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    The document discusses the English tense system. It outlines that tenses have two elements - time and aspect. The time element refers to when the action takes place (present, past, future), while aspect refers to how the speaker views the action (definite/completed vs indefinite/uncompleted). It then provides a detailed breakdown of the different tenses categorized by past, present, future, and conditional, outlining their active and passive forms.

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    LANGUAGE and TOOLS THE ENGLISH TENSE SYSTEM Silvia Roma

    THE ENGLISH TENSE SYSTEM


    English tenses have two elements of meaning: TIME & ASPECT

    ASPECT TIME ASPECT


    Indefinite action Completed action Uncompleted action
    How does the speaker see the action? The When does the action take How does the speaker see the
    action has happened at an indefinite time in the place. The verb action is action? It is an action in progress it
    past, and can continue to the present- completed- PRESENT, PAST, is happening now- CONTINUOUS
    PERFECT TENSE FUTURE, CONDITIONAL TENSE
    TENSES

    PAST TENSES
    Past Perfect Present Perfect Simple Past Past Continuous
    I had opened I have opened I opened (reg.) I was reading
    trapassato prossimo pass. pross./presente sempl. I went (irreg.)
    PASSIVE FORM PASSIVE FORM “stavo” + gerundio
    It had been opened It has been opened pass.remoto ,imperfetto,pass. pross.

    Past Perfect PASSIVE FORM PASSIVE FORM


    Present Perfect
    Continuous It was opened by… It was being opened
    Continuous
    I had been opening I have been opening

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    LANGUAGE and TOOLS THE ENGLISH TENSE SYSTEM Silvia Roma

    PRESENT TENSES
    Simple Present Present Continuous Imperative
    I read I’m reading Read! Let’s read!
    he/she/it reads “sto” + gerundio Imperative

    presente semplice
    PASSIVE FORM

    PASSIVE FORM It is being read by…


    It is read by…

    FUTURE TENSES
    Future Perfect Simple Future Tense Future Continuous Future Forms:
    I will have opened I will read I will be reading - “to be going to”
    - Pres.
    futuro anteriore futuro semplice “starò + gerundio” Continuous
    - Simple Present
    Future Perfect PASSIVE FORM
    Continuous It will be read by …
    I’ll have been opening

    CONDITIONAL TENSES
    Perfect Conditional Present Conditional Tense Conditional Continuous Conditional
    Tense I would read I would be reading Forms:
    I would have opened 0: If it rains you get wet.
    se…+ condizionale passato condizionale presente se…+ condizionale presente 1°: If you study you will
    improve.
    PASSIVE FORM 2°: If you studied you
    would get good marks.
    It would be read by …
    3°: If you had studied
    you would have passed
    the exam.

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