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NOW
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futurę
FUTURĘ
a) A dedsion at the time of speaking
b) A possibility in the futurę (usually
in combination with an cxpression of possibitity)
Subject ♦ will + infinitive
He will go for a wotk with his dog Q ofter finishing his work.
a) Action in progress at a specific time in the futurę
b) Occasionally, as an alternative to “going to" for a futurę plan or "be doing" for a futurę arrangement
Subject ♦ will be ♦ verb (-Ing)
He wilt be wotking with his dog ot 12p.m. Q
Action that will be completed in the futurę either:
a) before a specific moment
b) before another action takes place
Subject ♦ will have + infinitive (-<l/-#d)/Past Participle He will hove walked with his dog Q by midnight £
Action that will have started, continued for some time and will still be in progress in the futurę:
a) before a specific moment
b) before another action takes place
Subject ♦ will have been ♦ verb (-Ing)
He will hove been woiking with his dog O
for o few moments by the time his friend arrive Q
PRESENT
A fact, habit ar a regular action H A temporary action in progress at present H A completed action without a specified time H An action that has already started and is still going on
Subject ♦ infinithre Subject ♦ to be ‘ verb (-Ing) Subject * have;has ♦ infinitive (-ed)/Past Participle Subject * have. has be«n + verb (-Ing)
3rd person singulan Subject ♦ infinithre (-»/-«*) H He is woiking with his dog Q He hos olready wolked with his dog Q He has been woiking with his dog O forover 3 hours #
Hc goes lor o wotk with his dog few limes oday O
PAST
A completed action at a specified time in the past
Subject ♦ will ♦ infinitive (-d/-ed)/Simp!e Past He wolked with his dog 3 hours ago
Action in progress in the past either:
a) at a very precise moment
b) when a shorter action took place
Subject + was were + verb (-ing)
He wos woiking with his dog when his friend orrived
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NOW
Action that was completed in the past either:
a) before a very precise moment
b) before another action took place
Subject ♦ had + infinitive (-d/-ed)/Past Participle He had gone for o walk with his dog before
his friend orrived
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NOW
Action that had started, continued for some time and was still in progress in the past:
a) before a very precise moment
b) before another action
Subject ♦ had been ♦ verb (-Ing)
He had been woiking with his dog
for o few months when he found someone
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