grammar (essay writing)

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grammar (essay writing)

Present Simple

tegenwoordige tijd

Present simple

The present tense is the base form of the verb:

I work in London. 

But with the third person singular (she/he/it), we add an –s:

He works in London

She works in London.

Present Simple

We use do and does to make questions with the present simple. We use does for the third person singular (she/he/it) and do for the others.

Does he work in London?

present simple negative: He doesn't work in London.

Keywords present simple

usually,often, never, ever, sometimes,always

Past Simple

PAST SIMPLE

Past Simple

th most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding –ed:

called, liked, wanted, worked

But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. 

Past Simple

We use the past tense to talk about:

something that happened once in the past:

I met my wife in 1983.

We went to Spain for our holidays.

They got home very late last night.

something that happened several times in the past:

We swam a lot while we were on holiday.

They always enjoyed visiting their friends.

something that was true for some time in the past:

I lived abroad for ten years.

He enjoyed being a student.

She played a lot of tennis when she was younger.

we often use expressions with ago with the past simple:

I met my wife a long time ago.

We use did to make questions with the past simple:

Did she play tennis when she was younger?

Did you live abroad?

When did you meet your wife?

Where did you go for your holidays?

But questions with who often don't use did:

Who discovered penicillin?

Who wrote Don Quixote?

keywords past simple

last,2008,ago,yesterday

Present continuous

We use the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) to talk about temporary things which have begun but haven't finished. They are often happening now, at this moment.

Present continuous

I'm just uploading some photos to Facebook and I'm sending a message to Billie.

We're all riding camels and the sun's shining.

They're waiting for me to get off the phone!

keywords

now, at the moment

interrogative sentence ?/ !

Past Continuous

Past => 

Continuous => 

Past continuous

The past continuous shows us that the action was already in progress at a certain time in the past. What were you doing at 8 p.m. last night? I was studying. This means that I started studying before 8 p.m. and I continued after 8 p.m

keywords

while.

when.

as.

all (the whole) day (morning

Present Perfect

The present perfect tense is an English verb tense used for past actions that are related to or continue into the present. It's easily recognized by the auxiliary verbs (or helper verbs) have and has, as in, “I have gone fishing since I was a child.”

The present perfect is formed from the present tense of the verb have and the past participle of a verb.

We use the present perfect:

for something that started in the past and continues in the present:

They've been married for nearly fifty years.

She has lived in Liverpool all her life.

when we are talking about our experience up to the present:

I've seen that film before.

I've played the guitar ever since I was a teenager.

He has written three books and he is working on another one.

Keywords

FYNE JAS: FOR,YET,NEVER,EVER,JUST,ALREADY,SINCE

We use the past perfect simple (had + past participle) to talk about time up to a certain point in the past

She'd published her first poem by the time she was eight. 

We'd finished all the water before we were halfway up the mountain.

Had the parcel arrived when you called yesterday?

We can use the past perfect to show the order of two past events. The past perfect shows the earlier action and the past simple shows the later action.

When the police arrived, the thief had escaped.

keywords past perfect

until that moment

already

just 

once/just

never/not

Which tense is used for actions happening now?

1. Present Continuous
2. Past Continuous
3. Past simple
4. Present simple

Which tense is used?
I am dancing in the rain.

1. Past simple
2. Present simple
3. Present continuous
4. Past continuous

Which tense?
She is doing her homework.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Which tense is past continuous?

1. I have walked
2. I was walking

Which tense belongs to this timeline?

1. past simple
2. present perfect

Which tense is ''Present simple"?

1. tegenwoordige tijd
2. tegenwoordige voltooide tijd

Which tense?

"We were on holiday."

1. present
2. past
3. future

Which tense belongs to this timeline?

1. past simple
2. present perfect

I haven't seen her in weeks.
Which tense?

1. Past Simple
2. Past Perfect
3. Present Perfect
4. Present Perfect Continuous

Which tense goes with this timeline?

1. past simple
2. present perfect

Which tense?

He is walking to the supermarket.

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past simple
4. past continuous

Which tense?

"We had a cat when I was younger."

1. past
2. future
3. present

In which sentence is it still morning? Which tense is used?

1. Sentence 1 present perfect
2. Sentence 2 past simple
3. Sentence 1 past simple
4. Sentence 2 present perfect

Which tense is not future?

1. I will help you tomorrow.
2. I'm playing football Saturday.
3. I am going to play football.
4. He helps you every day

The words: used, burried, crumpled are which tens?

1. Present simple
2. Past simple
3. Present Continuous
4. Past Continuous

Which tense is this?

My cat died last week.

1. Past Simple
2. Present Perfect