S +
will/shall
is/am/are going to +
Present Simple (fact)
V1 +
when/if/as soon as
till/until/unless
before/after
the moment + <<<<<<<< time conjunction
immediately
the minute
the second
S +
Pre. Simple
Pre. Continuous (Future time)
Pre. Perfect
I'll go to a zoo tomorrow if I have time.
I'm going to visit my father's house this evening the moment (that) I finish / have finished my work.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Common verbs not found in the continuous tense (Non-Conclusive Verb)
- Sensation:
see, hear, feel, smell, test, sound
- Mental Process:
think (that), consider (that), remember, wonder, expect, realize, forget, believe, know, understand
- Desires:
want, wish, need, desire
- Likes and Dislikes:
like, love, hate, envy
- Possession:
possess, have, belong to
- Other verbs:
mean, contain, matter
- Appearance:
seem, appear, look
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Tenses
- Simple
- Past : (v2)
1. To use with a situation already occured and finnished; To have a point of time in the past
Ex., I went to Phuket ten years ago.
2. To describe a stituation in the past
- Present : (V1: s,es)
1. To use with the fact
Ex., The Sun rises every morning.
2. To use with something that usually occurs; Usually have a adverb of frequency
Adverb of frequency : always, uaually, frequently, often, generally, seldom, never, scarely, hardly, rarely, occasionally, sometimes, from time to time
- Future : (will, shall + V1)
1. To use with a situation that will occur in the future.
Ex., I will go back Thailand next year.
*** All of these have the same meaning and can use for a simple future tense***
verb to be + going to + V1 A change of occurring is 99-95%
verb to be + about to + V1 A chance of occurring is 90-94%
verb to be + V.ing A change of ocurring is 50%
verb to be + to-inf. A change of occurring is below 50%
will,shall + V1 Might be unreal - Continunous
- Past : (was,were + V.ing)
1. To use with a situation that stilled to be on going in the past.
Ex., I was watching TV when Joe came here.
- Present : (is/am/are + V.ing)
1. To use with a siituation that stills to be on going in the present.
Ex., I am cooking now.
2. To use for a future meaning (Simple future tense) if there have a point of time.
Ex., I am having a party tomorrow.
- Future : (will,shall + be + V.ing)
1. To use with a situation to will be occurring in the future.
Ex., I will be watching TV at 8 o'clock tomorrow. - Perfact
- Past : (had + V3)
1. To use with a situation that happened before another situation in the past.
Ex., I had slept before Mary came back home.
- Present : (has,have + V3)
1. To use with a situation that just finished; Usually have these adverb: just, already, yet, recently.
Ex., I have just finished my homeworks.
2. To use with a situation that happened since in the past until a present and will be on go on to the future.
Ex., I have studied English since I was a student.
- Future : (will,shall + have + V3)
1. To use with a situation that will happen and finish in the future.
Ex., The building will have finished the construction by the next year. - Present perfact continuous : (has,have + been + V.ing)
1. To use with a situation that happened since the past until a present and will be go on to the future. (to stress a process > a result)
Ex., I have been writing my papers since the morning.
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