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forget forgot forgotten give gave given go wentt gone fall fell fallen write wrote written see sa saw see seen forgive forgave forgiven Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 Note the difference between the presentt simple i l and d the th pastt simple: i l I go I went We go we went You go you went They go They went He ggoes He went She goes She went It goes It went Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 I see I saw We see We saw Y You see Y You saw They see They saw He sees He saw She S e sees She S e sa saw It sees It saw Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 Tenses Tense is a change in the verb t express ti to time. Tense T comes from a word meaning time. There are three great divisions of time-present, p ,p past,, Future.
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The name Tense is g given to the different forms of verbs which denote them. The English verb has only two tenses formed by inflection, inflection The present and past. The F t Future is i formed f d by b the th hhelp l of the auxiliaries. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 I write letters letters. (Habitual action) I wrote a letter. letter I Shall write a letter. (future time expression) I am writingg a letter. I was writing a letter. I shall be writing a letter. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 I have written a letter. (present aspect) I had written a letter . I shall h ll h have written itt a lletter. tt I have been writing a letter. I had been writing a letter. I shall have been writing a letter. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 He speaks He spoke He will speak He is speaking He was speaking He will be speaking p g
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He has spoken He had spoken H He will ill h have spoken k He has been speaking He had been speaking Hee will have a e bee been speaking spea g
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The simple past tells us of actions done in the past The forest admired the river. I did my home work. Rama killed Ravana. Ravana He ran fast. She sang a song. song Sachi beat his friend. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 Assertive Sentences I got up at 5 oclock in the morning. I took a bath at 5.30. I got ready by 6 oclock o clock. I had breakfast at 7.15. I had idl idly and tea for m my breakfast. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 I read the newspaper for half an hour. I wentt tto my college ll b by b bus. I had lunch with my friends. I returned home at 5.30. Myyssister ste gagave e me es snacks ac s and a d tea. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 I went to Hassan to meet my friend. friend I got back by auto from my friends house. house I listened to the radio at 7.30. I watched the English news on T.V at 9.15. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 I had dinner at 9.45. I called my cousin to chat for some time. I wrote my diary for five minutes. minutes I went to bed at 10. 45. I had h d a nice i sleep. l
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How to make questions? Did + make - made Did + see - saw Did + catch - caught Did + write - wrote Did + take - took Did + break - broke Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 Did + choose - chose did + forget - forgot did + give i - gave did + hear - heard Did + hide - hid Did d+d drink -ddrank a
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1. He forgot. g ( did + forget) g ) Did he forget? Did he forgot? (X) 2. She sang a song. Did she sing a song? 3 They wrote a test. 3. test Did they write a test? 4 Dinesh 4. Di h made d a mistake. i t k Did Dinesh make a mistake? Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 Interrogative Sentences Did you get up at 5 oclock in the morning? Did you take a bath at 5.30? Did you get ready by 6 ooclock? clock? Did you have breakfast at 7.15? Did you o read the ne newspaper spaper ? Did you go to your college? Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 Did you have lunch with your friends? Did you return home at 5.30? 5 30? Did you go to meet your friend? Did you gett b back k ffrom your friends house? Did you listen to the radio?
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Did you watch TV at 9.45? Did you have dinner? Did you call your cousin at 10? Did you write your diary? Did you go to bed at 10 10.45? 45?
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Interrogative sentences with wh and H questions Who, whom, whose, what, which, why, when, where, how, how many, how much, h how long, l h how ffar
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When did you get up in the morning? When did you take a bath? When did you get ready? When did you have breakfast? Wh t did you h What have ffor b break k ffast? t?
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How llong did you read H d th the newspaper? How did you go to your college? Whom did yyou have lunch with? When did you return home? Who gave you snacks and tea?
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Where did y you go g to meet your y friend? How did you get back from your friends house? When did you listen to the radio? What programme did you watch on TV att 9 9.45? 45?
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When did you have dinner? Why did you call your cousin att 10? How long did you write your diary? Whene did d d you go to bed? bed
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Negative sentences You did not get up at 5 oclock in the morning. You did not take a bath at 5.30. You did not get ready by 6. 6 You did not have breakfast at 7 15 7.15. You did not read the newspaper. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 You did not g go to your y college. g You did not have lunch with your friends. You did not return home at5.30. You did not go to meet your friend. Y You did nott gett b backk ffrom your friends house. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 You did not listen to the radio. You did not watch TV at 9.45. You did not have dinner. dinner You did not call your cousin at 10. 10 You did not write your diary? You did not go to bed at 10.45.
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Negative questions (Did not you get up in the morning) X Didnt you get up at 5 oclock in the morning? Didnt yyou take a bath at 5.30? Didnt you get ready by 6? Didntt you have breakfast at Didn 7.15? Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 Didnt yyou go g to your y college? g Didnt you have lunch with your friends? Didnt you return home at 5.30? Didnt yyou go g to meet your y friend? Didnt y you get g back from your y friends house?
