SURPASS 4 - UNIT 1 - TENSES REVIEW

_{I get up and go sleep every day.}

_{Students study at school.}

The simple present tense describes........

• habitual and general or true statements

• actions happening right now or temporary actions

• actions started and finished in the past

• experiences without specific time or frequency

_{I am studying English now.}

_{We are learning tenses this week.}

The present continuous tense describes........

• habitual and general or true statements

• actions happening right now or temporary actions

• actions started and finished in the past

• experiences without specific time or frequency

_{I bought a smartphone yesterday.}

_{He was born in 1978.}

_{They ate lunch at 1:00.}

The simple past tense describes........

• habitual and general or true statements

• actions happening right now or temporary actions

• actions started and finished in the past

• experiences without specific time or frequency

_{I have been to Sucre.}

_{She has never eaten fish.}

_{We have not seen Titanic yet.}

The present perfect tense describes........

• habitual and general or true statements

• actions happening right now or temporary actions

• actions started and finished in the past

• experiences without specific time or frequency

_{A: We do not have any more bread and sugar}

_{B: I will go to the supermarket and buy some.}

Future with ...WILL... describes........

• decisions that are already made

• decisions that are made at the moment of speaking

_{I am going to travel to Spain next week. I bought the tickets last month.}

Future with .BE GOING TO... describes...

• decisions that are already made before

• decisions that are made at the moment of speaking

I am running now.

She is kissing his friend.

These verbs run and kiss describe:

• Actions: What people do actively

• Non actions: Abstract ideas like feelings, sensing, and belonging.

She wants her food now.

We need the package urgently.

These verbs WANT and NEED describe:

• Actions: What people do actively

• Non actions: Abstract ideas like feelings, sensing, and belonging.

We use WILL for:

• • Hopes and predictions

• • Plans and arrangements

• • Scheduled future events

We use BE GOING TO for:

• • Hopes and predictions

• • Plans and arrangements

• • Scheduled future events