ENGLISH FOR PHYSICS

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
UNIVERSITAS NEGERI PADANG

SILVI YULIA SARI

 TENSES EXAMPLES MEANING
SIMPLE PRESENT a. It snows in Alaska. In general, the simple
b. Tom watches present expressess events
television every day. or situations that exist
always, usually,
habitually; they exist
now, have exist in the
past, and probably will
exist in the fiture
SIMPLE PAST a. It snowed yesterday At one partcular time in
b. Tom watched the past, this happened.
television last night It began and ended in the
past
SIMPLE FUTURE It will snow (is going to At one particular time in
snow) tomorrow the future, this will
happen.
 TENSES EXAMPLES MEANING
PRESENT Tom is sleeping right His sleep began in the
PROGRESSIVE now. past, is in progress at the
present time, and
probably will continue.
PAST Tom was sleeping when I His sleep began before
PROGRESSIVE arrived. and was in progress at
particular time in the
past. It continued after I
arrived.
FUTURE Tom will be sleeping The action of sleeping
PROGRESSIVE when we arrive. will begin before we
arrive, and it will be in
progress at particular
time in the future.
Probably his sleep will
continue.
 TENSES EXAMPLES MEANING
PRESENT Tom has already eaten. Tom finished eating
PERFECT sometime before now.
The exact time is not
important.
PAST PERFECT Tom had already eaten First, Tom finished eating.
when his friend arrived. Later his friend arrived.
Tom’s eating was
completely finished
before another time in
the past.
FUTURE PERFECT Tom will already have Firt Tom will finish
eaten when his friend eating. Later his friend
arrives. will arrive. Tom’s eating
will be completely
finished before another
time in the future.
 TENSES EXAMPLES MEANING
PRESENT Tom has been studying Event in progress:
PERFECT for two hours. studying. When? Before
PROGRESSIVE now, up to now. How
long? For two hours.
PAST PERFECT Tom had been studying Event in progress:
PROGRESSIVE for two hours before his studying. When? Before
friend came. another event in the
past. How long? For two
hours.
FUTURE PERFECT Tom will have been Event in progress:
PROGRESSIVE studying for two hours studying. When? Before
by the time his friend another event in the
arrives. future. How long? For two
hours.
 Interview another student in your class. Take
notes during the interview, and then introduce
this student to the rest of the class.
 Possible topics for the interview follow. What
questions might you ask to elicit this information?

Name Reason for coming here

Spelling of name Field of study or work
Country of origin Activities in free time
Present residence General well-being and
Length of time in (this city Comments on living here
or country), adjustment to
living here
both past and future
Reference: Betty S. Azar, 2002,
Understanding and Using English Grammar,
3rd Edition, Pearson Education, New York.
(Ebook is available in the e-learning)

 EXERCISE 7.
 EXERCISE 8.
 EXERCISE 9.
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