Perfect aspect Flashcards
(10 cards)
used for things that are generally true, facts and stative verbs.
Present simple
for actions in progress at a specific time in the past.
** In clauses with after, as soon as, once and when, we can use the present perfect for completed actions in the future and the past simple for completed actions in the past.
Past continuous
For actions currently in progress or temporary states.
Present continouus
For completed actions in the past. Usually used with expressions such as yesterday.
Past simple
Used to connect to times, an action that started in the past but connects to the present. It is used to specify the number of times an action has been performed.
present perfect
to talk about an action or process that started in the past up to the present or to talk about the duration of something or also to talk about a situation that started in the past but is still happening in the present. Also used to specify the number of times an action was performed.
Present perfect continuous
In clauses beginning with after, as soon as, once and when we can use the present perfect for completed actions in the ______
Future
In clauses beginning with after, as soon as, once and when we can use the past simple for completed actions in the ______
Past
In conditionals, we use the past perfect for something that did not happend. True or False
True
In conditionals, we use the past simple for something that might happen. True or False
Trur