Category: Verbs

Tenses

The past & the present perfect

As mentioned in earlier posts, simple past tense is used to talk about an action completed in the past at a definite time or in a period of time that has now ended. The present perfect is also used for past actions but when the time is not mentioned or the action has its impact or […]

Tenses Verbs

Present perfect tense

The present perfect tense is formed using has/have + past participle form of the verb. Affirmative                 Negative  I have eaten.          I have not eaten. She has slept.      She has not slept. He has given.        He hasn’t given. You […]

Tenses Verbs

The Past Continuous 

The past continuous tense is used for past actions that continued for some time in the past. It is formed by using was/were+ present participle of verb. Affirmative                          Negative I was talking.                     I […]

Tenses

The Simple Past

The simple past tense is used to talk about actions completed in the past at a given point of time which has now ended, or a period of time now terminated. e.g. We met at a restaurant yesterday.        He worked in that hotel for two years. ( does not work there now) […]

Tenses Verbs

The Present Continuous

The present continuous talks about actions happening at present. It is formed with the present form of auxiliary verb be + the present participle form of the main verb. Affirmative                    Negative I am searching            I am not searching You are dancing […]

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