Tenses (All-in-one) -ANS by J.Wong English

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TENSES

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TENSES down in 1 Lesson Class: ______

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Tenses in English Language

5.Past

1.Present

9.Future

Simple

(

did )

(

( will do

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6.Past

2.Present

10.Future

Continuous

( was/were doing )

is/am/are doig )

( will be doing )

7.Past

3.Present

11.Future

Perfect

( had done )

(

(has/have done

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(will have done )

8.Past

4.Present

12.Future

Perfect

Continuous

(had been doing )

(has/have been doing

Continuous

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(will have been doing

1 Present Simple 1. Habitual Action 常做行為

2. Facts 定理

3. For Future (Timetables)

He loves Gabriel very much. We are usually noisy in English class. Do they always learn nothing in English class? She secretly goes on Facebook using my phone.

The sun rises in the East. It rains a lot in summer in HK. Plants die without sunlight and water. Vegetarians __do not eat____(not eat) meat. ___Do pandas eat___(pandas/eat) bamboo?

The train leaves at 3:30pm. The film begins at 9:30pm tonight. So I should arrive at the cinema at 9:25pm. Aaron’s concert ____starts__(start) at 8pm. I will arrive there at 7:50pm.

4.In exclamations starting with “There”/ “Here”

Here he comes! (=Mr Cheng is coming.) There it ___goes_____! (=The balloon is going up.)

*Often used with always, usually, frequently, sometimes, seldom, once a month, never, every year, once in a while, now and then, from time to time, occasionally etc.

2 Present Continuous 1. Present action in progress 做緊

2. For Future (Planned) 已 Plan 好

Mr Tommy Lee is talking at present. I am learning tenses in class now.

I am eating at McDonald’s at lunchtime.

I am having dinner with my wife tonight. VS (*****) I am going to have dinner with wife tonight. 肯定程度(***) All F.4 students work very hard this week. I __am studying____

(study) in the library tonight. My mum ____is buying___(buy) the iPhone 7.9 to me after the U.T.

Look at this picture! The elderly lady is driving!

3. Talk about Pictures

*Often used with now, at present, at the moment etc.

3 Present Perfect (“x 左”) 1. Sth started from the past till the present 由過去開始直到現在

Compare: Steve Job ___has died__(die) for 2 years. vs

2. Sth ever/already happened 曾經/已經

3. Not yet 仲未

It has rained since 9am. Billy has been (be) a singer for 1 year. Mr. Chiu ___has played__(play) the guitar since 8:00am. I ___have__just___lost__(lose) my iPad7.

Steve Jobs ___died_(die) She has been to the‘Ocean Park Halloween’for 5 times. Have you ever passed any English exam? Have you ever studied for 8 hours a day? He has told Ms Cheng about his naughty behaviour.

Paul, ____have you bought___(you buy) the flowers to your girlfriend yet? She is leaving in 10 minutes!

I have not seen any ghost in my life. He has never been to Disneyland. He thinks it is childish. I ___have not completed___(not complete) this worksheet yet.

*Often used with already, yet, ever, just, never, for…, since…, recently, lately, so far, ever since etc.

4 Present Perfect Continuous“一直…緊” -

She has been looking for you for two hours. Where have you been? (一直搵緊) I have been looking for a job. Can you help me? (一直搵緊，以家仲未搵到工)

1. Similar to PRESENT PERFECT, but focus on‘in progress’

I have found a job.

VS -

(搵到工)

Mr Chiu ___has been playing____(play) the guitar since 8:00am. He should take a rest.

著重一直.X.緊”

Mr Chiu has played the guitar since 8:00am.

It ______has been raining_____(rain) all day. It is still raining

right now. Nokia ___has been improving_____(improve) its service for months.

*Often used with for…, since…, all afternoon, all day, all week etc.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Challenge: (Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous) 1. I ____have known/_____(know) Mary for 10 years. 2. Tom and his boyfriend ___have not seen/ have_not been seeing___(not/see) each other for 3 days. 3. We ____have played / have been playing_____(play) Candy Crush for 20 hours. 4. I _______have just broken_______(just/break) the vase. 5. “OMG”! You _____have finished____(finish) this exercise already! 6.. Happy Li _____has looked / has been looking_____(look) for a larger flat for months. Can you help him? 7. Baby Angel _____has fallen ________(fall) asleep. 8. He _____has lied / has been lying___(lie) to the teacher more than once. 6

All in Present Tenses (Tense No. 1-4) 1. Water ______covers____(cover) two thirds of the world. 2. We are tired. We_ have worked/ have been working_____(work) hard all day. 3. I ___have blamed/have been blaming___(blame) my sister for half an hour because she ______has stolen_____(steal) my underwear. 4. Li Mei Li has got an exam soon, so she _____is working____(work) hard at the moment / now. 5. Why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you go to see Dad? He ___is dying____(die) in hospital. 6. Please shut up! Your joke ____does not interest____(not/interest) me at all. 7. Jeremy Jeu ___has lived / has been living_____(live) in Shatin since he was 7. 8. The police ____has found____(find) the clues of the murder case. 9. Foul language culture __has got______(get) more and more popular. 10. I ____do not care_____(not/care) about it anymore. 11. Sai Sai Lup ___has been_____(be) on diet for a few days, so she ______is feeling_______(feel) dizzy now. 12. Men ____are not ______________(not/be) afraid of challenges. 13. Nowadays, young people ___fancy_______(fancy) meaningless things. 14. Jim Siu Man __has been_______(be) there before. 15. Loud music ___gives______(give) me a headache.

