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Teacher's notes on Past Tenses for those who learn English as a foreing language.
Date Submitted: 03/22/2004 09:46:30
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What tenses are there in the English language? 1.Present Tense, 2.Past Tense, 3.Future, 4.Present Perfect Tense, 5.Past Perfect Tense, and 6.Future Perfect Tense. Progressive (continuous) forms all contain present participles: 1.Present Progressive: I am working now. 2.Past Progressive: I was working yesterday. 3.Future Progressive: I will be working all day tomorrow. 4.Present Perfect Progressive: I have been working this morning. 5.Past Perfect Progressive: I had been working before he came in. 6.Future Perfect Progressive: This …
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…it happen?") Present Perfect with time reference: Present Perfect refers to time periods in progress. Compare: This year I have passed more exams than the last year. Last year I took six exams. (past simple) I have eaten my breakfast this morning. Yesterday morning I didn't have my breakfast. (past simple) Therefore, if a specific moment (the year, morning, evening etc.) is still going on at the time of speech we use Present Perfect Tense.
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