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-----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of chaaru surendrababu Sent: 07 May 2013 18:41 To: brailleacl; buddingscholars; conventblossoms; accessindia Subject: [AI] English Lessons. English Lesson Today: Tenses. Tenses are used in English to express when something happened. Each subject is conjugated depending on a tense and has a corresponding positive, negative and interrogative (question) form. For example, here are three tenses using the verb 'to go' each in a different formTom usually goes to school on Wednesdays. Future - Interrogative Will he go to that store tomorrow? Past Continuous - Negative Alice wasn't watching TV when he arrived. This tense chart provides a quick overview of each tense for intermediate English learners. Each tense's use is explained with examples and links to more detailed information on each tense. You may also find the visual guide to tenses useful for help in understanding tense usage. TENSE Present Simple FORMS: She usually works until 5 o'clock. Where does she live? They don't speak French. USES: Daily routines, facts and statements about life in general. TENSE Past Simple FORMS: She went to Paris last week. They didn't (did not) drive to work. Where did she get that hat? USES: Actions happening at a defined moment in the past. TENSE Simple Future FORMS: I'll (will) meet you at the airport tomorrow. He won't (will not) be able to come. Will they visit us soon? USES: Decisions made at the moment about the future, future predictions, future promises. TENSE Present Continuous FORMS: He's (is) working at the moment. They aren't (are not) coming this evening. What are you doing? USES: Actions happening at the present moment. Near future intention and scheduling. TENSE Past Continuous FORMS: I was watching TV when you called. He wasn't (was not) working when she arrived. What were you doing when I called? USES: Interrupted past action, action happening at a specific moment in time in the past. TENSE Future Continuous FORMS: I'll (will) be cooking dinner when you arrive. They won't (will not) be living in Paris this time next year. What will you be doing next week at this time? USES: Future action at a specific moment in the future. TENSE Future with Going to FORMS: He's (is) going to fly to Boston next week. They're (are) not going to invite the Browns. Where are you going to stay? USES: Future intent or planned action for future. TENSE Present Perfect FORMS: I've (have) seen Mick three times this week. She hasn't (has not) been to New York. How long have you worked at Smith's? USES: 1)To express an action that was begun in the past and continues into the present. 2) To express an action that happened in the Unspecified past. 3) To express a recent action that has a present effect. TENSE Past Perfect FORMS: I'd (had) already eaten before they came. She hadn't (had not) been to Rome before that trip. Had you ever seen such a crazy lady before that? USES: To express an action that happens before another action in the past. TENSE Future Perfect FORMS: We'll (will) have lived here for twenty years by 2005. She won't (will not) have finished her homework by the time we arrive. How long will you have lived in France by the end of next year? USES: To express what will have happened or how long something will have happened up to a certain point in the future. TENSE Present Perfect Continuous FORMS: She's (has) been waiting for over three hours. They haven't (have not) been studying for long. How long have you been working on that problem? USES: To express the duration of a continuous activity begun in the past and continuing into the present. TENSE Past Perfect Continuous FORMS: She'd (had) been waiting for three hours when he finally arrived. I hadn't (had not) been sleeping for long when I heard the doorbell ring. How long had you been playing tennis when she arrived? USES: To express the duration of a continuous activity begun before another activity in the past. TENSE Future Perfect Continuous FORMS: He'll (will) have been sleeping for a few hours by the time we arrive. She won't (will not) have been working for long by 5 o'clock. How long will you have been driving by 6 o'clock? USES: To express the duration of an activity up to a point of time in the future. is my initiative utile? -- "We cannot see wonders, But we can do wonders." "if we act on our thought, we can achieve a lot." By Krishna. On pursuit: B.a English Literature (2nd year) At: Loyola College of Arts and Science, Chennai. I, You and We join and make a better society to live. May this day be a valuable and adventurous one! E: smilekrishn...@gmail.com, krishhco...@gmail.com. MOB: 7418614043. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group DIFFERENTLY ABLED STARS TNICTFDA. 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