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Essential English Tenses Explained

The document summarizes grammatical topics related to the present simple, present progressive, and past simple tenses. It outlines their main functions and provides the grammatical structures for positive, negative, and interrogative forms of each tense. Specifically, it notes that the present simple is used for permanent situations, routines, and general truths, while the present progressive expresses ongoing or temporary actions. The past simple describes shorter past actions or those that interrupted other actions.

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Essential English Tenses Explained

The document summarizes grammatical topics related to the present simple, present progressive, and past simple tenses. It outlines their main functions and provides the grammatical structures for positive, negative, and interrogative forms of each tense. Specifically, it notes that the present simple is used for permanent situations, routines, and general truths, while the present progressive expresses ongoing or temporary actions. The past simple describes shorter past actions or those that interrupted other actions.

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Grammatical Topics.

Present Simple
Functions:
1. For permanent situations, routines, habitual actions and general truths.
Grammatical Structure.
(+)

I, you, we, they + verb. Infinitive + complement.

(+)

She, it, he + verb. Infinitive + s + complement.

(-)

I, you, we, they + dont + verb. Infinitive + complement.

(-)

She, it, he + doesnt + verb. Infinitive + complement.

(?)

Do + I, you, we, they + verb. Infinitive + complement + ?

(?)

Does + She, it, he + verb. Infinitive + complement + ?

Present Progressive
Functions:
1. For actions happening now, temporary situations and future arrangements.
Grammatical Structure.
(+)

I + am / he, she, it + is / you, we, they + are + verb gerund + complement.

(-)
I + am not / he, she, it + isnt / you, we, they + arent + verb gerund +
complement.
(?)

Am+ I / Is + he, she, it / Are + you, we, they + verb gerund + complement + ?

Past Simple
Functions:
1. For the shorter action, In this case we usually use while, when or as.
2. In the same sentence when one action interrupted another in the past.
Grammatical Structure.
(+)

I, you, he, she, it, we, they + verb past + complement.

(-)

I, you, he, she, it, we, they + didnt + verb infinitive + complement.

(?)

Did + I, you, he, she, it, we, they + verb infinitive + complement + ?

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