Tenses In English !

[Alo_Picasso]

Present Simple Tense
1/ Form :
S+ V(s/es)/ be

Ex : want-- wants ; give--- gives ; be--- am; is ; are

* Verbs ending in : -sh;-ch;-o;-ss;-x then we add "es" ( washes ; washes...)

*Verbs ending in : -y so we change "y" to "i" then add " es" ( studies ...)

2/Adverbs of frequency :

*Never ; seldom ; rarely; sometimes; often; usually;always; normally;ocassionally...

*From time to time; constantly; now and then; frequently ; every (...);once; twice; threetimes a day ...

3/Uses :

a/ Things are always true :

Ex : Haiduong is not as big as Hanoi

b/ Habits or repeated actions at present :

Ex : I often go to school at 7

c/ Timetable /Schedule :

Ex: The film starts at 8 pm

d/ Likes- interests-belief-hopes..:

* Love , like, hate,dislike ,enjoy, prefer, detest,fancy....
*Thinks ,wonder,consider,suppose, doubt....
*Want ,need, wish, hope, believe,expect,know, understand,....

e/Verbs of perception:

Hear, see,smell,look, notice, seem,, sound...

f/State verbs :

Contain, consist, feel, last, depend, matter, belong,fit,suit,weigh, own, mean, seem, appear...
g/Headings/headlines:

Ex:100 people are killed.

h/Plot of a film, play,book ...:
Ex:The films tells about a naughty boy who is hated by step mother .

i/If-When clause :

Ex: If it rains, i will stay at home .

[Alo_Picasso]

Present Continous Tense
1/Form :

S+ be(am/is/are) + V-ing

* V_ing:
Normally we only add -ing after verbs ( watching, doing,....)

*Verbs ending in "e", we ommit "e" then add "-ing" (inviting, writing ,...)

*Verbs ending in " ie" we change "ie" into " y" then add "-ing"(lie--lying, die--dying,...)

*Verbs ending in "ee" we justnormally add "-ing " (seeing..)

*Verbs ending in a consonant after a single vowels/ one syllables verbs :
Begin---beginning ; swim-- swimming

2/Uses :

a/An action is happening at the moment of speaking :

Ex :She is learning English now .

*Adverbs : now , at the moment , at present , today .

b/A future plan /Arrangement ( tomorrow, next week , tonight ..)

Ex : We are having breakfast at 8 am tomorrow

*Adverbs of time should be used except verbs of movement : go, come leave, arrive, move, have ....

Ex : Don't come early . We are having a nice party .

c/To complain about a bad habit ( always):

She is always losing her glasses .

d/ An action is considered to be happening but may be it isn't happening at the moment of speaking ( this week..)

Ex : They are building a new house
He is studying maths at college

e/ Changing state ( get/become) ---Imperative( increase/rise)

Ex: The weather is becoming colder and colder

f/Repeated action arround the moment of speaking

Ex :The sun is strong so i am wearing my sunglasses .

[Alo_Picasso]

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

1/ Form :

S+have/has been + V-ing

2/Uses:

a/ An action in the past lasting up to now and certainly happen in the future .

Ex :They have been studying French since 1998

b/A recently finished action with obvious result at present

Ex :She has been working with her computer for hours so her eyes are burnt .

c/To emphasize the duration of an action and the action occupied a period time in the past ( all day, all....)

Ex:Mary has been learning cooking all day

d/ An action lasting up to the present

Ex:Lan has been waiting for Tuan for 4 hours

[Alo_Picasso]

The present perfect tense

I/ Form
S+ have/ has+ V( past participle)

II/ Adverbs of time

+,Since , ever, never, for , just .
+,Ready, lately , recently, ( after have / has or at the end of the sentence )
+,Yet( in negative or yes-no question )

+,So far , up to now, up to present , since then ...
+,In recent years , this month , for / during the last few years ..

III/ Uses

1/ An action started in the past lasting up to present and still likely to happen in the future :

Ex :
He has lived in Haiduong for 6 years

2/ An action in the past but present result:

Ex :
She has bought a new house .

3/ A part of action but the speaker doesn't know the time or doesn't want to mention the time of action

Ex :
She has left my house .

4/What you have / haven't done up to now :( today, this week, this month )

Ex :
This is the first time I have gone to HoChiMinh City

5/When--If Clauses :
Ex :
If you have finished the test , you can go home

[hello hello]

xin lỗi mình không có câu trả lời nhưng đây lại là một bài học mới của mình, cảm ơn

[Alo_Picasso]

Past Simple Tense


I/ Form :
S+ V(ed)

II/Adverbs of time :

Yesterday , last year , last night, in 1998, in 18th century ....

