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PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE base form+ s (for 3rd person of singular) N : dont / doesnt (for 3rd person of singular) + base form

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Q : do/does + base form For repeated actions (routines, habits) My mum and dad always watch my films. Do they always watch your films? I walk two kilometers every day. For facts and science facts. Asia is the biggest continent on earth. The water freezes on 0 degree. Permanent situations and states. I dont like playing football. Jasmina never plays ice hockey. For future official arrangements. I have a meeting with my boss on Friday.

COMMON always , usually , regulary , every morning , often , sometimes , twice a TIME week , from time to time , occasionally , rarely , seldom , once a year , ADVERBALS hardly ever , never FORM PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE auxiliary TO BE + Present Participle (verb + ING) N : TO BE + NOT + Present Participle USAGE Q : Inversion of auxiliary TO BE and subject For activity happening now, in the time of speaking. Dejan is learning English now. They are jogging at the moment. For limited duration, started in past, has the ending. Im learning for my exam. Are you learning for exam? For personal arrangements. Im visiting my friend tomorrow. COMMON just , now, at the moment , at present TIME ADVERBALS

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PRESENT PERFECT TENSE have/has (for 3rd p. of sing.) + past participle (verb + d/ed or 3rd column) N : have/has + NOT + past participle Q : Inversion of have/has and subject For past events and activities which results or consequences in the present. I have worked hard , that;s why I m tired. For single or repeated action in the past ,when we dont know or we are not interested when it happened. He has bought a car. Has he bought a car? For things that started in the past and continue up till now. Voja has been musician since 1990.

COMMON before , ever , never , already , often (already in statements , yet in TIME questions and negative sentences) ADVERBALS always , all my life , since ,for We use Present Perfect for achievement (finished activity). Ive read Hamlet. The focus is on results of an activity, especially when we give a number of quantity. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE have/has (for 3rd p. of sing.) + Been + Past Participle (verb + d/ed or 3rd column) N : have/has + NOT + past participle Q : Inversion of have/has and subject For repeaed or continuous activity that started in the pas and hasnt been finished. Ive been going everywhere by bike in last two months. An activity from the recent past which has the consequences in the present. Hes been doing his science project all night. We use Present Perfect Continuous for unfinished activity. Ive been reading Hamlet. The Focus is on activity itself,especially to explain visible consequences of it.

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PAST SIMPLE TENSE basic form + d/ed or 2nd column N: did not + basic form Q: did + basic form For finished actions in the past. He finished his book two weeks ago. She discovered a desert island. For past situations , that are repeated or continuous , and past habits. Michael Jordan won NBA title six times. For past event ,when we know the exact date when that event happened. I finished college on march 25. 2006.

COMMON yesterday , last month ,last year , two days ago TIME ADVERBALS PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE was/were + basic form + ING N: wasnt / werent + basic form + ING Q: Inversion For activities that continued for some time in the past. The preachers were waiting at the train station. For activities or situations that form a background for the event. We were talking quietly when a fight broke out. He was sleeping when a storm began.

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PAST PERFECT TENSE had + past participle (3rd column) N: had not + past participle Q: inversion For activity that happened before another activity in the past. Had you alredy met Danijela? Drago hadnt watched that film before. To show an order of activities in the past. He had walked before a car hit him.