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	<div ~~style~~="~~font-size:300%;~~"> Tenses In English </div>		<div class="pg_page_title"> Tenses In English </div>
	==Types of Tenses:==		==Types of Tenses:==
	<code>Simple Present Tense, Simple Past Tense, Simple Continuous Tense, Past Continuous Tense, Past Participle etc...</code>		<code>Simple Present Tense, Simple Past Tense, Simple Continuous Tense, Past Continuous Tense, Past Participle etc...</code>
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	Never use any tenses after these keywords to, can/could, will/would, shall/should, must, may, do/does/did.		Never use any tenses after these keywords to, can/could, will/would, shall/should, must, may, do/does/did.

	==~~Related~~ Lessons==		==Other Lessons==
	* [[Language/English/Grammar/Since-and-For\|Since and For]]		* [[Language/English/Grammar/Since-and-For\|Since and For]]
	* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-pay\|Collocations with pay]]		* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-pay\|Collocations with pay]]
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	* [[Language/English/Grammar/Different-Forms-of-the-Verbs\|Different Forms of the Verbs]]		* [[Language/English/Grammar/Different-Forms-of-the-Verbs\|Different Forms of the Verbs]]
	* [[Language/English/Grammar/Positions-of-Reflexive-Pronouns-in-Sentences\|Positions of Reflexive Pronouns in Sentences]]		* [[Language/English/Grammar/Positions-of-Reflexive-Pronouns-in-Sentences\|Positions of Reflexive Pronouns in Sentences]]
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	== Bombs of Tenses: ==		== Bombs of Tenses: ==
	Never use any tenses after these keywords to, can/could, will/would, shall/should, must, may, do/does/did.		Never use any tenses after these keywords to, can/could, will/would, shall/should, must, may, do/does/did.

			==Related Lessons==
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Since-and-For\|Since and For]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-pay\|Collocations with pay]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Positions-of-Pronouns-in-Sentences\|Positions of Pronouns in Sentences]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-catch\|Collocations with catch]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Count-noun\|Count noun]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/CONJUNCTIONS-→-Cause-and-Effect\|CONJUNCTIONS → Cause and Effect]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Questions\|Questions]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Prepositions-of-Time\|Prepositions of Time]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Different-Forms-of-the-Verbs\|Different Forms of the Verbs]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Positions-of-Reflexive-Pronouns-in-Sentences\|Positions of Reflexive Pronouns in Sentences]]

Anthony303: This article is about tenses. Learn tenses in this article. Hope you like it!

2021-12-03T00:44:32Z

This article is about tenses. Learn tenses in this article. Hope you like it!

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	<div style="font-size:300%;"> Simple Present Tense in English </div>		<div style="font-size:300%;"> Simple Present Tense in English </div>
	==How do we make the Simple Present Tense?==		==How do we make the Simple Present Tense?==

AussieInBg: Improving the presentation. Rewording to avoid using the grammar being focused on in the descriptions (A bit more difficult when the grammar is simple present :) More to be done in the text later on.

2021-04-18T22:32:30Z

Improving the presentation. Rewording to avoid using the grammar being focused on in the descriptions (A bit more difficult when the grammar is simple present :) More to be done in the text later on.

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	*the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future		*the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future
	*the action is not only happening now		*the action is not only happening now
	*the statement is always true		*the statement is always true, i.e. a fact
			*the emphasis is on the completion of the action rather than the continuous nature of it.
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	! colspan="3" \|John drives a taxi.		! colspan="3" \|John drives a taxi.
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	\| colspan="3" \| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------		\| colspan="3" \| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="3" \|'''~~It is~~ John's ~~job to drive a taxi. He does it every day~~. Past, present and future.'''		\| colspan="3" \|'''Every day, John + taxi = John's work. Past, present and future. The fact: "John = taxi driver".'''

			'''The activity of driving, e.g. starting the taxi, picking up passengers and going from place to place in the city, is secondary. For this case, the present simple continuous: "John is driving a taxi".'''
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	\| colspan="3" \|The situation ~~is now~~.		\| colspan="3" \|The present situation as a fact.
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	\| colspan="3" \| --------------------------------------------------------------		\| colspan="3" \| --------------------------------------------------------------
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	\| colspan="3" \|The situation ~~is general~~. Past, present and future.		\| colspan="3" \|The general situation. Past, present and future. A fact or habitual.
	\|}		\|}

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	*the action is not only happening now		*the action is not only happening now
	*the statement is always true		*the statement is always true

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	! colspan="3" \|John drives a taxi.		! colspan="3" \|John drives a taxi.
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	*Do you play football?		*Do you play football?



	Note that with the verb '''to be''', we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general.		Note that with the verb '''to be''', we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general.
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	\| colspan="3" \|The situation is general. Past, present and future.		\| colspan="3" \|The situation is general. Past, present and future.
	\|}		\|}

	When you are telling your teacher that you are reading the book they assigned, you can say:		When you are telling your teacher that you are reading the book they assigned, you can say:

	I am reading this book.		"I am reading this book".

	This can mean that:		This can mean that:
	# You are reading that book as you are talking.		# You are reading that book as you are talking.
	# You have been reading that book and you are not finished.		# You have been reading that book and you are not finished.

