Advanced grammar university - Module one

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Welcome to
module one

tenses

Download the workbook for this module here.

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INTRODUCTION

HOW TO ALWAYS CHOOSE
THE CORRECT TENSE

how to stop thinking about tenses

present perfect vs
past simple

have/has + V + -en VS -ed/irregular verb

Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

have/has + V + -en VS have/has + been + V + -ing

Future Simple

will + V

be Going to

Future Continuous

will + be+ V + -ing

other ways of talking about the future

is/are to be, be about to, be on the point of, be due to, just/just about to

FUture perfect

will + have + V + -en

future perfect continuous

will + have + been + V + -ing-

past perfect simple
+ past simple

had/has + V + -en VS -ed/irregular

past perfect continuous

had + been + V + -ing

used to vs would

future-in-the-past

would + V, would + be + V + -ing,
would + have + V + -en, would + have + been + V + -ing

an advanced tip on would

advanced tips on pronunciation for tenses

Homework:

Open the workbook and let’s get started!