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Title: Tense Present Simple


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TensePresent Simple Present Continuous
  • Present Simple
  • Subject (I/You/We/They/He/She/It) verb/verb to
    be (is/am/are)
  • 1) General truth
  • Ex. Birds fly.
  • The earth moves round the sun.
  • Its cold in winter.
  • 2) Repeated or habitual facts/Permanent situation
  • Ex. He says hello to me every time he sees me.
  • I sometimes go to the movies with her.
  • I live in a small flat.

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  • Present Continuous
  • Subject v. to be (is/am/are) v. ing
  • Things that are happening around now.
  • Ex. The sun is shining.
  • The bees are humming.
  • What are you doing?
  • Things that are happening in the future.
  • Ex. We are going to Paris on Sunday.
  • Dang is coming here next week and is staying
    here until May.
  • What are you doing next Sunday?

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Past simple Past continuous
  • Past simple S.v.2/v.to be (was/were)
  • Completed situation in the past
  • ex. He arrived at four oclock yesterday.
  • He walked to school every day last year.
  • I lived in Korat for three years.
  • I couldnt sing well when I was 6 years
    old/young.
  • While her husband was in the Army, she
    wrote to him twice a week.

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Past Continuous S. was/werev. ing
  • Things that were happening in the past.
  • ex. He was writing at this time yesterday.
  • They were speaking with me about homework at
    this time last week.
  • It was raining when I came here. (past cont
    past simple)
  • As/While I was walking along the theater, a car
    mounted the sidewalk and crashed into a shop.
    (past cont past simple)

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Present perfect Past perfect
  • Present perfect S. have/has v.3
  • A state that started in the past and is still
    continuing
  • ex. Ive lived here all my life.
  • A completed action in the past which has some
    relevance to the present (e.g. a present result)
  • ex. There has been a severe storm and the
    airport is now closed.
  • Finished actions in a period of time that is
    still continuing
  • ex. Ive been there once already today.
  • He has been ill for 2 days.
  • Ive worked here since June.

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Past Perfect S. had v.3
  • She had never seen a bear before she moved to
    Alaska.
  • Had she ever seen a bear before she moved to
    Alaska?
  • A Had you ever visited the U.S. before your
    trip in 2006?B Yes, I had been to the U.S. once
    before.
  • Use the past perfect to describe a sequence of
    events. The past perfect describes the first
    action.
  • When we arrived, the train had left. (First the
    train left, and then we arrived. or
  • We arrived at six but the train had just/already
    left. (We can use just/already to show that the
    first action happened recently or earlier than
    expected.)

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idioms
  • Actions speak louder than words
  • Think before you speak
  • (cant) get a word in edgeways
  • Hear it on the grapevine
  • Be on the same wavelength
  • Get straight to the point
  • Have a quick word with someone

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idioms
  • Burst into(laughter)
  • Run out of (things to say)
  • The life of the party
  • Hold centre stage

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Writing and Checking emails
Formal/neutral Informal
Greeting
Request
Mention of attachment
Additional information
Future contact
Ending
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