The Future Continuous Tense
1. What is the future continuous tense? The future continuous tense is used to say what will be happening at a future time. 2. How to make the future continuous tense There are two ways to make the future continuous tense: will be ...ing (+ future time) be going to…
If: The 1st Conditional
1. What is the 1st conditional? The 1st conditional is an 'if' phrase for cause and effect. That means 'if x happens, y will happen'. It uses the word 'will'. 2. How to make the 1st conditional The 1st conditional is made by: 'if' clause (if + present tense) +…
If: The 2nd Conditional
1. What is the 2nd conditional? The 2nd conditional is an 'if' phrase for hypotheticals. This means it is for things you can imagine, but are not true. It uses the words 'would' or 'could'. 2. How to make the 2nd conditional The 2nd conditional is made by: if clause…
If: The 3rd Conditional
1. What is the 3rd conditional? The 3rd conditional is an 'if' phrase for 'alternative realities'. That means it is for thinking how life would be different if an event in the past had been different. There are two ways to talk about alternative realities: how the past would have…
If: The 0 Conditional
1. What is the 0 conditional? The 0 conditional is an 'if' phrase for relationships that are always true. This means if x happens, y always happens. Generally, this relationship is 'cause and effect', meaning x makes y happen. 2. How to make the 0 conditional To make the 0…
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
1. Review: the present perfect tense The present perfect is for an action done between a past and : finishedTime: not finished To make the present perfect, use: subject + have + past participle *Past participle = done, gone, seen, eaten etc. I have lived in have been busy this…
Wish + Past Tense
1. Wishing life was different To talk about things you wish were different, use: subject + 'wish' + past tense The past tense section expresses what the subject wants. *Note: although the past tense is used, it is talking about things now. This is because 'wish' moves tenses backwards. ProblemSubject…
Wish + Past Perfect
1. Regrets Regrets are: things that you did, but wish you had not things you did not do, but wish you did To talk about regrets, use: subject + wish + past perfect *The past perfect = had + perfect participle () is done, gone, seen, eaten, etc. RegretSubjectWishPast perfectExample…
The Present Perfect Tense + already/still/just/yet
1. Review: the present perfect tense The present perfect tense is used when the action is finished but the time is not finished. The present perfect tense is made by: subject + have + past participle (+ unfinished time) *Present perfect = gone, eaten, seen, been, etc. VerbPresent perfect(finished action)Unfinished…
The Present Tense (Passive Voice)
1. Review: the present tense The present tense is used to describe things that are true: things that are true now things that are always or generally true schedules opinions To make the present tense, use: verb (in simple form) Verb(in simple form)Example sentencedoI do my homework every goes to…