The document provides information on using different tenses when telling a story or providing scientific information. It discusses the simple present tense for scientific facts, simple past tense for past events, past perfect tense for events that occurred before something else in the past, and present perfect tense for something that happened in the past but is still relevant. Examples are given for each tense. The document concludes by asking how well the reader can remember formulas for constructing sentences using subjects, verbs, objects, and question marks.
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Writing B1 B2 tell a story connectors tense reminder
The document provides information on using different tenses when telling a story or providing scientific information. It discusses the simple present tense for scientific facts, simple past tense for past events, past perfect tense for events that occurred before something else in the past, and present perfect tense for something that happened in the past but is still relevant. Examples are given for each tense. The document concludes by asking how well the reader can remember formulas for constructing sentences using subjects, verbs, objects, and question marks.
The document provides information on using different tenses when telling a story or providing scientific information. It discusses the simple present tense for scientific facts, simple past tense for past events, past perfect tense for events that occurred before something else in the past, and present perfect tense for something that happened in the past but is still relevant. Examples are given for each tense. The document concludes by asking how well the reader can remember formulas for constructing sentences using subjects, verbs, objects, and question marks.
Simple present: Scientific information: rock formation, cycle of water, laws… Example: There are three types of rock… When water boils, it becomes steam which… Simple past: Stories and something that happened before the time of speaking. Example: Snow white was in the forest when she saw this tiny house… Past perfect: (Stories) something that happened before of what was said in the past. Example: Snow white was in the forest when she saw this tiny house, she had been there before but she couldn’t remember. Present perfect: Something that happened and it’s still relevant to the main point. Example: Where’s your mom? She’s been inside for four hours.
How well can you remember the formulas?
Use: Subject, auxiliary verbs, main verbs, objects, question marks.