III/ Uses:

1/ An completed action in the past

Ex : I met him yesterday

2/ When the time is asked exactly :

Ex :
When did you do your housework?

3/ An action happened at a definitely period of time even the time isn't mentioned

Ex :
She opened the door ,changed her clothes and started doing the housework

4/ Sometime the time is definited as a result of a question and an answer at the present perfect tense

6/A habit in the past ( used to , would V)

S+adverb of frequency+ V(ed)

7/ A series of past actions

8/An action suddenly happened while another action was happening in the past

Ex :
I was sleeping when he phoned

9/In second-type condition and unreal past tenses ( I'd rather , I'd sooner...)

Ex :
If I was a billionaire , I would give each of you $10000 :)



----To be continued----

[Alo_Picasso]

Past Continuous

I/ Form :
S+ was/were + V-ing

II/Adverbs of time

*At 7 a.m yesterday, at this time last week / last month
*At the end of last year / last month
*From ... to ....
*Between ... and

III/Uses

1/ An action was happening at a definite time in the past

Ex :
I was learning English between 8p.m and 10 p.m yesterday

2/ An action was happening in the past and interruppted by another action or two actions were happening at the same time
As/when + past simple , S+V ( past continuous

While S+ V( past continuous) S+ V ( past continuous)

Ex :
My brother was playing football when my mother came
While my mother was cooking my father was reading newspapers

3/ An intension in the past = were going to V

Ex :
When I came , he was packing his clothes

4/Criticize a bad habit in the past ( + always )

Ex :
When at school , Tom always losing things

5/ To retell a story or describe a picture
Ex :
It was getting darker , a woodfire was burning on the hearth and a cat was sleeping


---To be continued ---

[Fusilier De Francais]

Recommendation:
You should shorten the pieces of Information for each tense.
For example:

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Use:
1/ Continuous Action(s) until present or certain future
2/ Recent Relative Action(s)

Anh Nguyễn - Tutor Of Speaking Class -

[m.khanh]

cám ơn các tác giả đã cho em nhiều tư liệu bổ ích như vậy thankyou

[embekhoc]

thx nhiều lắm nhen

[starinthesky]

Em muốn biết thêm vê PAST PERFECT TENSE

[hahongquan19]

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[Alo_Picasso]

Xin lỗi mọi người dạo này mình hơi bận( hơi lười nữa) nên chưa tiếp tục post bài được ! Khi nào có thời gian mình sẽ post tiếp

@ to hahongquan19 : Theo qui định của diễn đàn , bạn nên viết Tiếng việt có dấu nếu không mình sẽ del bài viết của bạn
Hi vọng lần sau bạn sẽ chú ý hơn

[huyenlhp]

cam on nhieu, chuc cau va gi dinh manh khoe, hanh phuc

[english*study]

các bạn có thể tham khảo cách dùng verb tại blog mình nhớ xem thường xuyên nha!!!

[CHANHDAVID]

cám ơn tác giả về những tư liệu bổ ích, nhưng nếu có thêm nhiều bài tập kèm theo thì tốt hơn.

[tomtep]

Cho mình hỏi có FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE ko vây??? :P

[perfertti]

thank nhe giup tui hoan thien ngu phap hon

[pianodream]

wow, hay wá, cảm ơn nhiều nha, mà bạn có bài tập hay tư liệu về mấy phần đảo ngữ không với lại relative nữa, bạn có thể post lên dùm được không
thanks so much

[thien_my]

@tomtep Cho mình hỏi có FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE ko vây??? :P

S+will+have+been+V_ing

chi tiết bạn có thể xem tại đây: http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future-perfect-continuous.htm

[tomtep]

Nhưng mà trong mấy sách ngữ pháp thông dụng mình ko hề thâý có thì này :-?

[thien_my]

ừhm , nói chung là thời này khá ít dùng ,mình cũng chưa gặp bao giờ :( nhưng hình như nó dùng để dự đoán một sự việc sẽ hoàn thành trong tương lai , cuốn " A practical english grammar " của A.J Thomson có để cập đến thì này nhưng cũng chỉ nói qua thôi

[ngườitôithuơng]

Có thể nói như thế này cho dễ hiểu các bạn ạ:

Future Perfect Continuous Tense chỉ 1 hành động hay 1 việc bắt đầu trong quá khứ, kéo dài đến hiện tại và sẽ kết thúc ở 1 thời điểm xác định trong tương lai, nhưng nhấn mạnh tính liên tục trong thời gian dài hơn là Future Perfect Tense. Vì vậy ngoài những chữ By, By the time ở đầu câu, thường có thêm for + 1 khoảng thời gian dài ở cuối câu.

