ENGLISH COURSE 3

1.    English Tenses And Contexts Of Their Use

Simple Present = General truth

Present Progressive = Action taking place in the present

Past Progressive = Action taking place in the past

Simple Past = Actions that took place in the past

Present Perfect = An action that happened very recently  + A long action (or a habit) that began in the past and still taking place in the present

Past Perfect = A brief action in the past + A long action (or a habit) that began in the past but it is no longer taking place in the present + Anteriority

Near future = an action that is going to happen in the near future

Future Simple = an action that is going to happen in the future either in the near future or in the far future

Conditional Present = An uncertain action in the future + the future of the past

Conditional Past = A lost hope in the past

2.    Practical Examples

Simple Present: The water turns from liquid to solid at 0°C, and turns from liquid to gas at 100°C.

Present Progressive: He is fixing the nail in the wall.

Past Progressive: Yesterday, Fedai was partying with her friends at home during the whole afternoon.

Simple Past: Three years ago, the whole class of MRS Samar failed in the baccalaureate exam.

Present Perfect: A pigeon have just landed in my balcony.

Sami have been eating grillied chicken for breakfast for six years.

Past Perfect: Yesterday, Sarah had just received the shocking news that knocked her out while walking in the street.

In his high school days, Khalil had always worn sports clothes and had always carried a Lotto bag at school.

Sanna cooked the dinner after she had taken off her winter jacket.

Near Future: At the end of the school year, we are going to organize a party in the class.

Future Simple: After the baccalaureate, Hoda will choose the Arabic literature branch.

Conditionnal Present: Our Professor would be absent for tomorrow lecture according to leaked news.

In 1998, France was qualified with the world cup in football. France would also be qualified with the European cup two years later.

Conditional Past: Our country would have been more prosperous than European countries.