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What tenses should I use?
What's the difference? When do I use them?
Look at the time words &verbs!! (action words)
habits (every day, every year, every month...etc.)
e.g. My sister practices the piano every day.
Step 1:--> find the time words
PRESENT
facts (always true)
e.g. The sun rises from the east.
next (next second, next minute, next week, next decade, next hour, next year, next month...etc)
tomorrow
in the future
specific time in the future
(2999)
FUTURE
last (last second, last minute, last week, last decade, last hour, last year, last month...etc)
yesterday
in the past
ago(long long ago, 3 years ago)
specific time in the past
(1999)
PAST
recount (retell)
e.g. UNIT QUIZ
before
Step 2--> What if there are NO time words?
--> There are other key words!
"if" (something possible to happen)
was
were
went
cooked
decided
minded
became
wanted
SIMPLE PAST TENSE!
FUTURE TENSE (WILL DO)+ if condition is true (present)
I WILL be world famous+ if I become a footballer.
LE p. 74-77
(WB 6A) I have seen this before.
Has she called you yet?
I/ You/ They have + past participle
dance-danced-danced
wake-woke-waken
come-came-come
become-became-become
go-went-gone
is/am/ are-was/ were-been
He/ She/ It has + past participle
She have became a footballer for 3 years.
She has become a footballer for 3 years.
He became a footballer 3 years ago.
have/ has+ not+ pp
I didn't see you for ages.
I haven't see you for ages.
I haven't seen you for ages.
She already ate 2 cakes.
She has already eaten 2 cakes.
now/ at the moment
is/ am/ are doing
He is reading a book at the moment.
Conclusion
past- simple past
(-ed); ago; last
facts, habits
already, yet, since... ago, before, yet
present- simple present
present perfect
present continuous
at the moment, now
future- simple future
will; next
have known
was
1. I _________________ (know) Carl since I _______(be) a little child.
called
arrived
2. They ___________(call) us when they________________(arrive) in Monaco last Saturday, but we__________(not hear) from them ever since.
haven't heard
goes
3. The Wizard of Oz is about a little girl called Dorothy. She _____________ (go) on adventures with her friends.
will have
4. We _________ (have) a field trip to
Disneyland if it ___________ (not rain)
next Saturday.
doesn't rain