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Tense Review — Advanced

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REVIEW
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Tense Review — Advanced

Grammar Reference

Form Example
12 combinations3 times × 4 aspects: simple/cont/perf/perf-contShe has lived here all her life. (permanent)
Style choiceshistorical present, future-in-past, used to/wouldI have read three books this week. (count)
Reported tensebackshift unless universal truth / very recentShe knew the answer. (state)
Aspectsimple = state / count · continuous = activity / durationShe has been living here for years. (duration emphasis)

Tense Review — Advanced — Exercises

Practice Tasks

  1. Write three original sentences using advanced structures from this chapter on Tense Review — Advanced.
  2. Identify one structure from each slide and explain in your own words when and why it is used.
  3. Find a sentence in a text you have read recently that uses a structure from this chapter. Copy it and analyse it.

Tense Review — Advanced — Answer Key

Practice Tasks

  1. Free writing task — compose an original sentence demonstrating the full English tense system (review all tenses and aspect). Focus on accuracy and appropriate context.
  2. Free writing task — compose an original sentence demonstrating the full English tense system (review all tenses and aspect). Focus on accuracy and appropriate context.
  3. Free writing task — compose an original sentence demonstrating the full English tense system (review all tenses and aspect). Focus on accuracy and appropriate context.