5 Past Simple

1. Past Action

"Twins" was my idol. Now I like C ALL STAR. A student threw the chair at another boy last month. This boy did not work hard in F.4. I saw them in Mong Kok. ______Did they study________(they/study) at home yesterday?

2. Past Habits

We often played together when we were children. Li Oi always pulled the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;hair when she was in F.4.

*Often used with yesterday, last week, this morning, once upon a time, in those days, just now, 1 year ago etc.

6 Past Continuous

(緊)

- At 6:00pm yesterday, I was sleeping. (<_<---------sleep-----------------------------------sleep-------------------- 6pm - I was not feeling well yesterday morning. 1. Past action in progress 著重: 當時…緊

A baby was crying last night. 佢琴晚一直喊緊 (VS

They were chatting 1 hour ago. (VS

2. Longer action

A baby cried last night) 佢琴晚喊

They chatted 1 hour ago)

Jay Chow was playing the piano when I saw him. (long) (long) (short) While she was standing on the street this morning, a policeman came to her. When Mrs W ___was teaching____(teach) yesterday, a student ______raised_____(raise) a good question.

3. Two actions occurred at the same time

He ___fell____(fall) down when he ___was walking____ (walk) without his glasses.

Last night, while I was studying in my room, my family was singing karaoke in the living room.

In the English lesson yesterday, while the teacher _______was talking_____(talk) to the students, some boys _ ______were playing____________(play) with the mobile phones.

7 Past Perfect

****過去再過去****

Her boyfriend had left when she arrived at the airport. (past) (perfect) (past) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------now----------- 8pm 8:10pm

1. Sth happened before another past action

- The thief walked into the house as someone had forgotten to lock the door. - The film had started before we arrived at 8pm. - After the guests had left, I went to bed at 11pm. - When we _____reached___(reach) the station, the bus ______ had left_________(leave). -

Billy told the police that he had eaten the little boy. Wai Shun ____said___(say) he __had not eaten__ (not/eat) anything for 3 days.

- By the end of last month, Nicholas Tse had come out again. - By 9:00 last night, Mum had finished the housework. 2. “by”+ time - I ____had done_____(do) all the homework by the end of the last (果陣時或之前 x 完) lesson yesterday. - I ____had written_____(write) my own storybook by the time I was four years old.

8 Past Perfect Continuous -

Eason Chan had been winning for 4 years until Leo Koo got (past perfect cont.) (past) the prize last year.

1. Similar to PAST PERFECT, but focus on ‘in progress’

著重 “之前一直 x 緊”

- The police had been looking for the murderer for one year before they caught him. -

Candy Bro came at 6:00. I had been waiting for him since 5:00.

- I really couldn’t understand what she meant although she ____had been teaching___(teach) for 30 years here. -

Mimi asked me to look at that man. She was sure that man _____had not been falling_____(not/fall) in love for ages.

All in Past Tenses (Tense No.5-8) 1. MayMay __had studied/ had been studying__(study) at this school for a decade before she dropped out. 2. My dad _did not listen__ (not/listen) to me until I have built up my business. 3. I saw my fans last night. They _had been waiting__(wait) for me outside the building. 4. We got to the airport at 11pm but the plane ___had left______(leave) at 10pm. 5. Ka yan ___did not appreciate_(not/appreciate) whatever he__did_____(do). He committed suicide last week. 6. When I ____was visiting___(visit) the zoo yesterday, I ___saw_____(see) a gorilla which looked like my neighbour in the classroom. Have a look now!! 7. This was our first date. We__were having____(have) a walk when it started to rain. 8. When I spoke to the salesgirl, I __realized____(realize) I ___had met_____ (meet) her somewhere before. 9. I___cancelled___(cancel) the trip as it was too expensive. 10. Rocky ___pissed____(piss) everywhere when he___was___(be) a puppy. 11. I __finished_____(finish) this exercise last night. I __had been doing____(do) it for two months. 12. My house ___burnt___(burn) yesterday morning. 13. My wife _had not prepared__the dinner when I ___came____(come) home.

9 Future Simple 1. Future Action (without planning) 沒事前計劃

2. Express Willingness

He will pass the exam in December. He will be sad if she can't come tomorrow. She ____will not forgive_____(not forgive) this stupid man forever. ___Will you come_____(you come) for our U.T. revision lesson this Wednesday?

