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The Simples |
The Simples are the most important tenses because they are used 80% of the time.
Learn them ... learn them well!
All three of the Simples (Present, Past and Future) are used for facts and repeated actions.
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Present Simple |
Past Simple |
Future Simple |
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Facts: |
I work for Impact-e. |
I worked in Hamburg for over five years. |
I will work on some new texts this weekend. |
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Repeated Actions: |
I work on the web-site every week. |
When I lived in Germany I gave seminars every month. |
I will work every day next week. |
They are given in chronological order, i.e. they happen in the order they are said.
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Present Simple |
Past Simple |
Future Simple |
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Chronological order |
Monday through Friday I get up, dress, have breakfast and start work. |
On Saturday I got up, had breakfast, worked for a couple of hours, and then got dressed. |
This weekend I will sleep late, visit friends and work in the garden. |
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Order of events: |
1) get up 2) dress 3) have breakfast 4) work |
1) got up 2) had breakfast 3) worked 4) got dressed (Yes, I actually worked in my bathrobe for a couple of hours) |
1) sleep late 2) visit friends 3) work in the garden |
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