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PERFECT I have studied English in several different countries. I had studied a little English before I moved to London.
PERFECT CONTINUOUS I have been studying English for 5 years. I had been studying English for 5 years before I moved to London. I will have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive.
PAST
FUTURE
I will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course.
Act that not only started but also ended at a specific time in the past.
Act which started Habit in the past and stopped with a specific duration.
Lyna finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
Sara lived in Zimbabwe for 5 years. Shaouki studied Japanese for 8 years.
Kamal played the violin when he was a child. Joyah studied French when she was 8 years old.
When clauses
When Dolah paid RM1, Dolly talked. Dolly talked, when Dollah paid her RM1 Dollah paid her RM1, when she talked. When Dolly talked, Dollah paid her RM1.
Adverb comes before the verb. Formation of simple present and past tense
SUBJECT + VERB
Action or situation that will occur in the future (any time after the moment of speaking.)
I will help him later I am going to help him The french restaurant opens at 7 p.m tomorrow. Timah is visiting him tomorrow.
to express a promise
to express a plan
Express prediction Datuk Roslan will be the next Prime Minister of Singapore.
I will call you when I Amira is going to arrive. spend her vacation in Langkawi.
FORMATION OF SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE - SUBJECT + WILL + VERB (root/base word) - SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + GOING TO + VERB (root/base word)
Near future
Lina is studying to become a doctor. Are you working on any special projects at work?
2 actions happened Repetition and where the 2nd irritation with actions interrupts always the 1st
The workers were busy painting the babys room from May to August.
I was studying while Della was watching Amir was praying. CSI when Annie Ghani was drinking arrived. and Gayah was talking.
- At 11pm, Kamisah will be sleeping. - Tomorrow at 6p.m, Harun is going to be buying food with his girlfriend.
-Afifah will be singing and Aariq will be dancing at the concert. -Aisyirah is going to be cooking while Nafis is going to be washing the car.
-Firdaus will be reading a book when Amirul arrives. - _____ is going to be _____ when _____ _____.
SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + (VERB+ING) SUBJECT + WILL BE + (VERB+ING) SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + GOING TO BE + (VERB+ING)
Act that happened in the past but the time expressions used do not show specific time.
Ever, never, once, many since= specific time times, several times, before, For=duration so far, already, yet
Two actions in the past; 1st action = Past Perfect Tense is used 2nd action = Simple Past Tense is used
I had worked in Mekdi before I worked in Keyepsi. I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kulai.
We had had that car for ten years before it broke down. By the time Aiman finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight years.
Action that will continue up for certain duration until another action in the future
Nabil will have perfected his English by the time Fahrin arrives.
Khalida will have been in Papua New Guinea for six years by the time I leave. By Monday, Susan is going to have had my book for a week!
SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE SUBJECT + WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE SUBJECT + [AM/IS/ARE] + GOING TO HAVE+ PAST PARTICIPLE