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Yaggy74 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Struggling with tenses

Hi I was wondering if someone could explain tenses to me I have 15 questions to answer and I have to decide if they are PERFECT TENSE, CONTINUOUS TENSE, PERFECT CONTINUOUS or NON OF THE ABOVE

am I right in saying

PERFECT TENSE is something that happened in the past which affects us at present

CONTINUOUS TENSE continues as we speak ie be, am are is

PERFECT CONTINUOUS something which started in the past and continues to present?

example

1. Chloe has been living in Leeds for 6 months but I have lived there longer. PERFECT CONTINUOUS

2. I enjoy walking to work every morning. PERFECT CONTINUOUS

3. I have managed to sleep all night. PERFECT TENSE

4. Martin has been waiting for Julie to call him. CONTINUOUS TENSE

5. I am seeing a movie with my new date tonight. NONe OF THE ABOVE



Thanks in advance for your help
  

Top answer

yaggy74 PERFECT TENSE is something that happened in the past which affects us at present CONTINUOUS TENSE continues as we speak ie be, am are is (plus present participle) PERFECT CONTINUOUS something which started in the past and continues to present? (starts in the present and continues in the present) 1. Chloe has been living in Leeds for 6 months but I have lived there longer.

  • yaggy74 PERFECT TENSE is something that happened in the past which affects us at present CONTINUOUS TENSE continues as we speak ie be, am are is (plus present participle) PERFECT CONTINUOUS something which started in the past and continues to present?
  • (starts in the present and continues in the present) 1.
  • Chloe has been living in Leeds for 6 months but I have lived there longer.
  • PERFECT CONTINUOUS (present perfect continuous) 2.
  • I enjoy walking to work every morning.
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yaggy74PERFECT TENSE is something that happened in the past which affects us at present
CONTINUOUS TENSE continues as we speak ie be, am are is (plus present participle)

PERFECT CONTINUOUS something which started in the past and continues to present? (starts in

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