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Use “Present simple”:

         S + am/is/are + N/adj
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To talk about habit and routine or repeat actions, often with adverbs of frequency like usually, often…

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Use “Present continuous”:

         S + am/is/are + V_ing
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  • To talk about actions at the present moment, happening around now and temporary situation, often with “at the moment” and “now”
  • for future arrangement, often with other people and giving a time / place
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Use “Be going to” + V_inf

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To talk about your intentions. In this situation, you might not know all the details of your plan
To talk anout a firm plan in the future
Note: not use “be going to” with “go”
& “come”

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Use “ Will” for prediction (future simple)

    S + will/ shall + V_inf
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  • Use will or won’t to talk about future
  • Use phrases like: next year, in the future..
  • Use verbs like: think, believe, hope,
    predict… to introduce predictions
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Use “present perfect” for:

              S + have/ has + V3 + O
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  1. Experiences in our life up to now, often with ever & never
  2. Event that happened in the past when the exact time is not important
  3. Recently completed actions
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Use “Past simple” for:

       S + was / were +…..
       S + V2 /V_ed
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  1. Completed events/actions in the past a particular time
  2. An action/ A situation covering a period of time that started & finished in the past
  3. Use with words “Already”, “Yet”
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Use present perfect continuous:

S + have/has + been + V_ing + O
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  1. To emphasize that an action or situation that started in the past is still in progress
  2. To emphasize the length of time of an action
  3. For repeat recent actions
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Use “the past perfect”:

   S + had + V2 / V_ed + O
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To say that one event happened before another past event

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Use “The past continuous”:

    S + was/were + V_ing + O
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  • To talk about something in progress at a particular time in the past
  • to give background information in the past
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Use “Be supposed to be”: được cho là

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To show opinions based on what you have read and heard

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Use “Would like/love to” + V_inf : Muốn

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To show your hopes for the future

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Use “Be thinking of + V_ing”: đang nghĩ về

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To show a possible plan

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