1. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE
TENSES CHART
SIMPLE PRESENT and SIMPLE PAST | |
Active: Simple Present | Passive: Simple Present |
Active: Simple Past | Passive: Simple Past |
PRESENT and PAST CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE) | |
Active: Present Continuous | Passive: Present Continuous |
Active: Past Continuous | Passive: Past Continuous |
PRESENT PERFECT, PAST PERFECT and FUTURE PERFECT | |
Active: Present Perfect | Passive: Present Perfect |
Active: Past Perfect | Passive: Past Perfect |
Active: Future Perfect | Passive: Future Perfect |
FUTURE TENSES | |
Active: Future with WILL | Passive: Future with WILL |
Active: Future with GOING TO | Passive: Future with GOING TO |
PRESENT / FUTURE MODALS | |
Active: WILL / WON'T (WILL NOT) | Passive: WILL / WON'T (WILL NOT) |
Active: CAN / CAN'T (CAN NOT) | Passive: CAN / CAN'T (CAN NOT) |
Active: MAY / MAY NOT | Passive: MAY / MAY NOT |
Active: SHOULD / SHOULDN'T | Passive: SHOULD / SHOULDN'T |
Active: OUGHT TO | Passive: OUGHT TO |
Active: HAD BETTER / HAD BETTER NOT | Passive: HAD BETTER / HAD BETTER NOT |
Active: MUST / MUST NOT | Passive: MUST / MUST NOT |
Active: HAS TO / HAVE TO | Passive: HAS TO / HAVE TO |
Active: BE SUPPOSED TO | Passive: BE SUPPOSED TO |
PAST MODALS | ||
Active: SHOULD HAVE / SHOULDN'T HAVE | Passive: SHOULD HAVE / SHOULDN'T HAVE | |
Active: OUGHT TO | Passive: OUGHT TO | |
Active: BE SUPPOSED TO (past time) | Passive: BE SUPPOSED TO (past time) | |
Active: MAY / MAY NOT | Passive: MAY / MAY NOT |
Active Voice
1. ACTIVE: Cat eats mouse.
PASSIVE: Mouse is eaten by cat.
2. ACTIVE: Everybody drinks water.
PASSIVE: Water is drunk by everybody.
3. ACTIVE: Postmen deliver letters.
PASSIVE: Letters are delivered by postmen
4. ACTIVE: Mechanics repair cars.
PASSIVE: Cars are repaired by mechanics.
5. ACTIVE: A teacher teaches subjects.
PASSIVE: Subjects are taught by a teacher.
6. ACTIVE : Many tourists have visited that castle.
PASSIVE : That castle has been visited by many tourists.
2. Present Perfect Tense
Use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time before now.
1. A: Has there ever been a war in the United States?
B: Yes, there has been a war in the United States.
2. People have traveled to the Moon.
3. People have not traveled to Mars.
Use the Present Perfect to describe your experience :
4. I have been to France.
This sentence means that you have had the experience of being in France. Maybe you have been there once, or several times.
- I have been to France three times.
You can add the number of times at the end of the sentence. - I have never been to France.
This sentence means that you have not had the experience of going to France.
Use the Present Perfect to talk about change that has happened over a period of time.
7. Japanese has become one of the most popular courses at the university since the Asian studies program was established.
8. My English has really improved since I moved to Australia.
Use the Present Perfect to list the accomplishments of individuals and humanity :
9. Our son has learned how to read.
10. Doctors have cured many deadly diseases
Use the Present Perfect to say that an action which we expected has not happened :
11. James has not finished his homework yet.
- Susan hasn't mastered Japanese, but she can communicate.
Use the Present Perfect to talk about several different actions which have occurred in the past at different times :
13. I have had four quizzes and five tests so far this semester.
- We have had many major problems while working on this project.
- She has talked to several specialists about her problem, but nobody knows why she is sick.
3. Simple Past Tenses
Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
1. I saw a movie yesterday.
2. I didn't see a play yesterday.
3. Last year, I traveled to Japan.
4. Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
5. She washed her car.
6. He didn't wash his car.
Use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past.
7. I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
8. He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
9. Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?
The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past.
10. A: How long did you wait for them?
B: We waited for one hour.
11. They did not stay at the party the entire time.
12. I lived in Brazil for two years.
The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past.
13. He played the violin.
He didn't play the piano.
14. Did you play a musical instrument when you were a kid?
15. She worked at the movie theater after school
16. They never went to school, they always skipped class.
The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or generalizations which are no longer true.
17. She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
18. He didn't like tomatoes before.
19. Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?
20. People paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.
4. TAG QUESTION
You speak English, don't you? |
A tag question is a special construction in English. It is a statement followed by a mini-question. The whole sentence is a "tag question", and the mini-question at the end is called a "question tag".
But you don't really love her, do you?
