is going to play tennis tomorrow. used to talk about a future action that is planned (wird verwendet, wenn man etwas schon fix geplant oder beschlossen hat.) key words:tomorrow, next

    used to talk about the future (wird verwendet, wenn man ber die Zukunft spricht.)

    key words:tomorrow, next

    PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE


    have / has + 3rd form// she has gone

    PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE


    have / has + been + ing form// he has been going is used like the simle form but only with long actions (wird wie die simple form verwendet; Unterschied: wird bei langen Handlungen verwendet, vor allem bei Verben, die eine Ttigkeit ausdrcken.) key words:how long, all day, for, since

    used when a past action started in the past and has just finished or is still happening. (wird verwendet, wenn ein Ereignis in der Vergangenheit begonnen hat und gerade geendet hat oder noch andauert; = Bezug zur Gegenwart.) key words:already, just, ever, never, yet, for, since

    PAST PERFECT SIMPLE


    had + 3rd form// she had gone used when a action happened befor another action (wird verwendet, wenn eine Handlung vor einem vergangenem Ereignis stattgefunden hat.) key words:after, before

    PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE


    had been + ing form// he had been going used like the simple form but only with long actions (wird wie die past pefect simple verwendet - aber nur fr lange Handlungen.) key words:how long, before, after

    You might also like