CONCEPTS OF GRAMMAR
TO INDICATE THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING NOW, WE USE THE TENSE...
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
FOR PREDICTIONS IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN USE...
WILL, OR GOING TO
I WENT TO THE CINEMA YESTERDAY.
SIMPLE PAST
SAY THE 3 FORMS OF GO
GO-WENT-GONE
SIMPLE PAST
I WENT TO THE SCHOOL YESTERDAY.
FOR UNCHANGING FACTS, WE USE...
SIMPLE PRESENT
FOR PLANS THAT ARE ALREADY DECIDED, WE USE...
BE GOING TO OR PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
I HAVE GIVEN HER FLOWERS FOR TEN YEARS.
PRESENT PERFECT.
SAY THE 3 FORMS OF DO
DO-DID-DONE
PAST PROGRESSIVE AND SIMPLE PAST
YESTERDAY I WAS RECORDING A VIDEO WHEN MY PHONE FELL DOWN.
WE USE THIS TENSE WITH FOR AND SINCE, TO INDICATE THAT SOMETHING STARTED IN THE PAST, BUT WAS NOT COMPLETED...
PRESENT PERFECT
FOR QUICK DECISIONS, OFFERS OR PROMISES, WE USE...
WILL
BY THE END OF THE YEAR, I WILL HAVE LEARNED A LOT.
FUTURE PERFECT.
SAY THE 3 FORMS OF FIGHT
FIGHT- FOUGHT- FOUGHT
PRESENT PERFECT
I HAVE GONE TO THE BEACH FOR TEN YEARS.
WE USE THIS TENSE TO INDICATE THE ORDER OF TWO PAST EVENTS...
PAST PERFECT OR PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS...
FOR FUTURE SCHEDULED EVENTS, WE USE...
SIMPLE PRESENT
WHEN I WAS READING MY BOOK, I SAW A GHOST.
PAST PROGRESSIVE + SIMPLE PAST
SAY THE 3 FORMS OF SHAVE
SHAVE-SHAVED-SHAVED
BY THE TIME I AM FORTY, I WILL HAVE THREE HOUSES.
WE USE THIS QUESTIONS TO CHECK INFORMATION WE BELIEVE IS TRUE
NEGATIVE YES /NO QUESTIONS AND TAG QUESTION.
TO SHOW THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN BEFORE A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE FUTURE, WE USE...
FUTURE PERFECT
YOU ARE INTELLIGENT, AREN'T YOU?
TAG QUESTION
SAY THE 3 FORMS OF SEEK
SEEK- SOUGHT- SOUGHT
TAG QUESTIONS
YOU HAVE A DOG, DON'T YOU?