FINAL PROJECTVERBAL TENSESGRAMMAR 2Professor, Laura NaranjoStudent, Gabriela AlvarezApril, 2012

LayoutCover pageIntroductionTheory and dynamicsPracticeGames and related linksConclusionReferences (at least 5)

As a selection of one of the most important topic that, in my opinion, we have studied during the quarter, the intention I want to follow with this presentation is not only a self-assess about the gained knowledge but also to share it with my classmates, and at the same time it could serve to the professor as a measurement of the individualized achievement of the initial courses objectives, y also allow me to storage important material that can be very useful during all my career.From all the topics that we saw; I chose one; which is not exactly the most easily understood and assimilated by me, if not the opposite; in which I found greater degree of difficulty and I think is the most extensive and may include or relate to the other`s, With the object of being rechecked of important details, in order to understand them better and especially to spend a little more time in the practicing them.I hope my proposal will help you as much as helped me to continue expanding our English knowledge and that this language every day becomes to be a better tool for our intellectual and professional development .

introduction

To use correctly past, future and present tenses, there are just a few rules to keep in mind. For example If you know how to use the present progressive correctly to express present actions, you will as well be able to use the past progressive correctly to express past actions. See graphically is a good way to memorize things, topics, rules, formulas etc, and I consider this Graphic Comparison is a good tool that could help us to understand how and when to use which tense verb in each case.

VERBAL TENSES

moment in timeo action that takes place once, never or several times

o actions that happen one after another

o actions that suddenly take place

period of time o action that started before a certain moment and lasts

beyond that moment

o actions taking place at the same time

Result o action taking place before a certain moment in time

o puts emphasis on the result

Course / Durationo action taking place before a certain moment in time

o puts emphasis on the course or duration of the action

SIMPLE TENSE

   

Past Present Future

Explanation

Simple Past, regular verb to add e, irregular verbs in past tense,  d

Neg. form; didn`t + verb in  based form 

Simple Present, I, you, we, and They, verb in base form, for she, 

he and it. to add sNeg. form, I, you, we, and They don`t, she, he and it. doesn`t + 

verb in based form

Future I Simple,  will /going to+ in base form 

Neg. form Will not/wont+ verb in based for

Examples

Regular Verbs He played football last night They like (she likes) to play guitar.

He (we) will / is (are) going to buy a new car.

Iregular Verbs She saw a tiger when she went to Africa.

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

Negative, Regular Verbs  He didn`t move his hand We don’t play guitar, It doesn`t mean nothing He will not/wont to buy a new car

Negative, Iregular Verbs The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

PROGRESSIVE TENSE

   

Past Present Future

Explanation

Past Progressive, verb to be (was, were) + verb in ing

Present Progressive verb to be(m, is, are,)  + verb in ing

Future I Progressive will /going to + verb to be +  

verb in ing

Examples

Regular Verbs He was playing football last night They are (she is) playing the guitar. He will be sending a e-mail to you

Iregular Verbs She was selling bananas in the market.

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

Negative, Regular Verbs  He didn`t move his hand We aren't playing the guitar He will not/wont be helping to you.

Negative, Iregular Verbs The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

PROGRESSIVE TENSE

   

Past Present Future

Explanation

Past Progressive, verb to be (was, were) + verb in ing

Present Progressive verb to be(m, is, are,)  + verb in ing

Future I Progressive will /going to + verb to be +  

verb in ing

Examples

Regular Verbs He was playing football last night They are (she is) playing the guitar. He will be sending a e-mail to you

Iregular Verbs She was selling bananas in the market.

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

Negative, Regular Verbs  He didn`t move his hand We aren't playing the guitar He will not/wont be helping to you.

Negative, Iregular Verbs The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE

   

Past Present Future

ExplanationPast Perfect Simple had + past 

participlePresent Perfect Simple She, he it (has) We 

They (have) + past participleFuture II Simple

Will have  + past participle

Examples

Regular VerbsShe had loved her friend until today . He has (we have) spoken in the conference

She will has worked in the first project

Iregular VerbsHe had won five matches until that day. He has (we have) won five matches so far.

We will have won five matches by then.

Negative, Regular Verbs 

She had not loved her friend until today .I have not loved you any more

She won’t have worked in the first project.

Negative, Iregular Verbs

He had not won any matches until that day.

We have not seen any giraffe never in our country He wont have won matches by then.

PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

  Past Present Future

ExplanationPast Perfect Progressive had been + 

verb in ing  Present Perfect Progressive She, he, it ( has been ), We , they (have been) + 

verb in ing  

Future II Progressive  She, he, it ( will has been ), We , they ( will 

have been) + verb in ing  

Examples

Regular Verbs He had been playing singing the same song until she learned new one.

He has (they have) been singing the same song during all our vacations

He will have been playing football for ten years.

Iregular Verbs The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

The same rule to regular (i) verb, it doesn`t require conjugation

Negative, Regular Verbs  He had not been reading any book until that day

We haven’t been selling during this season

She will not has been delivering potatoes for two weeks.

Negative, Iregular Verbs He had not won any matches until that day.

We have not seen any giraffe never in our country

He wont have won matches by then.

Matching exercise

Match the verbal tense to each sentence

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.

Check

•1. Simple Tense, future ---- He played football last night •2. Perfect simple tense, present ---- She had loved her friend until today•3. Perfect Progressive tense, past ---- He had been singing the same song until she learned a new one•4. Simple Tense, past ---- He will buy a new car•5. Perfect Simple tense , past ---- She likes to eat rice

Completing this project has been really challenging for me, not just about the English learning but also in the researching that I applied on it and to practice how to develop an academic work, long time faraway from school and I had even forgotten how to make a presentation .I achieved the main goal; to understand the searched topic! It is more clear to me now, and as I said in my introduction I hope it was so helpful to my

classmates and teacher as it was to me.

conclusion

ReferencesInternet web pages

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Books Marjorie Fuchs, ( 2006, 2000, 1995) Focus on Grammar 3, work book, thrid

edition, United States of America.

Lourie Frazier, Robin Mills, (2009, 2004, 1998) North Star book 2, thrid edition, United States of America