Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
graphical overview of the English tenses/verbs system for learners - teachers' version. There is also a teachers' version with explanations: http://www.slideshare.net/stevepowell99/tenses-charts
Citation preview
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 1
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
conditional
present
past
conditional
the 4 timeframes
future
Example: she wrote (see chart 6)
Example: she would write (see chart xx)
Example: she writes (see chart 4)
Example: she will write (see chart 7)
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 2
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
the 3 feature frames
perfect
progressive
passive
Example: she is writing (see chart )
Example: she has written (see chart )
Example: it is written (see chart )
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 3
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
perfect written had been
progressive writing having being
future will write will have will be
the forms of the verb
present write, writes have, has am, is, are
past wrote had was, were
passive written had been
base write have be
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 4
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
Ann is a journalist at FreeTime Magazine. She writes the Holiday Report.
present
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 5
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
now (3 p.m.)this morning
past
She wrote the Hawaii Report this morning, before her boss arrived.
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 6
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
now tomorrow
future
She will write the Report tomorrow - if she has time.
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 7
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
She has written the Report already. Here it is!
present perfect
now (3 p.m.)
CYPR
US
… …so far today ... ...
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 8
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
present progressive
… right now ...
She is writing the holiday report just now - so don't talk to her.
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 9
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
present passive
The Report is written in three languages.
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 10
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
present perfect progressive
CYPR
US
now (11 a.m.)… … all morning … …
Yawn!
She is writing the Report.
She has been writing the Report all morning - so she's tired.
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 11
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
now (1 p.m.)at the meeting
She felt great at the meeting because she had written the Report already.
past perfect
CYPR
US
time up to the meeting
this morning
She has written the Report at last!
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 12
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
now (1 p.m.)
past progressivethe phone
rang
While she was writing the Report this morning, the phone rang.
She is writing the Report right now.
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 13
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
past perfect progressive
now (1 p.m.)at the meeting… all morning …
Yawn!
She was tired at the meeting because she had been writing the Report all morning.
She has been writing the Report all morning
She is writing the Report right now.
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 14
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
8 p.m.
future perfect
now (1 p.m.)
CYPR
US
She has written the Report.
before 8 p.m.this evening
She will have written the Report by 8 o'clock - so call her then.
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 15
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
future progressive
now (1 p.m.)
exactly 8 p.m.
She is writing the Report right now.
this evening
At 7 o‘clock she will be writing the Report- so don't call her!
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 16
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
now (1.p.m.)
future perfect progressive
7 p.m.5 or 6 hours
Yawn!
By 7 o‘clock she will have been writing for 5 or 6 hours - so she‘ll be tired
She is writing the Report.
She has been writing the Report
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 17
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
present progressive passive
… … at the moment … …
At the moment, the report is being written in seven languages.Soon we will add Hungarian and Portuguese.
The report is written in seven
languages
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 18
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
past passivethis yearlast year
Last year the report was written in nine languages.
The report is written in nine languages
© Steve Powell 1998: verbs in colour 19
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
These slides are available online at http://pogol.net/index.php?p=22, where you will also find a teachers version with extensive explanations, as well as on slideshare.net.
