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What is the form of the Present Tense?
What is the form of the Present Tense?
What is the purpose of the Past Tense?
What is the purpose of the Past Tense?
What is the form of the Future Perfect Tense?
What is the form of the Future Perfect Tense?
What type of conditional sentence is used to describe universal truths or scientific facts?
What type of conditional sentence is used to describe universal truths or scientific facts?
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What is the form of the First Conditional?
What is the form of the First Conditional?
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What is the purpose of the Present Perfect Tense?
What is the purpose of the Present Perfect Tense?
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What is the form of the Zero Conditional?
What is the form of the Zero Conditional?
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What is the purpose of the Future Tense?
What is the purpose of the Future Tense?
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Study Notes
Verb Tenses
Present Tense
- Used to describe habitual or regular actions
- Form: base form of the verb (e.g. I go, you eat, he/she/it writes, we/they do)
- Examples:
- I get up at 7:00 am every day.
- She studies English every morning.
Past Tense
- Used to describe completed actions in the past
- Form: -ed (regular verbs) or irregular verb forms (e.g. I went, you ate, he/she/it wrote, we/they did)
- Examples:
- I went to the movies last night.
- They lived in Paris for three years.
Future Tense
- Used to describe future actions or events
- Form: will + base form of the verb (e.g. I will go, you will eat, he/she/it will write, we/they will do)
- Examples:
- I will attend the meeting tomorrow.
- They will finish their project next week.
Perfect Tenses
- Used to describe actions that started in the past and have a connection to the present
- Form:
- Present Perfect: has/have + past participle (e.g. I have eaten, you have written, he/she/it has done, we/they have done)
- Past Perfect: had + past participle (e.g. I had eaten, you had written, he/she/it had done, we/they had done)
- Future Perfect: will have + past participle (e.g. I will have eaten, you will have written, he/she/it will have done, we/they will have done)
- Examples:
- I have studied English for three years.
- They had finished their homework before dinner.
Conditional Sentences
Zero Conditional
- Used to describe universal truths or scientific facts
- Form: if + present simple, + present simple
- Examples:
- If you heat ice, it melts.
- Water boils at 100°C.
First Conditional
- Used to describe future events that are likely to happen
- Form: if + present simple, + will + base form of the verb
- Examples:
- If it rains, I will take an umbrella.
- If she studies hard, she will pass the exam.
Second Conditional
- Used to describe hypothetical or unlikely situations
- Form: if + past simple, + would + base form of the verb
- Examples:
- If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.
- If it snowed in July, I would be surprised.
Third Conditional
- Used to describe past events that did not happen
- Form: if + past perfect, + would have + past participle
- Examples:
- If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
- If they had taken a map, they would have arrived earlier.
Mixed Conditional
- Used to describe hypothetical past situations and their likely consequences
- Form: if + past simple, + would have + past participle
- Examples:
- If I were you, I would have invested in stocks.
- If she had studied harder, she would be a doctor now.
Verb Tenses
Present Tense
- Describes habitual or regular actions
- Formed using the base form of the verb
Past Tense
- Describes completed actions in the past
- Formed using -ed (regular verbs) or irregular verb forms
Future Tense
- Describes future actions or events
- Formed using will + base form of the verb
Perfect Tenses
Present Perfect
- Describes actions that started in the past and have a connection to the present
- Formed using has/have + past participle
Past Perfect
- Describes actions that occurred before another action in the past
- Formed using had + past participle
Future Perfect
- Describes actions that will be completed at a point in the future
- Formed using will have + past participle
Conditional Sentences
Zero Conditional
- Describes universal truths or scientific facts
- Formed using if + present simple, + present simple
First Conditional
- Describes future events that are likely to happen
- Formed using if + present simple, + will + base form of the verb
Second Conditional
- Describes hypothetical or unlikely situations
- Formed using if + past simple, + would + base form of the verb
Third Conditional
- Describes past events that did not happen
- Formed using if + past perfect, + would have + past participle
Mixed Conditional
- Describes hypothetical past situations and their likely consequences
- Formed using if + past simple, + would have + past participle
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Test your understanding of verb tenses, including present and past tense, with examples and explanations.
