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Uses.
Form
Present Continues
Uses.
Form
(+) Sub+ Verb to be + V-ing + Obj.
(-) Sub+ Verb to be + Not+ V-ing+ Obj.
(?) Verb to be +S+V-ing+obj?
Ex I am walking to school.
Are you studying now ?
What are you speaking ?
Past simple
We use past simple to talk about finished actions in the past.
Uses.
Past event
Past habit
Past truth / Story
Form
We use Past Continuous to talk about something that was happening in the past
with specific time.
Wh/+was/were +s + V-ing+obj?
Present Perfect
We use present perfect for 3 main reasons:
-To talk about something in the past without telling the time.
- To Talk about past experience
- To talk about an action that has just happened
We often use present perfect with yet just and already
Form
ex
Be going to (prediction)
We also use “be going to” to talk about a
future that we think might happen, but it is
not a plan because it is not something that we
can control or plan.
Positive
S +V.to be + going to +V1 + obj.
Negative
S+V.to be +not going to + V1+ obj
Question
V.to be +S+ Going to + v1 + obj?
Ex I am going to be at a teacher when I grow up .
I am going to get married next year.
When are they going to get married ?
Will / Won’t
We can use “will” to talk about the future. We also use will to make predictions, talk about
decisions, and to make promises, offers, requests and threats