Monday, March 10, 2008

English Grammar : Future Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Continuous Tense



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Structure of Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + will + have + been + V ing + (Object)

When do we use Future Perfect Continuous Tense
When we want to tell about the long situation that will happen in the future.

I will have been walking back home tomorrow for 3.5 hours.
He will have not been to China at least in the next 5 years.

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English Grammar : Future Continuous

Future Continuous Tense


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Structure of Future Continuous Tense
Subject + will + be + V ing + (Object)
When do we use Future Continuous Tense

When the situation happen in the future at a particular moment (shorter than Future Simple Tense.)

I will be moving the new house tomorrow around 10 am.
John will be interviewing the job at 9 am. tomorrow.
He will not be doing anything until his boss talks to him first.

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English Grammar : Future Perfect

Future Perfect Tense



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Structure of Future Perfect Tense
Subject + will + have + V3 + (Object)
When do we use Future Perfect Tense

When there are two situations happened in the future. Using "Future Perfect Tense" with the situation that happened first and using Future Simple Tense with another situation.

Marry will have gone already by the time you will be there.
I will have jumped to the water if the bear will come.

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English Grammar : Future

Future Tense


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Structure of Future Tense
Subject + will + V1 + (Object)
When do we use Future Tense
When the situation is going to happen in the future.
I will go to see the doctor next week.
John will not be able to move until next month due to his injury.
Will you marry me?
She will fly to India next year.

Must know about Future Tense

The short form of will is 'll
I will --> I'll
He will --> He'll
The short from of will not is won't
I will --> I won't
He will --> He won't

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English Grammar : Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous Tense



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Structure of Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Subject + have/ has + been + V ing


When do we use Present Perfect Continuous Tense
1. When the situation happened in the past and is continuing until the present

I have been typing this letter for 2 hours now (still typing while saying.)
John has been waiting for marry for 3 hours (still see John waiting while saying.)

2. When the situation happened in the past and just ended a short moment ago.

I have been typing this letter for 2 hours now (just finish typing while saying.)
John has been waiting for marry for 3 hours (just see John stop waiting while saying.)

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English Grammar : Past Perfect

Past Perfect Tense



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Structure of Past Perfect Tense
Subject + had + V3 + (Object)
When do we use Past Perfect Tense
When there are two situations happened in the past. Using "Past Perfect Tense" with the situation that happened first and using Past Simple Tense with another situation.

She had gone already when I arrived.
He asked me whether I had been to China before.
John told me that he had waited for Marry for 2 hours.
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Friday, March 7, 2008

English Grammar : Present Perfect

Present Perfect Tense



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Structure of Present Perfect Tense
Subject + have, had + V3 + (object)
When do we use Past Continuous Tense?

When the situation happened in the past and continue until the present.

I have done my job.
Have you ever been to China?
He has been to China.
John has seen this movie already.


Must know about Present Perfect Tenses

The "clue" words to be in present perfect tense are since / for + time etc.
I have been in China for 2 years already.
John has never gone to China again since 1990.

English Grammar : Past Continuous

Past Continuous Tense



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Structure of Past Continuous Tense
Subject + was + were + V ing + (Object)

When do we use Past Continuous Tense?

When there are two situation happened in the past. The one that occur first uses past perfect and the later one uses past simple.

I was doing my homeworkd when Kathy knocked the door.
Were you having dinner at 9 p.m. last night?
John was not watching TV when I arrived last night.

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English Grammar : Present Continuous

Present Continuous Tense



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Structure of Present Continuous Tense
Subject + be, is, am, are + V ing + (Object)
When do we use Present Simple Tense?

1. When the situation is happening at the moment.

John is talking to Marry.
Please be quiet. My kid is sleeping right now.
What are you doing?
He should be waiting for you at the restaurant at the moment.

2. When using the V ing "going" it means the the action will happen in the future.

I am going to be crazy soon.
He is going to talk to his boss tomorrow.
Are you going to fight him back?

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Present Continuous Tense is also called Progressive Tense