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    Tenses: Pre-Intermediate

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    This document discusses English verb tenses including: - The present simple tense is used to talk about general or habitual actions. - The past simple tense is used for completed past actions and events. - The future simple tense is used to spontaneously predict or plan future actions without commitment. - The present continuous tense describes ongoing actions now or planned future actions. - The past continuous tense sets the scene by describing background ongoing past actions. - The future continuous tense similarly describes ongoing future actions at a specific moment. - The present perfect tense is used to talk about experience, change, or continuing situations since some point in the past.

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    This document discusses English verb tenses including: - The present simple tense is used to talk about general or habitual actions. - The past simple tense is used for completed past actions and events. - The future simple tense is used to spontaneously predict or plan future actions without commitment. - The present continuous tense describes ongoing actions now or planned future actions. - The past continuous tense sets the scene by describing background ongoing past actions. - The future continuous tense similarly describes ongoing future actions at a specific moment. - The present perfect tense is used to talk about experience, change, or continuing situations since some point in the past.

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    This document discusses English verb tenses including: - The present simple tense is used to talk about general or habitual actions. - The past simple tense is used for completed past actions and events. - The future simple tense is used to spontaneously predict or plan future actions without commitment. - The present continuous tense describes ongoing actions now or planned future actions. - The past continuous tense sets the scene by describing background ongoing past actions. - The future continuous tense similarly describes ongoing future actions at a specific moment. - The present perfect tense is used to talk about experience, change, or continuing situations since some point in the past.

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    This document discusses English verb tenses including: - The present simple tense is used to talk about general or habitual actions. - The past simple tense is used for completed past actions and events. - The future simple tense is used to spontaneously predict or plan future actions without commitment. - The present continuous tense describes ongoing actions now or planned future actions. - The past continuous tense sets the scene by describing background ongoing past actions. - The future continuous tense similarly describes ongoing future actions at a specific moment. - The present perfect tense is used to talk about experience, change, or continuing situations since some point in the past.

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    Tenses

    Pre-Intermediate

    PI-G-01
    Present Simple
    We use the Present Simple to talk about:
    • general time (action verbs)
    • situations now (stative verbs)
    • general time and situations now (verb be)

    • the action is general


    • the action happens all the time, or
    habitually, in the past, present and future
    • the action is not only happening now
    • the statement is always true
    Note:

    In present simple we might not have


    an action verb but only “be”; for
    example I am a teacher. For this
    reason we have a different pattern
    Past simple
    • the event is in the past
    • the event is completely finished
    • we say (or understand) the time
    and/or place of the event
    Note: In general, if we say the
    past time or place of the event,
    we must use the Past Simple
    tense; we cannot use the present
    perfect.
    Future Simple
    We use the Future Simple tense when there is no
    plan or decision to do something before we speak.
    We make the decision spontaneously at the time
    of speaking
    We often use the Future Simple tense to make a
    prediction about the future. Again, there is no
    firm plan. We are saying what we think will
    happen.
    Present Continuous
    We use the Present Continuous to talk about:
    • action happening now
    • action in the future
    We can also use the Present Continuous
    tense to talk about the future - if we add a
    future word!! We must add (or understand
    from the context) a future word. "Future
    words" include, for example, tomorrow,
    next year, in June, at Christmas etc. We
    only use the Present Continuous tense to
    talk about the future when we have planned
    to do something before we speak. We have
    already made a decision and a plan before
    speaking.
    Past Continuous
    The Past Continuous tense expresses action at a
    particular moment in the past. The action
    started before that moment but has not finished
    at that moment.
    We often use the Past Continuous tense
    to "set the scene" in stories. We use it to
    describe the background situation at the
    moment when the action begins. Often,
    the story starts with the Past
    Continuous tense and then moves into
    the Past simple tense
    We often use the Past Continuous tense with the
    Past Simple tense. We use the Past Continuous to
    express a long action. And we use the Past Simple to
    express a short action that happens in the middle
    of the long action. We can join the two ideas with
    when or while.
    Future continuous
    The Future Continuous tense expresses action at a
    particular moment in the future. The action will have
    started before that moment but it will not have finished at
    that moment.

    When we use the Future Continuous tense, our listener


    usually knows or understands what time we are talking
    about.
    Present perfect
    We use the Present Perfect to talk about:
    • experience
    • change
    • continuing situation
    We often use the Present Perfect to talk
    about a continuing situation. This is a
    state that started in the past and
    continues in the present (and will
    probably continue into the future). This
    is a situation (not an action). We
    usually use for or since with this
    structure.

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