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A. For actions taking place at the moment of speaking. She's having a shower at the moment. B. For actions that have been arranged in the near future They're moving into their new house next week.
A. For actions taking place at the moment of speaking. She's having a shower at the moment. B. For actions that have been arranged in the near future They're moving into their new house next week.
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A. For actions taking place at the moment of speaking. She's having a shower at the moment. B. For actions that have been arranged in the near future They're moving into their new house next week.
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expressions a. Daily routines Adverbs of He works in a bank frequency (usually, b. General truths always, never…), Present The sun sets in the west every Simple c. Timetables and programmes day/month/year, in The plane arrives at 8.30 the morning… at the weekend. a. For actions taking place at the moment of speaking. Now, at the She’s having a shower at the moment. moment, at b. For temporary actions present, these Present I’m looking for a job these days days, still, Continuous c. For actions that have been arranged in nowadays, today, the near future tonight… (except They’re moving into their new house for future use) next week.
a. Complete actions in the past
Yesterday, then, I went camping last month … ago, last Past simple b. Past habits night/week…, in Kitchens were very different a hundred 1997… years ago. a. An action in progress in the past What were you doing at 7 o’clock last night? b. An action in progress interrupted by While, when, as, Past another one. all continuous He was walking down the street when morning/evening… he ran into an old friend. c. Simultaneous past actions She was talking on her mobile phone while she was driving to work a. Predictions I think Erica will pass the exam b. On-the-spot decisions Tomorrow, the day Future simple I’ll take this leg of lamb. after tomorrow, b. Promises tonight, soon, next I will tell you everything soon. week/year…, in a a. Plans and intentions in the future week/month…, in I’m going to buy a new house two/three Be going to b. Predictions when there is evidence that days/weeks… something will happen Look at the clouds! It’s going to rain Tense Uses Time expressions a. An action which will be in progress in the future This time next This time next week I’ll be week/year/month… Future sunbathing in the sun. and other time Continuous b. An action which will definitely happen expressions with future in the future as the result of a routine reference or arrangement. I’ll be seeing Julie later. For an action which will be finished Future before a stated future time. Before, by, by then, by perfect She will have finished by 8 o’clock the time, until, till
a. An action which started in the past
and continues up to the present. She has lived in this house for three years. For, since, already, b. An action that has recently finished yet, always, just, ever, She has just washed her hair. Present never, so far, today, c. An action which is not over at the Perfect this week/month…, moment of speaking. how long, lately, She has taken fifteen pictures today recently d. An action happening at an unstated time in the past. The Taylors have bought a sailing boat. a. To put emphasis on the duration on an action which started in the past and continues up to the present. Sam has been talking on the phone Present For, since, how long, for half an hour. Perfect lately, recently, all b. An action which started in the past Continuous morning/year… and lasted for some time. The action may have finished or may still be going on. She has been walking all morning. An action happening before another Before, after, already, past. just, for, since, till, until, Past perfect She had finished work when she when, by, by the time, met her friends. never To put emphasis on the duration of an action which started and finished in the Past perfect past before another past. For, since, how long, continuous They had been looking for a house before, until for six months before they found one they liked.