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What are the three uses of the past progressive?
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1. Past action interrupted.
2. Past action at specific time. 3. Setting the background or atmosphere. |
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What are the twelve English verb tenses?
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1. Present simple
2. Present progressive 3. Present perfect 4. Present perfect progressive 5. Past 6. Past progressive 7. Past perfect 8. Past perfect progressive 9. Future 10. Future progressive 11. Future perfect 12. Future perfect progressive |
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Can the present simple be used for a future event?
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Yes, if you add a time phrase: "The plane departs in fifteen minutes."
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What is the "literary present"?
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Using the present simple to describe what happens in a play, movie, or book.
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What is the most common use of the simple present?
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You can use the simple present to describe actions that are habitual or repeated but not happening at this moment: "She works on Sundays."
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How can the simple present be used to describe unchanging facts?
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You can use the simple present to describe states or qualities of things that don't change over time: "Water boils at 100 degrees." "Mars orbits the sun."
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Must the present progressive be used only for actions happening at the moment?
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No. The present progressive can be used to describe actions taking place over a current period of time, but not necessarily at the moment, especially with an added time phrase: "She's working on four projects this month."
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What is the main use of the present progressive?
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It is used to describe actions happening right at this moment.
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What kinds of verbs are usually used with the present progressive?
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Usually action verbs such as going, eating, exercising, but not usually nonaction verbs such as knowing, owning, or being.
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Can the present progressive be used for a future event?
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Yes. Just add a time phrase: "The plane is departing in fifteen minutes."
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How can the present progressive be used to express emotions caused by another's repeated or habitual action?
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You can use the present progressive to describe repeated or habitual action that is noteworthy (usually, but not always, negative): "Politicians are always lying." "My sister is always watching TV when I'm studying."
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Which verb tense is often used to announce accomplishments?
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The present perfect is often used to describe an accomplishment: "I've built a spaceship!"
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How is the present perfect used with the words "just" and "yet"?
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You can use "just" along with the present perfect to describe a past action that has occurred in the immediate past, and "yet" along with the present perfect to describe an action that was expected to have occurred, has not, but probably will be in the near future.
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Can the present perfect be used to describe a state or action that started in the past and continues in the present?
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Yes. You can use the present perfect for an action that started in the past and continues in the present: "California has been a state since 1850." "He has worked on his homework since yesterday."
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Can the present perfect be used to describe past actions that have a continuing effect in the present?
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Yes. You can use the present perfect to describe a completed past action that has an effect on the present: "The government has raised taxes."
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Can the present perfect be used to describe experience?
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You can use the present perfect to indicate or ask about experience: A. "Have you ever climbed Mount Everest?" B. "No, I haven't."
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How can the present perfect progressive be used with continuing action?
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You can use the present perfect progressive to indicate that something began in the past and has not been completed yet: "They've been working on it."
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What is the simple past used for?
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Completed actions.
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What's the difference between "used to" and "would"?
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Both can describe past habitual or repeated action, but only "used to" can be used for past states or facts.
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What are the negative and question forms of "used to"?
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In questions and negative statements, it's "use" not "used": "Did you use to study?" "No, I didn't use to study."
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What's the difference between "lie" and "lay"?
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Lie, lay, lain is an intransitive verb meaning to recline. Lay, laid, laid is a transitive verb meaning to place or put down an object.
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What's the difference between "raise" and "rise"?
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Raise, raised, raised is a transitive verb meaning to lift something to a higher position. Rise, rose, risen is an intransitive verb meaning that something moves to a higher position.
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What's the difference between "say", "speak", and "tell"?
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"Tell" indicates that information was intentionally passed from one to another. "Say" and "speak" do not. "Say" focuses on the words or information. "Speak" focuses on the act of making words.
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What are six uses of "get"?
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1. arrive
2. become 3. receive 4. cause something to happen 5. get up 6. get off (work, an airplane) |
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What are six verbs after which subsequent verbs are not used with "to"?
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see hear watch make have let
I saw the bear arrive. We watched the it eat our lunch. I made my brother chase it away. |
