Samenvatting Engels
All tenses
Present simple
- Not affected by time
Bv. she writes a lot of papers
Past simple
- Completely in the past
Bv. She wrote papers for her class
Future simple
- Events that will be complited in the future
Bv. She will write papers for her class
Present perfect
- Events started in the past and are expected to continue
Bv. she has written some papers
Past perfect
- Event happened prior to other event in the past
Bv. She had written papers for her class, before she switched universities
Future perfect
- Events that will be completed between now and a specific point in the future
Bv. She will have written many papers for her classes by the end of the semester
Present continuous
- Currently ungoing actions
Bv. She is writing a paper for her class
Past continuous
- Describe ongoing event, often in relation to the occurrence of another event
Bv. She was writing a paper for her class when her pencil broke
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, Future continuous
- Describe future events that are expected to continue over period of time
Bv. She will be writing a lot of papers for her classes next year
Present perfect continuous
- Event started in the past, continued in the present and recently completed
Bv. She has been writing a paper all night long, now she needs sleep
Past perfect continuous
- Event began, continued, and ended in the past
Bv. She has been writing a paper all night long and she needed to get some sleep
Future perfect continuous
- Events that will continue until a point in the future
Bv. She will have been writing this paper for three months when she hands it in
Conditionals
First conditional
If …
situation
If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils
result
if she gets good grades, she will go to uni
possibility
if she gets good grades, she will/may/should/can/could/might go to university
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All tenses
Present simple
- Not affected by time
Bv. she writes a lot of papers
Past simple
- Completely in the past
Bv. She wrote papers for her class
Future simple
- Events that will be complited in the future
Bv. She will write papers for her class
Present perfect
- Events started in the past and are expected to continue
Bv. she has written some papers
Past perfect
- Event happened prior to other event in the past
Bv. She had written papers for her class, before she switched universities
Future perfect
- Events that will be completed between now and a specific point in the future
Bv. She will have written many papers for her classes by the end of the semester
Present continuous
- Currently ungoing actions
Bv. She is writing a paper for her class
Past continuous
- Describe ongoing event, often in relation to the occurrence of another event
Bv. She was writing a paper for her class when her pencil broke
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, Future continuous
- Describe future events that are expected to continue over period of time
Bv. She will be writing a lot of papers for her classes next year
Present perfect continuous
- Event started in the past, continued in the present and recently completed
Bv. She has been writing a paper all night long, now she needs sleep
Past perfect continuous
- Event began, continued, and ended in the past
Bv. She has been writing a paper all night long and she needed to get some sleep
Future perfect continuous
- Events that will continue until a point in the future
Bv. She will have been writing this paper for three months when she hands it in
Conditionals
First conditional
If …
situation
If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils
result
if she gets good grades, she will go to uni
possibility
if she gets good grades, she will/may/should/can/could/might go to university
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