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Past
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Present
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Future
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Simple
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S + V2 + O
Used to talk about activities or
situations that began and ended in the past.
Ex :
She went home two minutes ago
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S + V1 + O
a.
Expresses daily habits or
usual activities.
Ex : I work every night
b.
Expresses general statements
of fact.
Ex :Ants
build their nests in the ground
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S + Will / shall / be going to + O
Express future time
Ex :
They are not going to
organize a seminar.
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Continuous
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S + was / were + Ving + O
Expresses an activity that was in progress
(was occurring, was happening ) at a point of time in the past.
Ex :
I was sleeping when my friend came to my
house yesterday
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S + Ving + O
Expresses an activity that is in progress
(is occurring, is happening) right now.
Ex :
The teacher was explaining the lesson
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S + will be + Ving + O
Expresses an activity that will be in
progress at a time in the future.
Ex :
You and I will be eating
roasted corn.
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Perfect
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S + had + V3 + O
Expresses an activity that was completed
before another activity or time in the past.
Ex :
He had painted the fence
in green.
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S + have / has + V3 + O
Expresses
the idea that something happened (or never happened) before now, at an unspecified
time in the past.
Ex :
The lost boy has been
found.
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S + will have / has + V3 + O
Expresses an activity that will be
completed before another time or event in the future.
Ex :
The students will have
studied atomic structure.
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Perfect Continuous
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S + had been + Ving + O
Emphasizes duration of an activity that
was in progress before another activity or time in the past.
Ex : Badu wanted to sit down because he
had been standing all day at work.
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S + have / has been + Ving + O
Used to indicate the duration of an
activity that began in the past and continues to the present.
Ex :
The manager has been
checking the documents.
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S + wiil + have been + Ving + O
Emphasizes
durations of an activity that will be in progress before another time or
event in the future.
Ex : By the end of August Martin will have been living in Bombay for three
years
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Kamis, 15 November 2012
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