Teoria: all tenses/intermedio MODULO 1

Review of tenses

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THE SIMPLE PRESENT

Simple present tense is a verb form of a sentence that tells about the action, circumstance which happens regularly, or ocurrences.

SUBJECT + VERB (S/ES) + OBJECT SUBJECT + DO/DOES + NOT + VERB + OBJECT DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT + ?

John loves to eat hot dogsJohn doesn't love to eat hot dogs Does John love to eat hot dogs?

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THE PRESENT CONTINOUS

Is a verb form of a sentence that tells about the ongoing action, event, or something that happened around us.

SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + VERB (-ING) + OBJECT SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + NOT + VERB (-ING) + OBJECT AM/IS/ARE + SUBJECT + VERB (-ING) + OBJECT + ?

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Paula is dancing on the partyPaula isn't dancing on the party Is Paula dancing on the party?

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THE SIMPLE PAST

Is a verb form of a sentence that tells about any action, event, momentos, that happened in the past

Subject + verb (-ed/irregular) + objectSubject + did not + verb (simple form) + object did + subject + verb (simple form) + object + ?

Collin worked last weekCollin didn't (did not) work last week Did Collin work last week?

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THE PAST CONTINOUS

Expresses the following happening circumstance or ongoing action, which is completed before time

SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + VERB (-ING) + OBJECT SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + NOT + VERB (-ING) + OBJECT WAS/WERE + SUBJECT + VERB (-ING) + OBJECT + ?

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David was playing last nightDavid wasn't (was not) playing last night Was David playing last night?

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FUTURE SIMPLE

We can use wiil/won't to refer to the future, especially for decisions, offers, promises and guesses.

SUBJECT + WILL ('LL) + VERB SIMPLE FORM + OBJECT SUBJECT + WON'T + VERB SIMPLE FORM + OBJECT WILL + SUBJECT + VERB SIMPLE FORM + OBJECT + ?

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Paula is dancing on the partyPaula isn't dancing on the party Is Paula dancing on the party?

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GOING TO

We can use this tense to make a prediction when we know, or we can see thah something is going to happen.

SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + GOING TO+ VERB + OBJECT SUBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + NOT+ GOING TO + VERB + OBJECT + AM/IS/ARE + SUBJECT + GOING TO + VERB + OBJECT + ?

WhatWhere Who Etc.

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Joseph is going to study this weekJoseph isn't going to study this week Is Joseph going to study this week?

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THE PRESENT PERFECT

Is used to describe an action that has tiaken place in the past but has a connection with the present.

SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + VERB PAST PARTICIPE + OBJECT SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS+ NOT + VERB PAST PARTICIPE+OBJECT HAVE/HAS + SUBJECT + VERB PAST PARTICIPE + OBJECT + ?

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I have seen a bat in my gardenI haven't seen a bat in my garden Have I seen a bat in my garden?

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