Student: I don't know how to do it. Teacher: I 'll help you.

Mum: The phone is ringing. Son: I ____will____ get it.

*Often used with next year, tomorrow, in 10 minutes, in two days' time etc.

10 FUTURE Continuous

1. Future action in progress 將會 x 緊

I will be meeting Mr Cheng after school. Don’t call me at noon, honey, I will be having a lesson. Will you be going out this evening? ____Will_____you _____be using____(use) my computer tonight?

She will be emigrating to Toronto this time next year.

(VS

She will emigrate to Toronto next year.)

2. Determined action 決定的

I will be watching Manchester United vs KeeChee this time tomorrow. I ______will be flying______(fly) to Canada at 8pm tonight. At 8pm tomorrow, we will be enjoying ourselves at the seaside.

When you make your promise to your lover in the wedding, you will say……… “____I will be taking care of you forever_______”

11 FUTURE Perfect -

I will have finished my homework by 10pm.

(I will finish my homework at 10pm.) 1. Sth will be completed by a point of time in the future 將會 xx 左 -

I will have prepared the dinner by the time you arrive. Kie Jie __will have worked_____(work) here for 30 years next April. Life will have become more automated by 2100. 4 MARKERS ______will have finished____(finish) their secondary schooling by June 2015. ____Will___ we _____have found_____(find) the treatment for AIDS before the next century?

*My dear, by the time you receive the letter, I ___will have died________. Goodbye.”

12 FUTURE Perfect Continuous -

I will have been doing my revision in this room by March.

In another month’s time, I will have been studying here for five years.

When the programme finishes, we will have been watching TV for four hours.

By 3pm, we will have been waiting for two hours.

They ____will not have been talking______(not/talk) when they see each other next time.

1. Similar to FUTURE PERFECT, but focus on‘in progress’ 著重 “將會一直....緊”

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Summary

for

我明天將會探你媽媽。我明天 10 點將探緊你媽媽。

FUTURE

TENSES:

9. I will visit your mum tomorrow I I will be visiting your mum at 10pm tomorrow.

我明天 11 點將探完你媽媽。

11I will have visited your mum by 11pm tomorrow

我明天 11 點將可能已探完你媽 I will have been visiting your mother 媽，可能仲探緊。

by 11pm tomorrow

All in Future Tenses (Tense No.9-12) 1. Antarctica ___will disappear___(disappear) in 30 years if global warming persists. 2. 4Markers ___will be studying_____(study) in the university in three years’ time. 3. Mr Wong looks pale. I think he __will faint__(faint). 4. We ___will have finished_____(finish) this English lesson by 6pm. 5. Ay 8pm tomorrow, I ___will be helping_____(help) the concert, but I ____will stay_______(stay) there until it finishes. 6. The kids ___will be sleeping_____(sleep) when you return home tonight. 7. Mr Cheng _will have taught/will have been teaching_ in this school for 25 years by next year. 8. HK ___will overcome______(overcome) the present hardship and become a prosperous city again. 9. I __will tell____(tell) you the secret about William Chan someday. 10. Eason’s concert ____will have finished____(finish) by 11:30pm. 11. “What __will__you___be doing______(do) when you are forty?” I ____will have retired__(retire) by the time. 12. Mr Choi ___will be eating___(eat) vegetables between 1pm and 3pm. 13. By the end of this month, Mr Wong __will have lived/ will have been living__(live) in this house for four years.14. I _will send_____(send) my best regards to your mum. 15. Trust me. I ______will tell___(tell) you soon.

: ( be) + p.p.

( was/were done

is/am/are done

was/were being

is/am/are being

done

had been done

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will be done

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has/have been done will had been done

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1 Present Simple Active: Passive:

is/am/are + p.p. Form 4 students clean the classroom every day. The classroom is cleaned every day.

2 Past Simple Active: Passive:

was/were + p.p. Form 4 students cleaned the classroom yesterday. The classroom was cleaned yesterday.

3 Future Simple Active: Passive:

will + be + p.p. Form 4 students will clean the classroom tomorrow. The classroom will be cleaned tomorrow.

4 Present Continuous Active: Passive: 5 Past Continuous Active: Passive:

is/am/are + being + p.p. Form 4 students are cleaning the classroom now. The classroom __is being cleaned now.

6 Present Perfect Active: Passive:

has/have + been + p.p. Form 4 students have cleaned the classroom already. The classroom has been cleaned__ already.

7 Past Perfect Active: Passive:

had + been + p.p. Form 4 students had cleaned the classroom before I came. The classroom _ had been cleaned before I came.

8 Future Perfect Active: Passive:

will + have + been + p.p. Form 4 students will have cleaned the classroom when you return. The classroom will have been cleaned when you return.

was/were + being + p.p. Form 4 students were cleaning the classroom when I came. The classroom was being cleaned when I came.