TENSES by Teo KeXin

TENSES by Teo KeXin https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r MPU 3022 English Language Proficiency en-us 2016-07-19 06:17:28 UTC 2025-10-18 14:35:17 UTC hello@padlet.com SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116609713 - used to express habits, general truths, repeated actions, or unchanging situation.

- Eg:
1. He drinks coffee at breakfast. (habit)
2. I live in Malaysia. (unchanging situation)
3. London is a large city. (general truth)
4. We catch the bus every morning. (repeated actions)

- used to give instructions or directions.
- Eg:
1. You walk for one hundred meters, then you turn right.
2. Open the packet and pour the contents into the hot water.

- used to express fixed arrangements, present or future.
- Eg:
1. His father arrives tomorrow.
2. Your exams start at 9 a.m.

- used to express future time, after some conjunctions, such as: after, when, before, as soon as, until.
- Eg:
1. He will give you the English exercise paper when you come next Thursday.
2. She'll see you before she leaves.

]]> 2016-07-19 06:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116609713 FORMING THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116622549 Eg:
1. Affirmative : I think.
Interrogative : Do I think?
Negative : I do not think.
2. Affirmative : He thinks.
Interrogative : Does he think?
Negative : He does not think. ]]> 2016-07-19 13:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116622549 NOTES ON THE SIMPLE PRESENT, THIRD PERSON SINGULAR kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116622749 In the third person singular, the verb always end in "-s".
Eg:
1. He wants to eat the vanilla ice cream.
2. She likes to dance.

Verbs ending in "-y", the third person changes the "-y" to "-ies".
Eg:
1. fly -> flies ; cry -> cries
Exception: play -> plays, pray -> prays.

Add "-es" to verbs ending in "-ss", "-x", "-sh", "-ch"
Eg: He passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes.

EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
1. She goes to school everyday.
2. He understands English very well.
3. He tries very hard in his exam. ]]> 2016-07-19 13:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116622749 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (EXERCISE) kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116624354 1. Mohan __ every noon.
A. jog B. jogs
2. I __ in Malaysia.
A. live B. lives ]]> 2016-07-19 13:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116624354 SIMPLE PAST TENSE kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116625596 - used to talk about a completed action in a time before now.
- Eg:
1. My grandfather died last year.
2. He lived in London in 2014.

- used when you say when something happened, and with some certain past time expressions.
- Eg:
1. * Frequency: often, always, sometimes.
-> I often brought my lunch to work.
2. * A definite point in time: last week, yesterday, &etc.
-> I went to Mydin Mall last night.
]]> 2016-07-19 13:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116625596 FORMING THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116626410 Eg:
1. Affirmative: I walked.
Interrogative: Did I walk?
Negative: I didn't walk.
2. Affirmative: You walked.
Interrogative: Did you walk?
Negative: You didn't walk. ]]> 2016-07-19 14:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116626410 SIMPLE PAST, IRREGULAR VERBS kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116626834 Eg:
1. To come
- My parents came to visit me last September.
- We didn't come because it was raining.
- Did he come to your party last night?]]> 2016-07-19 14:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116626834 SIMPLE PAST TENSE (EXERCISE) kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116627246 1. I __ (work) in a bank for 5 years.
2. He __ (travel) to Korea last month.
3. She __ (not/study) French at university.

]]> 2016-07-19 14:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116627246 SIMPLE PAST TENSE (VIDEO) kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116627506 2016-07-19 14:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116627506 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116628040 - used to express an action which has not occurred yet and will occur after saying or in future.
Eg:
1. I will go to zoo tomorrow.
2. I will not buy a phone tomorrow.

- used to give or ask for information in the future.
Eg:
1. I will write that report on Friday.
2. You will be in Canada tomorrow.

- used to talk about things that we think likely or possible to happen in the future, but which aren't completely certain.
Eg:
1. I think she'll retired soon.
2. He won't stay married to her for long.

- used to make promises and threats.
Eg:
1. We'll give you a lift.
2. I'll never speak to you again.

]]> 2016-07-19 14:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116628040 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (GAME) kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116628571 http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en32tens-game-logging-tenses]]> 2016-07-19 14:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116628571 EXAMPLES OF THE SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116629113 Eg:
1. The Moscow State Circus will not perform in London next year.
2. We won't celebrate our anniversary by flying to Australia.
** "will not" can be shortened to "won't" in English. ]]> 2016-07-19 14:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116629113 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116630002 - The future tense is formed with will (or shall) and the infinitive of the verb without "to".
WHEN TO USE SHALL OR WILL??
- shall is used with first person pronouns (e.g. I and We)
#Eg: I shall be late.
- will is used with second and third forms (e.g. you, he, she, it, they)
#Eg: They will not have enough food.

]]> 2016-07-19 14:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116630002 SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (EXERCISE) kexin97 https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116630390 1. He __ arrived on time.
A. will B. is C. not
2. Will your folks __ before Thursday?
A. leave B. leaving C. leaves
3. We will __ what your dad says.
A. see B. to see C. ]]> 2016-07-19 15:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116630390 Past Perfect Tense https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116869949 Use had as a helping verb to form the past perfect tense. When you using the simple past, you use the past perfect tense to mention something happened some time before.
Present Simple Past Past Participle
hide hid hidden
go went gone

Eg:
1. He remembered where he had hidden the money.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
Use the past perfect continuous tense to talk about things that were going on in the past when something happened.
Eg:
1. I had been wondering to telephone you when you rang me yourself.
2. I had been working at the hospital for three years when the trouble began.

