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What is the main function of the present tense?
What is the main function of the present tense?
What is the verb form of the past tense?
What is the verb form of the past tense?
What tense is used to describe an action that will happen in the future?
What tense is used to describe an action that will happen in the future?
What is the verb form of the future tense?
What is the verb form of the future tense?
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What tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present?
What tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present?
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What is the verb form of the present perfect tense?
What is the verb form of the present perfect tense?
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What is the function of the Future Perfect Tense?
What is the function of the Future Perfect Tense?
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What is the verb form of the Future Perfect Tense?
What is the verb form of the Future Perfect Tense?
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What is the Zero Conditional used for?
What is the Zero Conditional used for?
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What is the verb form of the Second Conditional?
What is the verb form of the Second Conditional?
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What is the function of the Conditional Tenses?
What is the function of the Conditional Tenses?
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Study Notes
Overview of Tenses
Tenses are verb forms that indicate the time of an action or event.
Main Tenses
1. Present Tense
- Used to describe an action that is happening now
- Verb form: base form of the verb (e.g. I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, they go)
- Examples:
- I am studying for my exam.
- She eats breakfast at 8 am.
2. Past Tense
- Used to describe an action that happened in the past
- Verb form: -ed (e.g. I walked, you walked, he/she/it walked, we walked, they walked)
- Examples:
- I went to the store yesterday.
- They played soccer last week.
3. Future Tense
- Used to describe an action that will happen in the future
- Verb form: will + base form of the verb (e.g. I will go, you will go, he/she/it will go, we will go, they will go)
- Examples:
- I will attend the meeting tomorrow.
- They will graduate next year.
Other Tenses
1. Present Perfect Tense
- Used to describe an action that started in the past and continues up to the present
- Verb form: has/have + past participle (e.g. I have eaten, you have eaten, he/she/it has eaten, we have eaten, they have eaten)
- Examples:
- I have studied English for three years.
- They have lived in Paris since 2010.
2. Past Perfect Tense
- Used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past
- Verb form: had + past participle (e.g. I had eaten, you had eaten, he/she/it had eaten, we had eaten, they had eaten)
- Examples:
- I had eaten breakfast before I went to school.
- They had never seen that movie before.
3. Future Perfect Tense
- Used to describe an action that will be completed at a specific point in the future
- Verb form: will have + past participle (e.g. I will have eaten, you will have eaten, he/she/it will have eaten, we will have eaten, they will have eaten)
- Examples:
- I will have graduated by next summer.
- They will have finished their project by the end of the month.
4. Conditional Tenses
- Used to describe hypothetical or uncertain situations
- Verb forms:
- Zero conditional: present simple (e.g. If you heat ice, it melts.)
- First conditional: present simple + will (e.g. If it rains, I will take an umbrella.)
- Second conditional: past simple + would (e.g. If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.)
- Third conditional: past perfect + would have (e.g. If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.)
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Learn about the different tenses in English grammar, including present, past, future, and conditional tenses. Understand the verb forms and examples for each tense.
