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1. Future tenses
- Present Progressive[/B]: planned action in the near future
Ex: I am going to a party tonight.
- Going to-future: planned action in the future; logical consequence (sth. is going to happen)
Ex: We are going to fly to Leeds in summer.
- Will-future: prediction, assumption; spontaneous action
Ex: He will carry this bag for you.
- Future Progressive: action will definitely happen (it usually happens)
Ex: They will be playing football on Sunday afternoon.
- Simple Present: future action is fixed (e.g. timetable)
Ex: The train leaves at 6.45
2. Past Perfect & Simple Past
Past Perfect:
- together with the Simple Past. When two past actions are combined : the first action, which was completed before the second one began, is put into Past Perfect.
- the past equivalent of the Present Perfect.
Simple Past:
- action finished in the past
- series of completed actions in the past
3. Present Perfect & Simple Past
Present Perfect:
- Result of an action in the past is important in the present
- Recently completed actions
- Actions beginning in the past and still continuing
- together with lately, recently, yet
Simple Past:
- action finished in the past
- series of completed actions in the past
- together with the Past Progressive/Continuous: The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past.
4. Present Perfect & Present Perfect Progressive
Both tenses are very simlilar. There are sentences where we can use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Progressive. The focus in the progressive form is on the course of the action.
Exs:
- It has rained for three days now.
- It has been raining for three days now.
5. Simple Present & Present Progressive
Simple Present
- repeated actions
- fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. timetable)
- actions in the present - one follows after the other (first - then, after that)
- instructions
- things in general
- after special verbs
Present Progressive/Continuous
- actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the moment of speaking
- fixed plan in the near future
- temporary actions
- trends
- repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)
6.Simple Past – Past Progressive
Simple Past
- after another
Ex: She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.
- new action
Ex: My mobile rang (when I was sitting in a meeting.)
- just mentioning
Ex: Colin played football yesterday.
Past Progressive
- at the same time
Ex: Simon was playing on the computer while his brother was watching TV.
- action already in progress
Ex: While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile suddenly rang.)
- emphasising progress
Ex: Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football.
- Present Progressive[/B]: planned action in the near future
Ex: I am going to a party tonight.
- Going to-future: planned action in the future; logical consequence (sth. is going to happen)
Ex: We are going to fly to Leeds in summer.
- Will-future: prediction, assumption; spontaneous action
Ex: He will carry this bag for you.
- Future Progressive: action will definitely happen (it usually happens)
Ex: They will be playing football on Sunday afternoon.
- Simple Present: future action is fixed (e.g. timetable)
Ex: The train leaves at 6.45
2. Past Perfect & Simple Past
Past Perfect:
- together with the Simple Past. When two past actions are combined : the first action, which was completed before the second one began, is put into Past Perfect.
- the past equivalent of the Present Perfect.
Simple Past:
- action finished in the past
- series of completed actions in the past
3. Present Perfect & Simple Past
Present Perfect:
- Result of an action in the past is important in the present
- Recently completed actions
- Actions beginning in the past and still continuing
- together with lately, recently, yet
Simple Past:
- action finished in the past
- series of completed actions in the past
- together with the Past Progressive/Continuous: The Simple Past interrupted an action which was in progress in the past.
4. Present Perfect & Present Perfect Progressive
Both tenses are very simlilar. There are sentences where we can use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Progressive. The focus in the progressive form is on the course of the action.
Exs:
- It has rained for three days now.
- It has been raining for three days now.
5. Simple Present & Present Progressive
Simple Present
- repeated actions
- fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. timetable)
- actions in the present - one follows after the other (first - then, after that)
- instructions
- things in general
- after special verbs
Present Progressive/Continuous
- actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the moment of speaking
- fixed plan in the near future
- temporary actions
- trends
- repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)
6.Simple Past – Past Progressive
Simple Past
- after another
Ex: She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.
- new action
Ex: My mobile rang (when I was sitting in a meeting.)
- just mentioning
Ex: Colin played football yesterday.
Past Progressive
- at the same time
Ex: Simon was playing on the computer while his brother was watching TV.
- action already in progress
Ex: While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile suddenly rang.)
- emphasising progress
Ex: Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football.
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