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Present Perfect Tense
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| + S have/has P3f/ed ♣ À ? have/has S P3f/ed ♣ À? – S have/has not P3f/ed ♣ À |
| Present Perfect Tense is used: | |||
| rules | examples | ||
| 1. | to express an action which took place before the present moment and still has an effect upon something happening in the present | The government has cut budgets, consequently, they cannot launch a new health program. | |
| 2. | to express an action which began in the past and continues into the present or has just been completed at the moment of utterance | They have not delivered the documents we need yet. | |
Time phrases used with the tense: since, ever, never, just, already, yet etc.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
| + S have/has been Ping ♣ À ? have/has S been Ping ♣ À? – S have/has not been Ping ♣ À |
| Present Perfect Contiuous Tense is used: | ||
| rules | examples | |
| 1. | to express an action, event, or condition that has begun in the past and continues into the present and to stress the duration of the process | The government has been developing the new anti racism program for some time already. |
Time phrases used with the tense: for the past year/month etc., for the last 2 months/ weeks etc., up to now, for 6 weeks/hours etc., since.
Past Simple Tense
| + S P2fed ♣ À ? did S P ♣ À? – S did not P ♣ À | ||
| Past Simple Tense is used: | ||
| rules | examples | |
| 1. | to express a single or stable action, which took place in the past | One of the most tragic terrorist attacks happened in 2001. |
| 2. | to express the sequence of past actions | He prepared his speech, gathered all partners and announced his decision. |
| 3. | to express a regular action in the past | The government did its best to expand the business on the European market. |
| to be | to have | other verbs | |
| I | was | had | presented/went |
| you | were | had | presented/went |
| he, she, it | was | had | presented/went |
| we | were | had | presented/went |
| you | were | had | presented/went |
| they | were | had | presented/went |
Time phrases used with the tense: yesterday, last year/ month etc., before, for five weeks/ days etc., one year/ month ago.
Past Continuous Tense
| + S was/were Ping ♣ À ? was/were S Ping ♣ À? – S was/were not Ping ♣ À | ||
| Past Continuous Tense is used: | ||
| rules | examples | |
| 1. | to express an action going on at a definite time in the past | He was preparing for negotiations when the phone rang. |
| 2. | to express an action in its progress going on at a definite period of time in the past | They were fighting a war for 5 years. |
Time phrases used with the tense: while, when.