Ex: By the end of this year, my father will have been working in that factory for twenty years.

Ngay cả người bản xứ cũng ít khi dùng thì này vì nó quá rắc rối.

[Conan Doyle]

English Tenses

1. Simple Present

A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak.
Q: Does he speak?

It's used to indecate:

- action in the present taking place once, never or several times
- facts
- actions taking place one after another
- action set by a timetable or schedule
always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually

2. Present Progressive

A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking.
Q: Is he speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action taking place in the moment of speaking
- action taking place only for a limited period of time
- action arranged for the future
- at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now

3. Simple Past

A: He spoke.
N: He did not speak.
Q: Did he speak?

It's used to indecate:

- action in the past taking place once, never or several times
- actions taking place one after another
- action taking place in the middle of another action

yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday

4. Past Progressive

A: He was speaking.
N: He was not speaking.
Q: Was he speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action going on at a certain time in the past
- actions taking place at the same time
- action in the past that is interrupted by another action
when, while, as long as

5. Present Perfect Simple

A: He has spoken.
N: He has not spoken.
Q: Has he spoken?

It's used to indecate:

- emphasis on the result
- action that is still going on
- action that stopped recently
- finished action that has an influence on the present
- action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

6. Present Perfect Progressive

A: He has been speaking.
N: He has not been speaking.
Q: Has he been speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- Emphasis on the course or duration (not the result)
- action that recently stopped or is still going on
- finished action that influenced the present
all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week

7. Past Perfect Simple

A: He had spoken.
N: He had not spoken.
Q: Had he spoken?

It's used to indecate:

- action taking place before a certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive
- emphasis only on the fact (not the duration)
already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day


8. Past Perfect Progressive

A: He had been speaking.
N: He had not been speaking.
Q: Had he been speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action taking place before a certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple
- emphasis on the duration or course of an action
for, since, the whole day, all day

9. Future I Simple

A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak.
Q: Will he speak?

It's used to indecate:

- action in the future that cannot be influenced spontaneous decision
assumption with regard to the future
in a year, next …, tomorrow
assumption: I think, probably, we might …, perhaps

10. Future I Simple (going to)

A: He is going to speak.
N: He is not going to speak.
Q: Is he going to speak?

It's used to indecate:

- decision made for the future
- conclusion with regard to the future
in one year, next week, tomorrow


11. Future I Progressive

A: He will be speaking.
N: He will not be speaking.
Q: Will he be speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action that is going on at a certain time in the future
- action that is sure to happen in the near future
in one year, next week, tomorrow


12. Future II Simple

A: He will have spoken.
N: He will not have spoken.
Q: Will he have spoken?

It's used to indecate:

- action that will be finished at a certain time in the future
by Monday, in a week

13. Future II Progressive

A: He will have been speaking.
N: He will not have been speaking.
Q: Will he have been speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action taking place before a certain time in the future
- putting emphasis on the course of an action
for …, the last couple of hours, all day long


14. Conditional I Simple

A: He would speak.
N: He would not speak.
Q: Would he speak?

It's used to indecate:

- action that might take place
if sentences type II
(If I were you, I would go home.)

15. Conditional I Progressive

A: He would be speaking.
N: He would not be speaking.
Q: Would he be speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action that might take place
- putting emphasis on the course / duration of the action

16. Conditional II Simple

A: He would have spoken.
N: He would not have spoken.
Q: Would he have spoken?

It's used to indecate:

- action that might have taken place in the past

17. if sentences type III

(If I had seen that, I would have helped.)

It's used to indecate:
- It is impossible to fulfil a condition which is given in the if-clause.

18. Conditional II Progressive

A: He would have been speaking.
N: He would not have been speaking.
Q: Would he have been speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action that might have taken place in the past
- puts emphasis on the course / duration of the action

Thanks for reading!

[nhuthao]

Em muốn biết thêm vê PAST PERFECT TENSE

bạn vào đây tham khảo thêm nhé :)http://diendan.dethi.com/showthread.php?t=7710

[Duc Anh Silicat]

Xin lỗi mình không có câu trả lợi Nhưng mình rât thich diễn đàn nạy

[zangkoi]

mà mấy anh chị ơi có thể post cả phần tiếng viêt, kèm theo ko em xem hưi khó hiu? ^^!

