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Time, tense and aspect
Time, tense and aspect
Guiding questions: time, tense and aspect
The difference between times and tenses
Aspects
The continuous aspect
The perfect aspect
The perfect continuous "aspect"
State verbs and action verbs / Verbs not used in the continuous form
Past time
Guiding questions: past time
Past simple
Form: past simple
Past simple for completed actions in the past
Past simple for past habits and states
Past simple for actions over a period of time in the past
Past simple to express a point in the past
The auxiliary DID for emphasis
Past continuous
Form: past continuous
Past continuous for actions happening at a particular point in the past
Past continuous for actions happening over a period of time in the past
Past continuous for developing states
Past continuous for annoying past habits
Past continuous for temporary past habits
Notes: past simple and past continuous
Past perfect
Form: past perfect
Past perfect for actions completed before a point in the past
Past perfect with superlative forms of adjectives
Past perfect continuous
Form: past perfect continuous
Past perfect continuous for a continuous action in the past
Past perfect continuous for past habits
The difference between past perfect and past perfect continuous
Present simple to express past
USED TO and WOULD for past habits
Revision questions: past time
Present time
Guiding questions: present time
Present simple
Form: present simple
Present simple to express habitual actions
Present simple for general truths
Present simple for fixed events (timetables, itineraries, instructions)
Notes: present simple
Present simple to express annoyance
Present continuous
Form: present continuous
Present continuous for actions happening at the time of speaking
Present continuous for developing states
Present continuous for annoying habits
Present continuous for temporary present habits
Present continuous for present habits
Present perfect
Form: present perfect
Present perfect for past actions
Present perfect for recent events with a result in the present
Present perfect with an incomplete period
Present perfect with superlative forms of adjectives
Present perfect to express annoyance
Present perfect with JUST
Present perfect with FOR and SINCE
IT'S + period + SINCE
Present perfect continuous
Form: present perfect continuous
Present perfect continuous for recent actions
The difference between present perfect and present perfect continuous
Revision questions: present time
Future time
Guiding questions: future time
Future simple
Form: future simple
Future simple for intentions (offer, promise, decision)
Future simple for predictions
Future simple in complex sentences
Future continuous
Form: future continuous
Future continuous for actions happening at a particular point in the future
Future continuous for actions happening over a period of time in the future
Future continuous for fixed arrangements
Future perfect
Form: future perfect
Future perfect for actions completed before a point in the future
Notes: future perfect
Future perfect continuous
Form: future perfect continuous
Future perfect continuous for future actions
GOING TO
GOING TO for intentions
GOING TO for predictions
Present simple to express future
Present continuous to express future
Other structures expressing future
BE ABOUT TO + infinitive
BE DUE TO + infinitive
BE ON THE EDGE / POINT / VERGE OF something
BE TO + infinitive
Future time clauses
Revision questions: future time
Tenses in indirect speech
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