Grammar 4

1. What is the future continuous tense? The future continuous tense is used to say what will be happening at a future time. 2. How to make the future continuous tense There are two ways to make the future continuous tense: *Note: the future time can be at the start…

1. What is the 1st conditional? The 1st conditional is an ‘if’ phrase for cause and effect. That means ‘if x happens, y will happen‘. It uses the word ‘will’. 2. How to make the 1st conditional The 1st conditional is made by: The ‘will’ clause looks the same as…

1. What is the 2nd conditional? The 2nd conditional is an ‘if’ phrase for hypotheticals. This means it is for things you can imagine, but are not true. It uses the words ‘would’ or ‘could’. 2. How to make the 2nd conditional The 2nd conditional is made by: Although it…

1. What is the 3rd conditional? The 3rd conditional is an ‘if’ phrase for ‘alternative realities’. That means it is for thinking how life would be different if an event in the past had been different. There are two ways to talk about alternative realities: 2. How to make the…

1. What is the 0 conditional? The 0 conditional is an ‘if’ phrase for relationships that are always true. This means if x happens, y always happens. Generally, this relationship is ’cause and effect’, meaning x makes y happen. 2. How to make the 0 conditional To make the 0…

1. Review: the present perfect tense The present perfect is for an action done between a past and now.Action: finishedTime: not finished To make the present perfect, use: *Past participle = done, gone, seen, eaten etc. I have lived in Russia. They have been busy this week. We have stopped…

1. Wishing life was different To talk about things you wish were different, use: The past tense section expresses what the subject wants. *Note: although the past tense is used, it is talking about things now. This is because ‘wish’ moves tenses backwards. Problem Subject + wish Wish Want(past tense)…

1. Regrets Regrets are: To talk about regrets, use: *The past perfect = had + perfect participle (p.p.)P.p is done, gone, seen, eaten, etc. Regret Subject Wish Past perfect Example sentence I did not study hard. I wish I had studied harder I wish I had studied harder. He did…

1. Review: the present perfect tense The present perfect tense is used when the action is finished but the time is not finished. The present perfect tense is made by: *Present perfect = gone, eaten, seen, been, etc. Verb Present perfect(finished action) Unfinished time Example sentence watch has watched this…

1. Review: the present tense The present tense is used to describe things that are true: To make the present tense, use: Verb(in simple form) Example sentence do I do my homework every night. go He goes to school on Monday. have We have three cats. like Chris likes tall…