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PRESENT PERFECT.

PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE





PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE CHALLENGE





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GRAMMAR - VERB TENSES

Tenses
Affirmative/Negative/Question
Uses
Signal Words
RULES: “sin third person and do or does
A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak.
Q: Does he speak?
§  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
if sentences type I (
If I talk, …)
Present continuous


RULES: verb “to be” and ing

A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking.
Q: Is he speaking?
§  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
RULES: ed or second column and did.

A: He spoke.
N: He did not speak.
Q: Did he speak?
§  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
if sentence type II (
If I talked, …)
Past Continuous

RULES: Verb “to be” in past and ing.

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


RULES:  have/has and ed or third column

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


RULES: Will and infinitive

A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak. 
Q: Will he speak?
§  action in the future that cannot be influenced
§  spontaneous decision
§  assumption with regard to the future
in a year, next …, tomorrow
If-Satz Typ I (
If you ask her, she will helpyou.)
assumption: I think, probably, perhaps
(going to)
RULES: Going to and infinitive
A: He is going to speak.
N: He is not going to speak.
Q: Is he going to speak?
§  decision made for the future
§  conclusion with regard to the future
in one year, next week, tomorrow

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IDIOMS

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PRONUNCIATION

Pronunciation -ed ( Past Simple and Present Perfect)


Pronunciation /b/ and /v/:

Pronunciation th:


Pronunciation "s" and "z":