Learn English - Lesson 8 - Tense using Past / Present / Future - (How to express the tense of time)
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One of the most confusing parts of learning English
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is understanding the use of tense.
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The most common form of English tense concerns expressing when things occur.
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The three most common points of tense relate to things that have already occurred in the past.
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Things that are happening right now in the present,
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and things that will happen in the future.
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Put simply... past tense,
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present tense,
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and future tense.
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When expressing past tense
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we are showing that something has already occurred.
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It has already happened.
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Something was done.
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It has already occurred.
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It was carried out.
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It has already been done.
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Present tense refers to things that are happening at the moment.
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Present tense expresses the occurrence of something as it happens,
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it is happening right now.
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It is taking place at this moment.
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The present is now.
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It is happening as I am expressing the action.
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We often use the word ‘now’ to express something that is happening in the present moment.
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It is happening now.
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Finally, we have future tense,
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which refers to anything that will happen in the future.
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It will occur later.
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Something that has been planned will often be expressed using future tense.
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It will happen.
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It will be done.
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It will occur.
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It is going to happen.
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It did not happen in the past.
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It is not happening now.
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It will happen later in the future.
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One of the main problems with using tense in English occurs when we try to translate sentences from other languages.
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It would be fair to say that in some languages,
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the form of tense does not occur, or it occurs differently.
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However, it is easy to learn English tense quite quickly,
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Once you remember the basic rules...
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something was done.
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It happened in the past.
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Something is happening now.
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It is happening in the present,
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and something will happen in the future.
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It is going to happen.
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It will happen.
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