Tense Functions:
How do you show sth is or was in progress?
Continuous Tense
Tense Functions:
How do you show predicted future without evidence?
Be going to
Tense Functions:
How do you connect two times together?
Perfect tenses
Tense Functions:
How do you show a future arrangement?
Present Continuous
Tense Functions:
How do you communicate a fact?
Simple tenses
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It is possible the train will be late.
MIGHT
The train might be late
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George went to the party, didn't he?
GO
Did George go to the party?
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I went to Egypt once in my life.
HAVE + BE or GO
I have been/gone to Egypt.
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"I promise to marry you, Tommy."
WILL
"I will marry you, Tommy."
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Phil started running at 10 a.m. and still am.
RUNNING
Phil has been running since 10 a.m.
Complete with the verbs in appropriate forms:
The Prime Minister ...... (INTRODUCE) more regulation, but didn't due to the amount of opposition to the idea.
Would have introduced /
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According to the Prime Minister, by 2050, the U.K. ..... (BECOME) the best place to live in the world.
Will Have Become
Complete with the verbs in appropriate forms:
John ...... (WORK OUT) since 10 a.m. this morning and is really tired.
Has been working out
Complete with the verbs in appropriate forms:
By 2050, more than 1 billion more people ...... (BEAR) and the world population will exceed 10 billion.
Will have been born
Complete with the verbs in appropriate forms:
The government says I.D. cards are necessary. (NEED)
Are needed
Complete with the verbs in appropriate forms:
Which city ..... (WILL GO) to for a city break if you ..... (CAN GO) anywhere in the world?
Would you go
Could go
Complete with the verbs in appropriate forms:
The tourist ..... (CANNOT FIND) the famous so ..... (ASK) the hotel receptionist.
Couldn't find
Asked
Complete with the verbs in appropriate forms:
Last year ..... (NOT BE) my first trip to Australia as before I ..... (HAVE BE) to Melbourne to watch the tennis tournament.
Wasn't
Had Been
Complete with the verbs in appropriate forms:
While the couple ..... (EXPLORE) Amersterdam they ..... (TAKE) photos of the city.
were exploring
Took
Complete with the verbs in appropriate forms:
We ..... (FLY) to Paris for a weekend getaway tomorrow and our flight ..... (LEAVE) at 7.a.m.
Are flying
Leaves
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Helen did not require a passport to go to France.
HAVE
Helen didn't need to have a passport to go to France.
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The lottery winner was told it was necessary to open a bank account.
TO
The lottery winner had to open a bank account.
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Billy thinks it would have been better to buy a bigger fan.
OUGHT
Billy thinks he/she/they ought to have bought a bigger fan.
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Frank think's a honeymoon in China would be nice.
SHOULD
Frank thinks the honeymoon should be in China.
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"You can go to the concert with your friends," Paul's mother told him.
WAS
Paul's mother said he was allowed to go to the concert with his friends.