Week 2(1)

Today miss zu teach us about tense....if u want to know what is tense?..want to learn about it?...read the statement below....hehe

Tense is a form of a verb used to indicate time. There are three types of tenses which are Past Tense, Present Tense and Future Tense. Past tense shows a situation that had happened or before now while present tense locates a situation or event in the present time. For the future tense, it indicate a situation that not happened yet, but expected to happen in the future. Here are some explanation about the tense.


Past1- Simple Past= regular…ied, ed, d
                        Irregular…change the word     ex: take – took2- Past Continuous...was/were + verb + ing
3- Past Perfect…had + past participle              ex: seen
4- Past Perfect Continuous…had + been + verb + ing
Present1- Simple Present…singular (verb + s)            ex: A student likes to sleep in the class.    
                          …plural (verb without s)      ex: Lecturers do not like students who sleep in the lecturer hall.  2- Present Continuous…is/are +  verb + ing     3- Present Perfect…has + past participle
4- Present Perfect Continuous…has/have + been + verb + ing
FutureWill + base form
Be verb + going to + base form
Be verb = is, are, am

Simple Present	Simple Past	Simple Future
I study English everyday.	Two years ago, I studied English in England.	If you are having problems, I will helpyou study English. I am going to study English next year.
Present Continuous	Past Continuous	Future Continuous
I am studying English now.	I was studying English when you called yesterday.	I will be studying English when you arrive tonight. I am going to be studying English when you arrive tonight.
Present Perfect	Past Perfect	Future Perfect
I have studied English in several different countries.	I had studied a little English before I moved to the U.S.	I will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course. I am going to have studied every tense by the time I finish thid course.
Present Perfect Continuous	Past Perfect Continuous	Future Perfect Continuous
I have been studying English for five years.	I had been studying English for five years before I moved to the U.S.	I will have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive. I am going to have been studyingEnglish for over two hours by the time you arrive.