Present Continuos:

-when you're doing something right now

I'm doing my homework

- to express an action in the future

I'm visiting my grandparents tomorrow.

 

Past simple:

- finished action in the past

I used to live in London when I was child.

I went to the cinema last night.

 

Present Perfect:

-action that started in the past but it hasn't finished yet

I've lived in Liverpool for three years. (You still live there)

-something that only just happened

I've just seen your friend

- with ever, never, for, since

Have you ever played tennis?

I've liked him for years.

 

Past Continuos:

-same use as Present Continuos if action is in the past

- ongoing action in the past, that's interrupted by another one

I was watching TV when the doorbell rang.

 

Past Perfect:

- to express that something happened longer ago than another action.

I had studied English for years when i moved to America.

 

Will future:

-unplanned action in the future

"Don't worry, I'll do it for you!"

 

Going to future:

planned action in the future

I'm going to become a teacher when I finish university.

 

Conditional

- when you're making an offer

Would you like another drink?

-when you're asking for something

Could you help me please?

- when you're talking about something you can't actually do

I'd help you if I wasn't in school.

 

 

Hope this helps. I could have explained it so much better a couple of years ago. I used to be pretty good at grammar before I moved to England. That's all we ever did in our English classes.

Thanks a lot. That's pretty much what we've learned in school. :nice:

 

I remember doing some grammar practices where different conditionals were used in the same sentence. That was interesting.

Any other questions? :cheesy:

Thanks a lot. That's pretty much what we've learned in school. :nice:

 

I remember doing some grammar practices where different conditionals were used in the same sentence. That was interesting.

 

Do you mean 'if' sentences?

Ok my bad. That must be too advanced.

Any other questions? :cheesy:

 

I can't think of any right now... maybe later...

Or maybe someone else has something to ask :wacko:

 

Do you mean 'if' sentences?

 

Yup.

 

Ok. Are you still at highschool?

 

Yes, first grade of high school.

 

edit: why did you change your post and what are you trying to say?

I edit it because if you're still in highschool, then it may be advanced for your lesson. When you go to college , you will encounter those what I've posted.

those what I've posted.

 

I hope they didn't teach you that in college!!:stunned:

It's my second language,but I consider myself competent.

I hope they didn't teach you that in college!!:stunned:

 

I know I suck in english, geez :dozey:

college english doesn't teach you the basics anymore :rolleyes:

It's my second language,but I consider myself competent.

 

Which is more than can be said for a number of native speakers on the board........................... :rolleyes:

Okay, I have to quote some "older" posts again:

 

 

 

 

There are only two Tenses in the world. Textbooks have said that there are 12 possible Tenses (fine) but look... for example the word 'bake'...

"bakes"-for present tense

"baked"-past tense

now how will you make the word 'bake' in the future tense? 'willbake'? 'willbakes'?

no. When you use a 'future tense', you have to use a phrase such as 'will', etc., it is included with a modal auxilliary. So you will notice that there's no single word used in a 'future tense'.

 

That's all that I could grasp at our lesson. Hope it helps. If something's missing then someone may add something in here.

 

I think I know what you wanted to say here, but I doubt were much only 2 tenses are "true tenses" or whatever.

 

Present Continuos:

-when you're doing something right now

I'm doing my homework

- to express an action in the future

I'm visiting my grandparents tomorrow.

 

Past simple:

- finished action in the past

I used to live in London when I was child.

I went to the cinema last night.

 

Present Perfect:

-action that started in the past but it hasn't finished yet

I've lived in Liverpool for three years. (You still live there)

-something that only just happened

I've just seen your friend

- with ever, never, for, since

Have you ever played tennis?

I've liked him for years.

 

Past Continuos:

-same use as Present Continuos if action is in the past

- ongoing action in the past, that's interrupted by another one

I was watching TV when the doorbell rang.

 

Past Perfect:

- to express that something happened longer ago than another action.

I had studied English for years when i moved to America.

 

Will future:

-unplanned action in the future

"Don't worry, I'll do it for you!"

 

Going to future:

planned action in the future

I'm going to become a teacher when I finish university.

 

Conditional

- when you're making an offer

Would you like another drink?

-when you're asking for something

Could you help me please?

- when you're talking about something you can't actually do

I'd help you if I wasn't in school.

 

 

Hope this helps. I could have explained it so much better a couple of years ago. I used to be pretty good at grammar before I moved to England. That's all we ever did in our English classes.

 

What about Passive?

 

 

 

I edit it because if you're still in highschool, then it may be advanced for your lesson. When you go to college , you will encounter those what I've posted.

 

But my English knowledge didn't come only from lessons at school (like I said a few posts earlier).

 

 

Now I have two questions. When is 'were' used in combination with 'I'? And what is this weird tense that looks like this: "it will have been"?

I don't think were is ever used with I. I think only I was and will, and if your are doing it at te moment am

 

(but I could be wrong)

If it's conditional

 

If I were a boy, I think I could understand (but it's a girls singing it)

 

but you could also say

 

If I was a boy...

Aaah, there is an I were :P

If it's conditional

 

If I were a boy, I think I could understand (but it's a girls singing it)

 

but you could also say

 

If I was a boy...

 

Thanks!