This will work, won't it?
Well, I couldn't help it, could I?
But you'll tell me if she calls, won't you?
We'd never have known, would we?
The weather's bad, isn't it?
You won't be late, will you?
Nobody knows, do they?
You don't know of any good jobs, do you?
You couldn't help me with my homework, could you?
You haven't got $10 to lend me, have you?
The moon goes round the earth, doesn't it? Yes, it does.
The earth is bigger than the moon, isn't it? Yes.
The earth is bigger than the sun, isn't it? No, it isn't!
Asian people don't like rice, do they? Yes, they do!
Elephants live in Europe, don't they? No, they don't!
Men don't have babies, do they? No.
The English alphabet doesn't have 40 letters, does it? No, it doesn't.
positive statement [+] | negative tag [-] | notes: | |||||
subject | auxiliary | main verb |
| auxiliary | not | personal |
|
You | are | coming, |
| are | n't | you? |
|
We | have | finished, |
| have | n't | we? |
|
You | do | like | coffee, | do | n't | you? |
|
You | like | coffee, | do | n't | you? | You (do) like... | |
They | will | help, |
| wo | n't | they? | won't = will not |
I | can | come, |
| can | 't | I? |
|
We | must | go, |
| must | n't | we? |
|
He | should | try | harder, | should | n't | he? |
|
You |
| are | English, | are | n't | you? | no auxiliary for main verb be present & past |
John |
| was | there, | was | n't | he? |
Look at these examples with negative statements:
negative statement [-] | positive tag [+] | ||||||
subject | auxiliary |
| main verb |
|
| auxiliary | personal |
It | is | n't | raining, |
|
| is | it? |
We | have | never | seen |
| that, | have | we? |
You | do | n't | like |
| coffee, | do | you? |
They | will | not | help, |
|
| will | they? |
They | wo | n't | report |
| us, | will | they? |
I | can | never | do |
| it right, | can | I? |
We | must | n't | tell |
| her, | must | we? |
He | should | n't | drive |
| so fast, | should | he? |
You |
|
| are | n't | English, | are | you? |
John |
|
| was | not | there, | was | he? |
Some special cases:
I am right, aren't I? | aren't I (not amn't I) |
You have to go, don't you? | you (do) have to go... |
I have been answering, haven't I? | use first auxiliary |
Nothing came in the post, did it? | treat statements with nothing, nobody etc like negative statements |
Let's go, shall we? | let's = let us |
He'd better do it, hadn't he? | he had better (no auxiliary) |
5. Modals - English Grammar
1) can
Use | Examples |
ability to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be able to) | I can speak English. |
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be allowed to) | Can I go to the cinema? |
request | Can you wait a moment, please? |
offer | I can lend you my car till tomorrow. |
suggestion | Can we visit Grandma at the weekend? |
possibility | It can get very hot in Arizona. |
2) could
Use | Examples |
ability to do sth. in the past (substitute form: to be able to) | I could speak English. |
permission to do sth. in the past (substitute form: to be allowed to) | I could go to the cinema. |
polite question * | Could I go to the cinema, please? |
polite request * | Could you wait a moment, please? |
polite offer * | I could lend you my car till tomorrow. |
polite suggestion * | Could we visit Grandma at the weekend? |
possibility * | It could get very hot in Montana. |
3) may
Use | Examples |
possibility | It may rain today. |
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute form: to be allowed to) | May I go to the cinema? |
polite suggestion | May I help you? |
4) might
Use | Examples |
possibility (less possible than may) * | It might rain today. |
hesitant offer * | Might I help you? |
5) must
Use | Examples |
force, necessity | I must go to the supermarket today. |
possibility | You must be tired. |
advice, recommendation | You must see the new film with Brad Pitt. |
6) must not/may not
Use | Examples |
prohibition | You mustn't work on dad's computer. |
7) need not
Use | Examples |
not necessary | I needn't go to the supermarket, we're going to the restaurant tonight. |
8) ought to
Use | Examples |
advice | You ought to drive carefully in bad weather. |
obligation | You ought to switch off the light when you leave the room. |
9) shall
instead of will in the 1st person
Use | Examples |
suggestion | Shall I carry your bag? |
10) should
Use | Examples |
advice | You should drive carefully in bad weather. |
obligation | You should switch off the light when you leave the room. |
11) will
Use | Examples |
wish, request, demand, order (less polite than would) | Will you please shut the door? |
prediction, assumption | I think it will rain on Friday. |
promise | I will stop smoking. |
spontaneous decision | Can somebody drive me to the station? - I will. |
habits | She's strange, she'll sit for hours without talking. |
12) would
Use | Examples |
wish, request (more polite than will) | Would you shut the door, please? |
habits in the past | Sometimes he would bring me some flowers. |
* no past forms - future forms
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