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Grammar Structures and Explanations

Simple Past

- Specific time (last night, year, yesterday)

- Detailed (2 minutes ago)

- Finished action

Verb (ed) or Verb 2 form

He spoke with me yesterday.

Did he spoke with you yesterday?

He didn't speak with me yesterday.

Present Perfect

Formula:

Subject + Have/ Has + Past Participle + complement

Examples:

Have you played poker before?

I have watched this movie twice

She has ridden the same horse all her life

Rule:

Time began in the past but is open now

The focus is on the result

Speaking about a general time

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Progressive

Show an interrupted long action

- Used to tell a story

- Between two times in the past Occurred continuously

+ Have (has) been +V-ing

- Have (has) not been +V-ing

? Have (has) + subject + been + V-ing

I have been waiting for you.

Have we been waiting for you?

I havent been waiting for you.

Present Perfect Progressive

Future with will

Formula:

Subject + will + base verb + complement

Examples:

I promise I will water your plants.

She predicts it will rain tomorrow.

The phone is ringing, I will answer it.

Rule:

The rule for using "will" in the future

is that you can use it in 3 situations:

Promises

Predictions

Spontaneous decisions

Future with will

Future with going to

Formula:

Subject + To be + Going to + Base form

Examples:

We are going to go the theater

They are going to cook for us

She is going to learn to swim next year

Rule:

General plans

Predictions

Future with going to

Future with present progressive

Formula:

Subject + to be + Present participle ing + Object

Examples:

They are having a meeting with their boss tomorrow

She is traveling to Paris next week

We are going to the concert this Saturday

Rule:

You use this form when you have an appointment, arrangement, reservation o when you have a plan in advanced.

future with present progressive

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