]]> 2016-07-24 15:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116869949 Perfect Present Tense https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116870135 use the verb has or have as a helping verb to form the present perfect tense. The present perfect tense connects the past with the present. Use to talk about happenings in the past that affect the present.
-Eg:
1. I have made you a cup of tea.
2. I've lost my wallet.
3. We have seen this film already.
4. You have made two spelling mistakes.
Join have or has to the past participle of the verb form the present perfect tense.
have + past participle
has + past past participle

Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
Use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about things that began in the past and are still continuing or having an effect.
-Eg:
1. He has been living in this country since 1998.
2. She has been chatting on the phone for an hour.
3. It has been raining since this morning.
Form the present perfect continuous tense:
have + been + present participle
has + been + present participle

]]> 2016-07-24 15:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116870135 The Future Perfect Tense https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116871853 Form the future perfect tense with will or shall and have, followed by the past participle of the verb. The future perfect is used for saying that some happening or action will be probably over by a particular time.
Eg:
1. When you get this message I shall have left for Britain.
2. Will you already have eaten when you arrive? Yes. I shall.

Form the future perfect tense like this:
Shall + have + past participle
or
Will + have + past participle]]> 2016-07-24 16:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116871853 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935162 -Shows a continuing action, something going on now

-Formed with the helping of “to be” verb in the present tense + the present participle of the verb (with an –ing ending)
Eg: I am buying all my family’s Christmas gifts early this year.
She is working through the holiday break.
Peter is being a really good boy in these days before Christmas

-Can also suggest that an action is going to happen in the future; especially with verbs that convey the idea of a plan or of movement from one place or condition to another
Eg: The team is arriving in two hours
He’s moving to Rompin this summer
*because the present progressive can suggest either the present or the future, it is usually modified by adverbs of time .

-Suggest that an activity is occurring right now. (Jan is watching TV right now.)

Suggest that an activity is in progress, although not actually occurring at the time of speaking. (Sara is learning English at Mutiara Tuition Centre.

]]> 2016-07-25 16:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935162 PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935395 -Indicates a continuous action that has been finished at some point in the past or that was initiated in the past and continues to happen

-Formed with the modal “HAVE” or “HAS” + BEEN + the present participle of the verb (with an –ing ending)
Eg:
I have been working in the garden all morning
George has been painting that house for as long as I can remember

-Emphasizes the duration of an activity that began in the past and continues in the present. It often uses time words or phrases. It may be used to refer to continuing activity that is recent .
1.He has been painting house all summer.
2.I’ve been studying English for 2 years.

-It may be used to refer to continuing activity that is recent.
1)He has been going to school at SK IPG.

Used to describe an event of the recent past; it is often accompanied by just in this usage.
It has just been raining.

]]> 2016-07-25 16:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935395 PAST PROGRESSIVE https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935630 2016-07-25 16:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935630 PAST PROGRESSIVE https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935632 2016-07-25 16:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935632 PAST PROGRESSIVE https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935661 -Shows an action that continued for a time in the past (continuing action, something that was happening, going on, at some point in the past).

-Formed with the helping “to be” verb, in the past tense + the present participle of the verb (with an –ing ending).
1)I was riding my bike all day yesterday.
2)Joey was being a terrible role model for his younger brother.

-A past activity activity in progress while another activity occurred.
1)At 6.00 yesterday I was eating.
2) The phone rang while I was eating.

-Two past activities in progress at the same time.
1)While I was answering the phone, my wife was cooking dinner ]]> 2016-07-25 16:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935661 PAST PERFECT PROGRESSI https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935772 2016-07-25 16:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935772 PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935799 -Indicates a continuous action that was completed at some point in the past.

-Formed with the modal “HAD” + “BEEN” + the present participle of the verb (with an –ing ending):
1)I had been working in the garden all morning.
2)Bruce had been painting his house for weeks, but he finally gave up.
3)Had they been cheating on the exams before the schools put monitors in the classroom?]]> 2016-07-25 16:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935799 FUTURE PROGRESSIVE https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935885 -Shows an action that will continue for a time in the future.

-Indicates continuing action, something that will be happening, going on, at some point in the future.

-Formed with the modal “WILL” + “BE” + the present participle of the verb (with an –ing ending):
1)I will be running in next year’s Sultan Mahmud International Bridge Run.
2)Our campaign plans suggest that the President will be winning the southern vote by November.
3)Next fall, we will be enjoying all the vegetables we planted last spring.

]]> 2016-07-25 16:26:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935885 FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935990 -Indicates a continuous action that will be completed at some point in the future.

-Formed with the modal “WILL” + “HAVE” + “BEEN” + the present participle of the verb (with an –ing ending):
1)Next Thursday, I will have been working on this project for three years.

-Emphasizes the duration of continuing activity in the future that ends before another activity or time in the future.
1)By 2003 Jenny will have been studying English at SK Mengabang Telipot for 3 years.
2)By 9:45 tonight I will have been sitting in class for 2 hours and 45 minutes.

]]> 2016-07-25 16:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116935990 IF YOU WANT TO READ IT IN POWERPOINT FORM TAKE A LOOK AT HERE https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116936052 2016-07-25 16:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116936052 PROGRESSIVE TENSES GAMES https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116936391 2016-07-25 16:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116936391 PROGRESSIVE TENSES https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116936526 -Used to show something that started in the past and is still happening
-Used to show actions that take place over a period of time

6 TYPES
Present progressive
Present perfect progressive
Past progressive
Past perfect progressive
Future progressive
Future perfect progressive]]> 2016-07-25 16:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kexin97/9juhwj4lyz5r/wish/116936526