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PRESENT TENSE (BASE FORM)

1. infnitive “to”

Eg- I want to go to s!oo".

#. $o%a"s (&aS!'iM)

Eg- S!e wi"" go to s!oo" to$oow.

  'i"" s!e go to s!oo" to$oow

S!e wi"" not go to s!oo" to$oow.

  S!e won*t go to s!oo" to$oow.

+. ve, to %o* (%o %oes %i%)

Eg- S!e %oes atten% t!e $eeting.

  /oes s!e atten% t!e $eeting

  S!e %i% not atten% t!e $eeting.

  T!e0 %on*t atten% t!e $eeting.

. i$2eatives (e32essing an o%e)

Eg- Finis! 0o4 !o$ewo5 ,e6oe noon.

  Rea% t!e ,oo5 to gain $oe

5now"e%ge.

PRESENT PARTI&IP7E (..ing)

1. ve, to ,e* (is ae a$ was wee) 8 

Eg- S!e is witing t!e essa0.

  Is s!e witing t!e essa0

  T!e0 ae not witing t!e essa0.   T!e ,o0s wee %oing t!e 2o9et w!en

  I went t!ee.

 

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#. Mo%a"s : ,e

(A&TI;E ;OI&E)

Eg- S!e wi"" ,e witing t!e essa0 s!ot"0.

  'i"" s!e ,e witing t!e essa0  T!e0 won*t ,e going to s!oo"

to$oow.

+. <e4n%

Eg- Swi$$ing is goo% 6o !ea"t!.

  Rea%ing an ,e a goo% !o,,0.

I 5e2t t!in5ing o6 0o4.

  S!e "oves eating.

. Pe2ositions

,e6oe = 'as! 0o4 !an% ,e6oe eating.

a6te = 'ite t!e s0no2sis a6te ea%ing

t!e sto0.

,0 = B0 %oing so 0o4 an save so$e

$one0.

6o = T!an5 0o4 6o o$ing.

in = Be s$at in $anaging 0o4 ti$e.

6o$ = I an sto2 0o4 6o$ going t!ee.

o6 = I a$ t!in5ing o6 going t!ee now.

PAST PARTI&IP7E (..e%..en..ne)

  1. !as !ave !a% > : not

  Eg- S!e !as %one t!e wo5.

  ?asn*t s!e %one !e wo5

  T!e0 !ave a"ea%0 o$2"ete% t!e

2o9et.

M0 $ot!e !a% ta5en t!e ,oo5.

#. $o%a"s : !ave

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Eg- You $4st !ave ta5en the book

much earlier.

  You s!o4"%n*t !ave ta5en the book

much earlier. +. ve, to ,e* (PASSI;E ;OI&E)

Eg- The essay is witten by her.

  The essay is not witten by her.

  The money was sto"en.

4. $o%a"s : ,e

(PASSI;E ;OI&E)

Eg- T!e essa0 wi"" ,e witten ,0 !e.

  'i"" t!e essa0 ,e witten ,0 !e

  T!e onst4tion $4st ,e

o$2"ete%.

  T!e tas5 o4"%n*t ,e %one i6 we %o

not oo2eate wit! one anot!e