Zalilah binti Mohamad Sulaiman: September 2011

Monday, September 5, 2011

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English Tenses Timeline Chart This timeline tenses chart provides a handy reference sheet to English tenses and their relationship to one another and the past, present and future. Conjugated verbs are highlighted in bold. Tenses which are rarely used in everyday conversation are marked by an asterik (*).
		TIMELINE
SIMPLE ACTIVE	SIMPLE PASSIVE		PROGRESSIVE / CONTINUOUS ACTIVE	PROGRESSIVE / CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
		PAST TIME
They had already gone when I arrived.	The house had been painted twice before it was destroyed in the fire.	PAST PERFECT	I had been waiting for two hours when she finally arrived.	The bungalow had been being renovated for over a month before they began to paint the interior. *
I watched a movie last week.	The book was published in 2010 by poetry.com	PAST	I was cooking when she called .	The solution was being discussed when I arrived late for class.
She has lived in Ipoh for many years.	The company has been managed by En Lim for the last seven years.	PRESENT PERFECT	Siti has been living at the estate for over six months.	The students have been being taught for the last three hours. *
He works five days a week.	Those shoes are made iMalaysia .	PRESENT	I am working at the moment.	The work is being done by Abu .
		PRESENT MOMENT
		FUTURE INTENTION	They are going to fly to Mekah on Tuesday..	The reports are going to be completed by the organising committee.
The sun will shine tomorrow.	The food will be brought in later.	FUTURE SIMPLE	She will be working tomorrow at six o'clock.	The cookies will be being baked at noon. *
I will have completed the task by the end of next week.	The project will have been finished by tomorrow evening.	FUTURE PERFECT	He will have been working here for two years by the end of next month.	The house will have been being built for six months by the time they finish. *
		FUTURE TIME