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Didnt you listen to the radio? Didnt you watch TV at 9.45? Did t Didnt you h have di dinner?? Didnt you call your cousin at 10? Didnt you write your diary? Didnt d t you go to bed at 10-45? 0 5
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Uses of the past tense 1) when we want to indicate that something g happened pp at a specific p time in the past, we use the past simple. * He arrived at Indira Gandhi Airport at 4 oclock this morning. morning *Sen came to college at 10 o clock. l k Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 2)Sometimes this tense is used without an adverb of time. They won the World Cup Cricket. *They Cricket *She brought the vegetables. *I h helped l d th the blind bli d children. hild *He failed in S S L C.
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3) We use the past simple for a period of time in the past, but not now: * When I was younger I played cricket i k t for f my llocall tteam. * The pharaohs ruled Egypt for thousands of years.
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4)The simple past tense is used for past habits. g *I smoked cigarettes regularly. g y (Now I am not smoking) *She collected stampsp in her childhood. (Now she doesn doesnt) t) *My father used to read the newspapers (Now he doesn newspapers. doesnt) t) Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 5)) When we talk about something g that was invented etc,in the more distant we use the past simple. * Hernan Cortes discovered Mexico in 1519. *Chi *Chinese craftsmen ft iinvented t dbboth th paper and printing Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 6) If we are interested in when a present situation began rather than how long it has been going on for, we use the past simple. *I started t t d to t gett th the pains i th three weeks ago. *When did you arrive in Britain?
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7. We use the past simple to talk about something that happened at a particular, finished time in the past. *Scientists Scientists made some fundamental discoveries in the 18th century. century *I threw away most of my old books when I moved house house. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 Present tense : Uses of have and has -Main verb and helping verb. I have a letter. we have a letter. You have a letter. They have a letter. letter He has a letter. Sh has She hVikasana a lletter. tt Course 2012 Bridge Present perfect tense I have written a letter. We have written a letter. letter You have written a letter They have written a letter. He has written a letter. She has written a letter. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 My parents have taken a decision. Sen has washed his car. Gopi has made a mistake.
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Interrogative sentences Have I written H itt a lletter? tt ? Have we written a letter? Have you written a letter? Have they y written a letter? Has he written a letter? Has she written a letter? Have my parents taken a decision? Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 Negative sentences I have h nott written itt a lletter. tt we have not written a letter. You have not written a letter. Theyy have not written a letter. He has not written a letter. She has not written a letter. My parents have not taken a decision decision. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 USES OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE 1 A specific 1. ifi time ti expression i may be used in the simple past, but no specific past time expression e p ess o can ca be used with t the present perfect. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 I saw her yesterday. ( right) I have h seen h her yesterday.(wrong) t d ( ) I have seen her. ( Right ) Th They have h seen th the T Taj. j (The focus is not on the action but on the experience.)
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Compare the following g sentences:- I saw the Taj in 2005. when did you see the Taj? In the simple past, the stress is on the time of the activity which answers the question when? I have h seen th the T Taj. j (No time is used) Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 2. Time expressions with the preposition for can be used both with the simple past and the present perfect but the meaningg is different.
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1. He lived in Japan for two years. (some time ago in the past) 2. He has lived for two years. (he h iis still till th there - a period i d off time)
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3. Some thingg that began g in the past and has continued up to the time of speaking or writing. Here is a link between the past and the present In such cases, present. cases the expressions with since or for are used.d
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1.He has lived there since 1970. (point of time) 2. I have had this flat since 2010. (point of time) 3. She hasnt written me since September. (point of time) 4. I have known him for two years. (period of time)
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4)This is used to express completed activities in the i immediate di t past.t (j (just) t) I have just met my friend in the corridor. Hee has as just begu begun thet e work. o He has just posted the letter. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 She has just completed her assignment. I have just fallen downstairs. She has just gone out. It has just struck ten. ten I have just spoken to the boss abo t my about m holida holiday.
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5. The present perfect does not denote a define time: the focus is on the completion of the action and its results. I have typed the letter. letter ( The letter is ready) I ha havee mo moved ed into a ne new ho house. se ( I am in a new house) Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 I have cut my finger. (it is bleeding now) I have finished my work. (now I am free) I have eaten eaten. (so I am hungry) She has lost her memory.
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The presentt perfect Th f t iis a grammatical combination of the present tense and the perfect aspect, p p , used to express a past event that has present consequences.
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6. We 6 W can nott use ththe presentt perfect tense with specific time expressions such as: yesterday, y y, one year y ago, g , last week, when I was a child, at that moment, that day, one day, etc. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 But we can use the present perfect f t with ith unspecific ifi expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet, etc. *I have already seen these p reports. *I have already inspected the witness. Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 I have already selected Srinivas as my guide. I have seen that movie ten times I think I have met him once before. Nobody has ever climbed that mountain. S hi has Sachi h never broken b k a lleg.
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Correct the following sentences 1.He have lived here since 2003. 2 Goutham has make a mistake. 2.Goutham mistake 3.They have write a letter. 4.Dinesh sees her yesterday. 5.Padma has do her home work. 6.Did you went to Mysore? Vikasana Bridge Course 2012 7. Has they prepared the notes? 8. He forgaves them. 9. Spoorthy have prepared for main examination. examination 10. The students has cleaned a room.