	Only say "this", as in "this book", if you are showing the book or you are close to the book.		Only say "this", as in "this book", if you are showing the book or you are close to the book.

	Say "that", as in "that book", if you are far away from the book or just talking about the book.		Say "that", as in "that book", if you are far away from the book or just talking about the book.

Mija121 at 17:03, 11 April 2021

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	*the action is not only happening now		*the action is not only happening now
	*the statement is always true		*the statement is always true


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	We can use the simple present tense to talk about '''now'''. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense—some of them are '''general''', some of them are '''now''':		We can use the simple present tense to talk about '''now'''. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense—some of them are '''general''', some of them are '''now''':


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	\| colspan="3" \|The situation is general. Past, present and future.		\| colspan="3" \|The situation is general. Past, present and future.
	\|}		\|}
			When you are telling your teacher that you are reading the book they assigned, you can say:

			I am reading this book.

			This can mean that:
			# You are reading that book as you are talking.
			# You have been reading that book and you are not finished.
			Only say "this", as in "this book", if you are showing the book or you are close to the book.

			Say "that", as in "that book", if you are far away from the book or just talking about the book.

Vincent: /* How do we use the Simple Present Tense? */

2020-10-22T21:53:35Z

How do we use the Simple Present Tense?

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	*the action is not only happening now		*the action is not only happening now
	*the statement is always true		*the statement is always true


	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! colspan="3" \|John drives a taxi.		! colspan="3" \|John drives a taxi.
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	*We do not work at night.		*We do not work at night.
	*Do you play football?		*Do you play football?


	Note that with the verb '''to be''', we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general.		Note that with the verb '''to be''', we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general.

	We can use the simple present tense to talk about '''now'''. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense—some of them are '''general''', some of them are '''now''':		We can use the simple present tense to talk about '''now'''. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense—some of them are '''general''', some of them are '''now''':


	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! colspan="3" \|Am I right?		! colspan="3" \|Am I right?

Vincent at 21:53, 22 October 2020

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	<~~span~~ style="font-size:~~200~~%;">Simple Present Tense in English</~~span~~>		<div style="font-size:300%;"> Simple Present Tense in English </div>

	==How do we make the Simple Present Tense?==		==How do we make the Simple Present Tense?==
	subject + auxiliary verb + main verb		<code>subject + auxiliary verb + main verb</code>

	==There are three important exceptions:==		==There are three important exceptions:==
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	3. For the verb '''to be''', we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.		3. For the verb '''to be''', we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

	'''Look at these examples with the main verb like:'''		*'''Look at these examples with the main verb like:'''
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	'''Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:'''		*'''Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:'''
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	We use the simple present tense when:		We use the simple present tense when:
	· the action is general		*the action is general
	· the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future		*the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future
	· the action is not only happening now		*the action is not only happening now
	· the statement is always true		*the statement is always true
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	! colspan="3" \|John drives a taxi.		! colspan="3" \|John drives a taxi.
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	'''Look at these examples:'''		'''Look at these examples:'''
	· I live in New York.		*I live in New York.
	· The Moon goes round the Earth.		*The Moon goes round the Earth.
	· John drives a taxi.		*John drives a taxi.
	· He does not drive a bus.		*He does not drive a bus.
	· We do not work at night.		*We do not work at night.
	· Do you play football?		*Do you play football?

			Note that with the verb '''to be''', we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general.

	~~Note that with the verb '''to be''', we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not~~		We can use the simple present tense to talk about '''now'''. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense—some of them are '''general''', some of them are '''now''':
	~~general.~~ We can use the simple present tense to talk about '''now'''. Look at these examples of the verb "to
	be" in the simple present tense—some of them are '''general''', some of them are '''now''':
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	! colspan="3" \|Am I right?		! colspan="3" \|Am I right?

Vincent at 12:41, 25 March 2018

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	3. For the verb '''to be''', we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.		3. For the verb '''to be''', we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

	~~===~~Look at these examples with the main verb like:~~===~~		'''Look at these examples with the main verb like:'''
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	==Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:==		'''Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:'''
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	\| colspan="3" \|'''It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.'''		\| colspan="3" \|'''It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.'''
	\|}		\|}
	~~===Examples===~~
	Look at these examples:		'''Look at these examples:'''
	· I live in New York.		· I live in New York.
	· The Moon goes round the Earth.		· The Moon goes round the Earth.

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	== Bombs of Tenses: ==		== Bombs of Tenses: ==
	Never use any tenses after these keywords to, can/could, will/would, shall/should, must, may, do/does/did.		Never use any tenses after these keywords to, can/could, will/would, shall/should, must, may, do/does/did.

			==Related Lessons==
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Since-and-For\|Since and For]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-pay\|Collocations with pay]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Positions-of-Pronouns-in-Sentences\|Positions of Pronouns in Sentences]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-catch\|Collocations with catch]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Count-noun\|Count noun]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/CONJUNCTIONS-→-Cause-and-Effect\|CONJUNCTIONS → Cause and Effect]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Questions\|Questions]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Prepositions-of-Time\|Prepositions of Time]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Different-Forms-of-the-Verbs\|Different Forms of the Verbs]]
			* [[Language/English/Grammar/Positions-of-Reflexive-Pronouns-in-Sentences\|Positions of Reflexive Pronouns in Sentences]]