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tenses

Date: Oct 16 2007

Topic: Grammar

Author: lips

Lesson

I would like you to know that there are 12 patterns in the tenses that you have to master by hard.  This is the base of the English Language especially for foreigners learning English as a second or third language.

You must think of the structure in English and not compare it with your own mother tongue.

Have it in a table form :

PRESENT

PAST

FUTURE

 

1. Present Simple

5. Past Simple

9. Future Simple

 

Walks (singular)

Walked (regular verb)

Shall / will walk

 

(He, She, It)

Ran(irregular verb)

 

 

Walk (plural)

 

 

 

(I, We, You, They)

singular and plural-same

singular and plural - same

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Present Continuous

6. Past Continuous

10. Future Continuous

 

Is walking (singular)

Was walking (singular)

Will be walking

 

(He, She, It)

 

 

 

Are walking (plural)

Were walking (plural)

Singular and plural - same

 

(We, They, You)

 

 

 

I am walking. (special case)

I was walking

I will be walking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Present Perfect

7. Past Perfect

11. Future Perfect

 

Has walked (singular)

Had walked

Will have walked

 

(He, She, It)

 

 

 

Have walked (plural)

Singular and plural - same

Singular and plural - same

 

(We, They, You)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Present Perfect Continuous

8. Past Perfect Continuous

12. Future Perfect Continuous

 

Has been walking (singular)

Had been walking

Will / shall  have been walking

 

(He, She, It)

 

 

 

Have been walking (plural)

Singular and plural - same

Singular and plural - same

 

(We, They, You)

 

 

 

 

 

Try putting in the verb in these sentences for easy practice.

 

  1. Jim___________to school.
  2. Jim and Mary … to school.
  3. The boy……….  to school.
  4. The boys…..,,,,,   to school.

 

Note:  You must also know your irregular verbs by hard and use the correct pronoun      in the tenses.

 

  

 FROM: LISA H. IDRUS, MALAYSIA

 

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MYWAY

MYWAY

Turkey

 

Hello Dear Hasnah ,

You have geiven your beautiness to explaning english ….well down deal is should say.

if you accept , i will send you fromulation of those tenses to be able to show general patterns of these tenses…

but it can take some time… for a long time i gave up teaching english…

On the other hand i began to wonder your mother language with introducing with you… 

Have a nice day…

10:11 AM Oct 24 2007 |

AYMAN101MS

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

ACTUALLY, VERY GREAT EFFORT

WORDS IS NOT ENOUGH TO THANK YOU

AYMAN/ FROM PALESTINE

08:22 PM Oct 22 2007 |

mohaa50

Egypt

so good

09:20 PM Oct 20 2007 |

rameez

rameez

Pakistan

Aprriciated…!

09:03 AM Oct 20 2007 |

rameez

rameez

Pakistan

Hey Lips… u have done very great effort to give us awarness about the base of english after the really hard working on this pad…!  i like it…

09:03 AM Oct 20 2007 |

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