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31 Cards in this Set
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Simple Present
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S +V1+Object
Does, do+ S +V1+Object? |
ex. He lives in London.
Does he lives in London? Yes, he does. |
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Present continuous tenses
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S+ (am, are, is) + V1+ing+Object
I am; you are ; He, She, It is |
Ex. I am singing.
I'm I singing? Yes, I am. |
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Present Perfect tense
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S+(have, has)+ V3+Object
I, You have; He, She, it has |
Fire has damaged a discused hotel at Abington.
Has fire damaged a discused hotel at Abington. No, It hasn't. |
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Present perfect continuous tense
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S+(have, has)+been+ V3+Object
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She has been working out in Sierra Leone for a number of years.
Has she been working out in Sierra Leone for a number of years? No, she has not. |
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Simple Past
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S+V3+Object
Did+ S+V3+Object? |
They met several times last week.
Do they meet several times last week? Yes, they do. |
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Past continuous
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S+ (Was, Were) + V1+ing
I, he, she, it was; You were |
I was working there in 1933.
Was I working there in 1933? No, I wasn't. |
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Past perfect
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S+ had +V3+Objective
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By 1428 they had established a city state.
Had they established a city state by 1428? Yes, they had. |
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Past Perfect Continue
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S+ Will+ have+ been+ V1+ing
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He had been studying hard for some hours.
Had he been studying hard for some hours? Yes, he had. |
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Simple Future
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S+ (shall, Will)+Object
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A pair of kitchen scales will do that easily.
Will a pair of kitchen scales do that easily? Yes, it will. |
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Future continuous
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S+ (Shall, will)+be + V1+ing+Object
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I shall be working quite late tonight.
Shall I be working quite late tonight? Yes, you shall. |
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Future perfect
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S+will,shall+have+V3+Object
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We're sure club members will have worked very hard to make this event a great success.
Will we're sure club members have worked very hard to make this event a great success? Yes, they will. |
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Future Perfect Continuous
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S+ Will+ have+ been+ V1+ing
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Some readers will have been growing roses for years.
Will some readers have been growing roses for years? No, they will not. |
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Passive
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Passive
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Passive: Simple Present
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S +is, are+ V3
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Jack is invited by Martha
Is Jack invited by Martha? Yes, he is. |
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Passive:Present continuous tenses
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S+ is, are+ being+ V3
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Jack is being invited by Martha.
Is Jack being invited by Martha? No, he isn't. |
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Passive:Present Perfect tense
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S+(have, has)+been+ V3
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Jack has been invited by Martha.
Has Jack been invited by Martha? Yes, he has. |
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Passive:Simple Past
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S +Was, Were+ V3
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Jack was being invited by Martha.
Was Jack being invited by Martha? Yes, he was. |
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Passive:Past continuous
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S+ (Was, were)+ being+V3
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Jack was being invited by Martha.
Was Jack being invited by Martha? No, he wasn't. |
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Passive:Past perfect
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S+ had +been+V3
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Jack had been invited by Martha.
Had Jack been invited by Martha? Yes, he had. |
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Passive:Simple Future
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S+ Will+ be+V3+ Object
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Jack will be invited by Martha.
Will Jack be invited by Martha? Yes, he will |
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Future perfect
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S+ Will+ have+ be+V3+ Object
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Jack will have been invited by Martha.
Will Jack have been invited by Martha? Yes, he will. |
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BE GOING: ACTIVE
Marha is going to invite Jack |
BE GOING: PASSIVE
Jack is going to be invited by Martha. |
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INFINITIVE PHRASE: ACTIVE
Martha hopes to invite Jack. |
INFINITIVE PHRASE: PASSIVE
Jack will have been invited by Martha. |
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GERUND PHRASE: ACTIVE
Martha suggests inviting Jack. |
GERUND PHRASE: PASSIVE
Jack suggests being invited by Martha. |
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Note:
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If the next word begins with a consonant sound when we say it, for example, "university" then we use a. If the next word begins with a vowel sound when we say it, for example "hour" then we use an.
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You use a when the noun you are referring to begins with a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y or z), for example, "a city", "a factory", and "a hotel".
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You use an when the noun you are referring to begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
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We usually use no article to talk about things in general:-
Inflation is rising. People are worried about rising crime. (Note! People generally, so no article) |
!Note - The doesn't mean all:-
For example: "The books are expensive." = (Not all books are expensive, just the ones I'm talking about.) "Books are expensive." = (All books are expensive.) |
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You do not use an article when talking about sports.
For example: My son plays football. Tennis is expensive. |
You do not use an article before uncountable nouns when talking about them generally.
For example: Information is important to any organisation. Coffee is bad for you. |
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You do not use an article before the names of countries except where they indicate multiple areas or contain the words (state(s), kindom, republic, union). Kingdom, state, republic and union are nouns, so they need an article.
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No article - Italy, Mexico, Bolivia, England
Use the - the UK (United Kingdom), the USA (United States of America), the Irish Republic Multiple areas! the Netherlands, the Philippines, the British Isles |
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Crowd: singular
People: Pural A pair: singular Everybody: singular |
committee:singular
Nobody:singular Either:singular Somebody:singular |
Neither:singular
This:singular Those:Plural |
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some:Plural
everybody:singular Any:singular |
Group:singular
All:Plural |
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