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Affirmative/Negative/Question
Use
sat down.
3.When I was having breakfast, the
phone suddenly rang.
4.f I had a lot of money, I would
Past
A: He was speaking.
Present
Perfect
Simple
A: He has spoken.
N: He has not spoken.
Q: Has he spoken?
1.She has written five letters.
2. I have known Pete for 6 years.
(and I still know him)
3. Have you heard the news? Brazil
have won the world cup.
4. I have lost my key so I cant get in
my house.
5. I have never been to Australia.
yesterday, 2
minutes ago, in
1990, the other
day, last Friday
if sentence
type II (4.If
Italked, )
3.shorter action
(simple past) taking
place in the middle
of longer action
(past progressive)
1.action going
on at a certain time
in the past
when, while,
as long as
2.actions taking
place at the same
time
3.longer action (past
progressive) that is
interrupted by
shorter action (past
simple)
1.putting emphasis
on the result
3.action that
stopped recently
4.finished action
that has an
influence on the
present
Present
A: He has been speaking.
Perfect
N: He has not been speaking.
Progressive Q: Has he been speaking?
1.She has been writing for 2 hours.
Signal Words
1.putting emphasis
on the course or
duration (not the
already, ever,
just, never, not
yet, so far, till
now, up to now
Past
Perfect
Simple
result)
2.action that
recently stopped or
is still going on
3.finished action
that influenced the
present
A: He had spoken.
talked to him.
whole week
already, just,
never, not yet,
once, until that
day
if sentence
type III 3.(If
Ihad
talked, )
Past
A: He had been speaking.
Perfect
N: He had not been speaking.
Progressive Q: Had he been speaking?
1.I had been playing the piano a lot
recently. (And I may continue to
play)
2.My hands are dirty because I have
been mending my bike.