W E R I N 4 T H L O N G

REVIE I N
ASS E S S M E N T
EN G L I S H
By Tr. Jhe Ico
 VERBS ARE WORDS THAT CARRY THE IDEA OF BEING OR ACTION IN THE
SENTENCE. THESE ARE ALSO WORDS THAT SIGNIFIES THE TENSE OR TIME
FRAME OF AN IDEA.

THE SIMPLE TENSES

"SIMPLE TENSE" IS A CATEGORY OF VERB TENSE. IT COVERS THE SIMPLE
PAST TENSE, THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE, AND THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE.
THE THREE SIMPLE TENSES EXPRESS FACTS OR HABITUAL ACTIVITIES.
UNLIKE THE OTHER TENSES, THE SIMPLE TENSES DESCRIBE ACTIONS
WITHOUT SPECIFICALLY STATING WHETHER THE ACTIONS ARE COMPLETED OR
ONGOING.
 PRESENT TENSE DESCRIBES FACTS AND HABITS. IT CAN ALSO EXPRESS COMMAND/
REQUEST
SINGULAR: USE IS OR ADD –S OR ES TO THE BASE FORM OF THE REGULAR VERBS
PLURAL: USE THE BASE FORM OF THE VERB.
PAST TENSE DESCRIBES A COMPLETED ACTIVITY THAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. IN OTHER
WORDS, THE ACTIVITY STARTED IN THE PAST AND ENDED IN THE PAST.
ADD –D OR –ED TO BASE FORM REGULAR VERBS AND CHANGE THE SPELLING OF THE
IRREGULAR VERBS.
FUTURE TENSE IS USED FOR AN ACTION THAT WILL OCCUR IN THE FUTURE.
USE WILL/SHALL WITH THE BASE FORM OF THE VERB.
 THE PROGRESSIVE TENSES
PROGRESSIVE TENSES ARE USED TO DISCUSS
ONGOING OR CONTINUING ACTIONS. THEY CAN
ALSO BE USED TO TALK ABOUT AN ACTION
THAT IS, WAS, OR WILL BE OCCURRING AT
THE SAME TIME AS ANOTHER ACTION.
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE INDICATES CONTINUING ACTION, SOMETHING GOING ON
NOW.
SINGULAR: USE IS +ING OF THE VERB
PLURAL: USE ARE + ING OF THE VERB.
THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE INDICATES CONTINUING ACTION, SOMETHING THAT WAS
HAPPENING, GOING ON, AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST.
1ST ACTION:
SINGULAR: USE WAS +ING OF THE VERB PLURAL: USE WERE + ING OF THE VERB.
2ND ACTION: USE THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF THE VERB.
THE FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE INDICATES CONTINUING ACTION, SOMETHING THAT WILL
BE HAPPENING, GOING ON, AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE.
USE WILL/SHALL+ BE+ ING OF THE VERB
 Types of Essay

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topic and something or tells a mental the
establish a story picture audience
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