1. Verb Tense Summary Nooshin Vassei
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Cañada College
August2015
Instructor: Nooshin Vassei
Verb Tense Summary Nooshin Vassei

2. Part I: Part II: Grammar: Verb Tenses Simple Present Simple Past
Present Progressive
Present Perfect
Irregular Verbs
Part II:
Reading Strategies
Skimming
Scanning
Post reading Questions
Listening Strategies
Expressions signaling the Topic
Note taking Strategies
Writing Key words

3. VERB TENSES Simple Present I work everyday Simple Past
Example
Simple Present
I work everyday
Simple Past
I worked last Sunday
Simple Future
I am going to work on Friday
I will work on Friday
Present Progressive
I am working right now
Present Perfect
I have worked here before
Present Perfect Progressive
I have been working for 6 hours

4. Verb Forms Work Worked Working Play Played Playing Eat Ate Eating
Base (present)
Past
Present participle
Past Participle
Work
Worked
Working
Play
Played
Playing
Eat
Ate
Eating
Eaten

5. Simple Present
The present tense is used for action happening at the time of speaking or writing: She lives in Toronto.
It is used to indicate habitual actions: I exercise every morning.
It is also used to express general truths (Time flies) and scientific knowledge (Light travels faster than sound)

6. Base form of verb I work everyday. You drive to school on Mondays.
Maria goes to church on Sundays.
The family lives on Elm street.
The sky is blue.

7. Simple Past
Showing action that happened in the past and which does not extend into the present.
The simple past tense of a regular verb is created by adding ‘ed’, ‘d’.
Irregular verbs have a variety of endings.
Verbs_List.htm

8. Present Progressive 1. Now
To express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment.
Examples:
I am sitting.
I am not standing.
Is he sitting or standing?
2. Longer Actions in Progress Now
In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress;
I am studying to become a doctor.
“be verb” + Base + ing

9. Present Perfect
Expresses an action that began in the past and which has recently been completed or continues into the present.

10. Present Perfect
The present perfect is formed by combining has or have with a past participle.
I have read the book
She has studied for her exam
The dog has eaten the cake

11. Past Participle of Irregular Verbs
Commonly used English irregular verbs practice:

12. Simple Past/Present Perfect
Sometimes the simple past and the present perfect can be confusing. It is important to remember that the past simple is used to express a finished past action which occurs at a specific moment in the past.
I saw Batman last Tuesday.
The present perfect is used to express something that happened at an unspecified moment in the past.
I have seen Batman.
Note that the moment in time is specific in the past form
I visited Paris in 2004 (or a few years ago).
Present Perfect: I've been to Paris. I've visited Paris.

13. Present Perfect Progressive
(have/has been) + the present participle of the verb
I have been living in California for 20 years
She has been studying all weekend
Remember that the Present Perfect Continous has the meaning of "lately" or "recently."

14. Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Present Perfect Progressive
Adventure Travel
Focus on Grammar 4
Part I, Unit 3
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
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15. Simple Past, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Progressive
Use the simple past to talk about things that happened and were completed in the past.
Use the present perfect and the present perfect progressive to talk about things that started in the past, but were not completed.
We often use the present perfect and the present perfect progressive with for and since. Use for to show how long something has been true and since to show when something started.
Use the simple past with past time expressions. (ago, last year)
The present perfect without for or since shows that an activity is finished. We often say how many or how many times with this use of the present perfect.

16. Test your Knowledge
hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_statements.htm hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_statements2.htm progressive/form/exercises?form continuous_quiz.htm

17. Test your knowledge

18. Part II. Reading Strategies. Skimming. Scanning. Post reading
Part II Reading Strategies Skimming Scanning Post reading Listening Strategies Expressions signaling the Topic Note taking Strategies Writing Key words

19. When we read a paragraph, a passage, a story, an essay or article, we basically:
Identify the main idea of a passage
Read a passage for specific details/facts
Understand meaning of words in context
Understand the sequence of events
Identify the author’s purpose/conclusion for writing the passage
Make inferences based on the facts presented in a passage

20. Reading Exercise The Travel Bug Man Injured at Fast Food Place
Man Injured at Fast Food Place
A. Comprehension Questions:
B. Story: