Tenses In English Flashcards
Present Cont. Tense
-Present Cont. Tense markers
-Complaints in present cont.
-verbs not used in present cont.
-The verbs ‘see and ‘hear’ in present cont.
Now, at the moment, at present, presently, for the time being, currently, at the present time.
-Look! it’s beginning to snow
-Listen! someone is crying in that room.
-You’re always biting your nails. Stop it!
Simple past t.
-tense markers in simple past t.
-simple past t. in unreal use
-you’re thirty years old now. It’s time you got married.
-This is a secret. I’d rather you didn’t tell anything to anybody about it.
-if only i were in London now
-Although he is guilty, he acts as though/ as if were innocent.
Simple present t.
-universal facts
-regular activities
-adverbial time clauses and simple present t.
-frequency adverb in simple present t.
-water freezes at 0 degrees C
Present Perfect T.
-tense markers in present perfect tense
-present perfect t. in ongoing activities
-present perfect t. in newly finished activities
-Present perfect t. for activities with unknown time
-Present perfect t. in adverbial time clauses
-tense markers in present perfect t.
-the ordinary numbers and superlative in present perfect t.
-special information about the use of ‘since’ in present perfect t.
-tense markers in present perfect and simple past tenses
-I haven’t seen her
-I have been married for nearly ten years now
Present Perfect Cont. T.
-Ekin bought a CD player three days ago and he has been listening to music ever since
-She’s been making ceramics for a good many years now.
Past cont. t.
-past cont. t. in adverbial time clauses
-past cont. t. in unreal use
-past cont. t. in expectation
-Mrs Brown was cooking dinner while her husband was reading a book
-just as i was closing the shop, a customer arrived.
-The little boy fell down as he was getting off the bus
-I wish the sun was shining now
-I was hoping to see him but i didn’t.
-He’s studied English since last year. He’s been studying English since last year
Future Perfect T.
-I’ll have left for London by the time you receive this letter.
Future Tenses
-will
-be going to
-be going to vs will
-future in the past
-will and be going to in indirect speech
Future Cont. T
-Don’t call Ayla between five and seven. She will be studying for an exam tomorrow.
Future Perfect Cont. T.
-By ten o’clock tonight, I’ll have been working for ten hours without a break.
Past Perfect T.
-I had already mixed the cake when i put it in the oven
-The exam had started by the time Erdal got to class
-Once I’d read the manual, I found that i could use the computer quite well.
Past Perfect Cont. T
-Ali had been watching the film for ten minutes when he realized that he had seen it before.
-Okan had been doing his homework for half an hour when Hakan arrived.
