ENGLISH TENSES

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ENGLISH TENSES

question 1/5

PAST SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE

We use this tense to talk about habits and routines...

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Reason: We use the present simple to talk about things we usually do, to talk about general truths, or facts.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE

FUTURE

Which tense do we use to talk about events that happened before NOW?

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Reason: When we want to talk about completed actions or events, we use the PAST SIMPLE

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PAST SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Which tense do we use when talking about things hapenning now?

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Reason: We use the present continuous/progressive, to talk about actions happening at the moment of speaking, or to refer to actions that are in progress.

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FUTURE

PAST CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE

What is the tense we use to talk about actions that have not happened yet?

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Reason: We use the future tense, to talk about our plans or intentions.

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PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

What is the tense we use to talk about an action that was taking place in the past, and that was interrupted by another?

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Read the sentence:I was washing the dishes, WHEN my mother arrived.the first action (washing the dishes) was interupted by another action (my mother arrived)

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