Learning tenses especially simple past tense is very interesting via sound file or recorded story. Why use a story recorded? because most stories are using simple past tense in construct the text story. Listen the following story!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Learning Simple Past Tense with Story
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Learning English Tenses from Video
if you like to learn English tenses in video tutorial, the following youtube talking about the English tenses will help. Learning English tense from video really exciting
English tenses are actualy time frame which cover past, now and future. Each single time frame will be combined with tense varieties.
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Monday, July 6, 2009
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Tenses are....
Tenses in English have several types. they are devided into time line as follow.
TIMELINE | ||||
SIMPLE ACTIVE | SIMPLE PASSIVE | PROGRESSIVE / CONTINUOUS ACTIVE | PROGRESSIVE / CONTINUOUS PASSIVE | |
^ | | | | | ||||
She had already eaten when I arrived. | The painting had been sold twice before it was destroyed. | ^ | PAST PERFECT | | | I had been waiting for four hours when he finally arrived. | The house had been being painted for over a month before they began to decorate the interior. * |
I bought a new car last week. | The book was written in 1876 by Frank Smith. | ^ | PAST | | | I was watching TV when she arrived. | The problem was being solved when I arrived late for class. |
She has lived in California for many years. | The company has been managed by Fred Jones for the last two years. | ^ | PRESENT PERFECT | | | She has been working at Johnson's for six months. | The students have been being taught for the last four hours. * |
He works five days a week. | Those shoes are made in Italy. | ^ | PRESENT | | | I am working at the moment. | The work is being done by Jim. |
| | PRESENT MOMENT | | | ||||
| FUTURE INTENTION | | V | They are going to fly to New York tomorrow. | The reports are going to be completed by the marketing department. | ||
The sun will shine tomorrow. | The food will be brought later. | | FUTURE SIMPLE | | V | She will be teaching tomorrow at six o'clock. | The rolls will be being baked at two. * |
I will have completed the course by the end of next week. | The project will have been finished by tomorrow afternoon. | | FUTURE PERFECT | | V | She will have been working here for two years by the end of next month. | The house will have been being built for six months by the time they finish. * |
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Resource: English timeline
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