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75 Cards in this Set
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The man sold me his car
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PRETERIT: sold is a completed action, over and done with, finished
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The man will call me later
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FUTURE: the word 'will'
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The man was working last night ...
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Choice:
Imperfect tense or Past Progressive: WAS ING |
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The man shot his dog
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PRETERIT: completed action, shot, done and over with, specific point in time
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The man has died
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Present Perfect
Have/Has + died 2 words where first is have/has + another participle (verb) |
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Classes will end soon
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future: will
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The classes ended at 2:00
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PRETERIT: past tense, completed action, specific point, 'ended'
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The classes have ended already
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Present Perfect: have/has + participle. Any time you have have/has + another verb
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My father yelled at me last night
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PRETERIT:
'yelled' - done and over, specific time in past |
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I threw up 5 times yesterday
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PRETERIT: completed action, specific ending point, done and over with ....
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I haven't seen him
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PRESENT PERFECT
have/has + participle |
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She hasn't left yet
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PRESENT PERFECT:
Have/has + participle |
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She is reading right now
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CHOICE: present tense or present progressive.
I am, you are, he is + ing (progressive = ing) |
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She was reading last night when
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CHOICE: imperfect or past progressive (was/were + ing)
(ing = progressive) |
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She used to study more
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IMPERFECT
'used to' is always imperfect |
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Do it
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Command , an order
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She gave it to me already
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PRETERIT: completed action, specific point in time
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The dog bit her
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PRETERIT: completed action, specific point in time
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The dog was sick when...
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IMPERFECT (back ground information, not an action, no clear ending point)
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It was hot when
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IMPERFECT (background of a story, no action, no clear ending point)
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She was working hard when
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CHOICE:
Imperfect: background Past progressive: was/were ing |
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It is 6:30
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present tense (now)
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It was 6:30
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IMPERFECT: time in past, background of story
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She will kill you tonight
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Future (will)
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She hasn't seen you
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PRESENT PERFECT
has/have + participle |
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She is happy
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present tense (now)
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She wanted to be a doctor
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IMPERFECT (the verb to want expresses a desire over an extended period of time, like background, not an action, not specific point in time)
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She went to paris last year
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Preterit: completed action, specific starting and stopping point
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She will do it later
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future (will)
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She has finished the test
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present perfect
has/have + participle |
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It was a cold night ...
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IMPERFECT (background to story, no action)
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It rained yesterday
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PRETERIT: completed action, clear starting/stopping point
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It was raining
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choice:
imperfect (background) past progressive (was/were + ing) |
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I used to rain more
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imperfect (used to)
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They used to study at Gilmour
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IMPERFECT (used to)
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I knew that you ...
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IMPERFECT: knew implies that you knew it for along time, you still know it, not completed action (not preterit)
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I forgot my homework today
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preterit (completed action, clear point in time)
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Have you forgotten anything
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present perfect (have /has + participle)
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Call me later
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command
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I am studying now
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Present or present progressive
(progressive = ing) |
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I don't smoke
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present (general present tense)
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I will never smoke
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Future (will)
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Have you ever smoked?
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PResent perfect (have/has + participle)
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She never used to smoke
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imperfect (used to)
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The door was open when...
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imperfect (background of story, no action)
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I closed the door
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preterit (completed action, specific point)
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She will do it for us
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future (will)
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Haven't you forgotten something
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Present Perfect
have/has + participle |
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She needs to work more
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present tense (general present time)
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She didn't do it
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Preterit
(completed action, specific point) |
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The wind was blowing terribly...
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choice:
imperfect (background to story) past progressive (ing = progressive) |
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The dog is barking like crazy
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choice; present or
present progressive (progressive - ing) |
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She sat down and ate her dinner
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2 preterits
(completed actions, done, specific points) |
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She used to love me
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Imperfect
(used to) |
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She was waiting for him ..
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choice:
imperfect (background) past progressive (progressive = ing) |
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She fixed her car and left
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preterit
completed action, specific point in time |
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She hasn't fixed it yet
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present perfect
has/have + participle |
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Has she called you yet
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present perfect
has/have + participle |
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I haven't finished it yet
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present perfect
has/have + participle |
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I did it already
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preterit.
completed action, done |
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Do you know her
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present tense (general present tense)
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When did you meet her?
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preterit: specific point, completed action
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Did you know my sister
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imperfect: the sentence implies that you knew her for a long period of time (not a specific point or completed action)
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What were you saying
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choice: imperfect (background) or past progressive (progressive -ing)
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What did you say
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preterit
completed action, specific point in time |
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They weren't home when ...
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imperfect: background of story before an action occurs
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She sold it to me yesterday
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preterit; completed action, specific point in past
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He is cooking for you
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choice: present or present progressive (progressive = ing)
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He was cooking dinner when ...
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choice: imperfect (background of story) or past progressive (ing)
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Has he cooked for you yet
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present perfect: has/have + participle
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will you do it for me
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future (will)
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** New choice **
I had sold |
PAST perfect (any form of had + participle)
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**New Choice **
I will have given my car ... |
FUture perfect (any form of will have + participle)
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**New Choice**
I will be working |
Future progressive (any form of will be + ing)
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**New Choice**
To be or not to be |
Infinitive
SER or NO SER |
