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What is the form of the Present Tense?

  • has/have + past participle
  • base form of the verb (correct)
  • base form of the verb + -ed
  • will + base form of the verb

What is the purpose of the Past Tense?

  • to describe completed actions in the past (correct)
  • to describe universal truths or scientific facts
  • to describe future actions or events
  • to describe habitual or regular actions

What is the form of the Future Perfect Tense?

  • had + past participle
  • will have + past participle (correct)
  • has/have + past participle
  • will + base form of the verb

What type of conditional sentence is used to describe universal truths or scientific facts?

<p>Zero Conditional (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the form of the First Conditional?

<p>if + present simple, + will + base form of the verb (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Present Perfect Tense?

<p>to describe actions that started in the past and have a connection to the present (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the form of the Zero Conditional?

<p>if + present simple, + present simple (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Future Tense?

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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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