[Mezt]

Tui cũng cảm ơn về bài viết của bác Alo_Picasso :))

[english_2008]

cảm ơn nhiều.

[HongThat]

English Tenses

1. Simple Present

A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak.
Q: Does he speak?

It's used to indecate:

- action in the present taking place once, never or several times
- facts
- actions taking place one after another
- action set by a timetable or schedule
always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually

2. Present Progressive

A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking.
Q: Is he speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action taking place in the moment of speaking
- action taking place only for a limited period of time
- action arranged for the future
- at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now

3. Simple Past

A: He spoke.
N: He did not speak.
Q: Did he speak?

It's used to indecate:

- action in the past taking place once, never or several times
- actions taking place one after another
- action taking place in the middle of another action

yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday

4. Past Progressive

A: He was speaking.
N: He was not speaking.
Q: Was he speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action going on at a certain time in the past
- actions taking place at the same time
- action in the past that is interrupted by another action
when, while, as long as

5. Present Perfect Simple

A: He has spoken.
N: He has not spoken.
Q: Has he spoken?

It's used to indecate:

- emphasis on the result
- action that is still going on
- action that stopped recently
- finished action that has an influence on the present
- action that has taken place once, never or several times before the moment of speaking
already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

6. Present Perfect Progressive

A: He has been speaking.
N: He has not been speaking.
Q: Has he been speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- Emphasis on the course or duration (not the result)
- action that recently stopped or is still going on
- finished action that influenced the present
all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week

7. Past Perfect Simple

A: He had spoken.
N: He had not spoken.
Q: Had he spoken?

It's used to indecate:

- action taking place before a certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with past perfect progressive
- emphasis only on the fact (not the duration)
already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day


8. Past Perfect Progressive

A: He had been speaking.
N: He had not been speaking.
Q: Had he been speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action taking place before a certain time in the past
sometimes interchangeable with past perfect simple
- emphasis on the duration or course of an action
for, since, the whole day, all day

9. Future I Simple

A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak.
Q: Will he speak?

It's used to indecate:

- action in the future that cannot be influenced spontaneous decision
assumption with regard to the future
in a year, next …, tomorrow
assumption: I think, probably, we might …, perhaps

10. Future I Simple (going to)

A: He is going to speak.
N: He is not going to speak.
Q: Is he going to speak?

It's used to indecate:

- decision made for the future
- conclusion with regard to the future
in one year, next week, tomorrow


11. Future I Progressive

A: He will be speaking.
N: He will not be speaking.
Q: Will he be speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action that is going on at a certain time in the future
- action that is sure to happen in the near future
in one year, next week, tomorrow


12. Future II Simple

A: He will have spoken.
N: He will not have spoken.
Q: Will he have spoken?

It's used to indecate:

- action that will be finished at a certain time in the future
by Monday, in a week

13. Future II Progressive

A: He will have been speaking.
N: He will not have been speaking.
Q: Will he have been speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action taking place before a certain time in the future
- putting emphasis on the course of an action
for …, the last couple of hours, all day long


14. Conditional I Simple

A: He would speak.
N: He would not speak.
Q: Would he speak?

It's used to indecate:

- action that might take place
if sentences type II
(If I were you, I would go home.)

15. Conditional I Progressive

A: He would be speaking.
N: He would not be speaking.
Q: Would he be speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action that might take place
- putting emphasis on the course / duration of the action

16. Conditional II Simple

A: He would have spoken.
N: He would not have spoken.
Q: Would he have spoken?

It's used to indecate:

- action that might have taken place in the past

17. if sentences type III

(If I had seen that, I would have helped.)

It's used to indecate:
- It is impossible to fulfil a condition which is given in the if-clause.

18. Conditional II Progressive

A: He would have been speaking.
N: He would not have been speaking.
Q: Would he have been speaking?

It's used to indecate:

- action that might have taken place in the past
- puts emphasis on the course / duration of the action

Thanks for reading!
cam on ban nhiu. minh hoc tieng anh mai ma van ko tien bo duoc.bay gio cu ranh la vao dien dan kiem ngu phap ve doc. thanks

[honggam87]

thank !nhữnh tài liệu rất bổ ích với người mới học tiếng anh như em

[vip0nljne92]

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