Grammar Lessons Flashcards
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Polite past tenses ?
A
Always use past tenses
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Présent simple - simple present ?
A
- things are always true
- things that happen all the time, repeatedly, often, sometimes, never,
- to talk about timetables, routines and schedules
- to describe events that happen One after an other in commentaire or demonstration
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Present progressive - be+ing ?
A
- things that are happening now
- things that are happening around now
- for changing and developing situations
- to talk about future personnal arrangement and plans that are already fixed now
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Going to ?
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- when we can see the future in thé present
- when a future situation is starting, or clearly on the way
4
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Will- future ?
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- to predict the future
- when we decide, agree, promise to do things
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Simple Past - prétérit ?
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- To talk about a complete action
- For permanent situations
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Past progressive - prétérit be+ing ?
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- for action which were not complete at a past time
- for temporary actions and situation un the past
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Present Perfect - have + participé passé
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- for action which begin in the past and continue now
- to talk about past actions with some importance now
- to tell people about new thing that have happened
