MATERIAL FOR SEM.

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REVIEW ON TENSES

1) Simple Present Tense

Structures.......... S - TO BE (AM,ARE,IS)/ S - V 1
To tell present habits To tell general truth To tell present existences

2) Present Continous Tense

Structures ............ S - TO BE (AM,AREIS) - V (ing)
To tell progressive actions To tell planned future With ALWAYS to tell
“dislikeness,disagreement”

3) Simple Past Tense

Structures ............ S - TO BE (WAS,WERE)/ S - V2
To tell past events To tell past habits To tell past existences

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4) Past Continuos Tense
Structures ........ S - TO BE (was/were), S - V (ing)/ S V2 - S V (ing)
To tell two actions that take place at different times

5) Present Perfect Tense

Structures .......... S – HAS/HAVE – V3
To tell perfect/completed actions To tell incomple/unfinished actions

6) Present Perfect Continous Tense

Structures ....... S – HAVE BEEN/HAS BEEN – V (ing)
To tell incomplete/unfinished actions

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7) Past Perfect Tense
Structure ..... S – HAD – V3 – A TIME SIGNAL
To tell perfect actions in the past

8) Future Perfect Tense

Structure..... S – WILL HAVE/SHOULD HAVE, ETC – V3
To tell actions/events that will have taken place when the time signal comes