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She has lived here all her life.

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Present Perfect

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They have written 3 letters already

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Present Perfect

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I have worked here since graduation

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He has finished his homework.

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Present Perfect

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We have been to Canada

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Present Perfect tense

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She has forgotten her folder

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Present Perfect

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An action or suitation that started in the past and continues in the present

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Present Perfect

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I am swimming

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Present progressive

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I am reading an interesting post

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Present Progressive

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I am going to the park on Saturday

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Present Progressive

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Jim’s leaving for work

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Present Progressive

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Lisa went to the store

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Simple Past

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Sam cooked a hotdog

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Simple past

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Last year I traveled to France

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Simple Past

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I washed all the dishes.

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Simple Past tense

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I will meet him later

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Simple future

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It will rain tomorrow

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Simple future

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She will go there tomorrow

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Simple future

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In 2 months, I will be eating a plant based diet

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Future progressive

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By 3019, we will be driving spaceships

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Future progressive

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In an hour, we will be flying back to Michigan

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Future progressive

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By then, we will be practicing yoga every day.

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Future progressive

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What is the difference between Simple future and future progressive.

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Future progressive

Putting the word “be” after will and a Gerund after will.

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Joanne will be coming home for Christmas

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What is the difference in tense between

Joanne will be coming home.

Joanne will come home.

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  1. Future progressive
  2. Simple future
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This tense is used for an ongoing action that will take place in the future.
Future progressive
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He was writing an email when the phone rang.
Past progressive
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I was preparing dinner while Able was shoveling hay.
Past progressive
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While Dicky boy was smoking weed, I was giving birth.
Past progressive
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John was baking a cake
Past progressive tense
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They were painting a fence
Past progressive
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He was painting a fence when a bird flew by.
Past progressive
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They were sleeping when the alarm went off
Past progressive
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Use this tense when an action started in the past and is still continuing
Present Perfect
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I have written articles on different topics
Present Perfect
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He has read various kinds of books
Present Perfect
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They have played football
Present Perfect
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He has gone to the library
Present Perfect
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We have shopped in this market
Present Perfect
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We have watched movies in this theater
Present Perfect
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I have been living in this house for 40 years
Present Perfect Progressive
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I have been climbing this mountain for over 2 hours
Present Perfect Progressive
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I have been waiting for you since 10AM
Present Perfect Progressive
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I have been thinking about you since you called
Present Perfect Progressive
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He has been singing for two hours
Present Perfect Progressive
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After Sonia had finished her work, she went to lunch.
Past perfect simple
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I washed the floor after the painter had gone.
Past perfect simple
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Harold had known about it for a while
Past perfect simple
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I didn't say anything until he had finished talking.
Past perfect continous
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We had played video games
Past perfect
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Harry had become a successful marketer
Past perfect
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He had eaten all the snacks
Past perfect
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John had found a new job
Past perfect
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My dad had gone to California
Past perfect
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I had been writing articles on various topics for 3 hours
Past perfect continous
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He had been reading different kinds of books since the morning
Past perfect continous
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They had been playing football in that field before it started raining.
Past perfect continous
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Jane had been gossiping in the coffee shop for 2 hours
Past perfect continous
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I had been singing songs for an hour
Past perfect continous
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Tom had been traveling around the world since he won the lottery
Past perfect continous
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The poet had been writing since early in the morning
Past perfect continous
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What's the difference between has, had, have
Has & Have are currently tense Had is past tense
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I have been reading for 2 hours
Present continous tense
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I will have finished this book
Future perfect
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You will have studied the English tenses
Future perfect
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She will have cooked dinner
Future perfect
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He will have arrived
Future perfect
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We will have meet julia
Future perfect
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It will have stopped working
Future perfect
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They will have left Japan
Future perfect
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This is a verb tense that describes actions that will continue up until a certain point in the future
Future perfect continous
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This verb tense consists of Will + have + been + the verb's present participle (verb root + -ing)
Future perfect continous
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In November, I will have been working at my company for three years.
Future perfect continous
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At five o'clock, I will have been waiting for thirty minutes.
Future perfect continous
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When I turn thirty, I will have been playing piano for twenty-five years.
Future perfect continous
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This verb tense is formed by: will + have + past participle
Future perfect tense
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On Thursday, I will have known you for a week.
Future perfect
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I will have read forty-five books by Christmas.
Future perfect
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Participles are made out of ______ Used as ______ ( this part of speech) Find the participles The crying baby had a wet diaper. The wrecked car was totaled.
Verbs / adjectives Crying / wrecked
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This tense expresses an action that begins in the past and is now completed in the present. Give an example
Present Perfect I have finished the book I have looked at the article
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Have finished / had finished What is the difference in tense
Have finished = Present Perfect Had finished = Past Perfect
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______ is the third person singular present tense of 'have' while _____ is the third person singular past tense and past participle of 'have'
Has / Had
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“I had already called Matt about the invoice when we received the cheque in the mail.” Why do we use the word "had"
When we’re talking about an event in the past that happened before a more recent past event. Exp. Chloe had walked the dog before he fell asleep.” “By the time you came to pick me up, I had already walked to the party.” “Patrice had already made the reservation when Marla suggested the other restaurant.”

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