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Tenses
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The subcategories of a tense are?
a) simple
b) continues
c) perfect -
Which tense can you recognise in the following sentence; I improve my English.
Present simple.
It describes an action or state that occurs on regular basis or that is always true. -
Which tense can you recognise in the following sentence: I will improve my English.
Future simple.
It refers to an action or condition that will begin and end in the future. -
Which tense can you recognise in the following sentence: We were neglecting our Dutch.
Past continuous.
The action takes place in the past but it's ongoing within that timeframe. -
Which tense can you recognise in the following sentence: I have improved my English.
Present perfect.
It ended at a specific moment but is still connected to the present. -
Which tense can you recognize in the following sentence: we had neglected our Dutch,(but on a road trip we still tried to speak it)
Past perfect.
It happened (meaning: started and ended) before the present. -
Which tense can you recognize in the following sentence: I will have improved my English (long before I start studying in the UK).
Future perfect
Used for actions that will be completed at (or before) some other point in the future. -
Which tense do you recognize in the following sentence: I have been improving my English (for at least ten years now).
Present perfect continuous.
A process that started somewhere in the past and that is still continuous. -
Which tense do you recognize in the following sentence: we had been neglecting our Dutch (for years when we finally went back to Holland).
Past perfect continuous.
A process that started somewhere in the past, without a specific end to it. -
Which tense do you recognize in the following sentence: (in January)I will have been neglecting my Dutch (for four years).
Future perfect continuous.
Describes a topicality that will continue up to (or until) a point in the future. (progressive)
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