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TENSES |
FORMS |
EXAMPLES |
TIME
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AFFIRMATIVE |
NEGATIVE |
INTERROGATIVE |
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PRESENT |
stem
stem
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s |
do not
+ stem
does not
+ stem |
Do
+ you + stem...?
Does
+ he + stem? |
I
often
use
computers.
She
usually
uses ...
Ice
melts in warm water.
( General Truth) |
Always, frequently, generally, often,
regularly,usually, occasionally, sometimes, seldom,rarely, never, every
day / month, once a week, twice a day, thrice a year, 5 times a day... |
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PRESENT |
am
is stem
+ ing
are |
am
/ are /is
+ not +
stem+ing |
Is
+ he+stem+ing
?
Are+they+stem+ing
? |
He
is using a
computer
now.
Look! They
are using
computers. |
Now, at the moment, at
present, today, this week / month / year / season, After the verbs
'look' & 'listen', |
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CONTINUOUS |
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PRESENT |
have |
have |
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Have
+ they+Past Participle... ? |
She
has
already
used
a computer. |
Just, already,ever, never, yet, recently,
so far, up-to-now, lately, for, since.
How long...? |
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Past Participle |
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not |
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p.p. |
Has+he/she/it+Past
Participle...? |
Have
you
ever
used
computers ? |
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has |
has |
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