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Re: Names of different tenses

CalifJim — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:23:08 GMT

Here are some Present - Past pairs:

Simple present - Simple past [He takes. He took.]

Present progressive - Past progressive [He is taking. He was taking.]

Present perfect - Past perfect [He has taken. He had taken.]

Present perfect progressive - Past perfect progressive [He has been taking. He had been taking.]

(Simple) Future (of the Present) (will) - ( Simple) Future of the Past (would) [He will take. He would take.]

Future (of the Present) progressive - Future (of the Past) progressive [He will be taking. He would be taking.]

Future (of the Present) perfect - Future (of the Past) perfect [He will have taken. He would have taken.]

Future (of the Present) perfect progressive - Future (of the Past) perfect progressive [He will have been taking. He would have been taking.]

(Future of the Past -- (with would)-- is also called "Conditional".)

(Progressive is also called Continuous.)

Caution: Not all discussions of tense use the same names for the tenses.

Re: Mixed Conditionals (Is this allowed?)

MrPedantic — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 01:20:21 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
Hello.
I came across a couple of sites, and I was wondering if you could verify the authenticity of their contents.

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/IF8.cfm
http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html

The pages look ok. The first site should mention that the subjunctive 'were' is standard in place of 'was' in the first and third person singular:

1. If MrQ were here, you wouldn't have done that.

Though you hear this use of 'were' slightly less often in BrE than in AmE.

The last set of examples on the second site don't sound like mixed conditionals to me. They seem like standard type 2s. But maybe other members will have other opinions.

2. If his father hadn't lost all his money, John would study at the university.

This structure (IF past perfect, main clause 'would' + base form) isn't incorrect, with the right context:

3. If his father hadn't throttled him at birth, MrQ would be prime minister now.

The present progressive is used where the context requires a sense of a continuing action:

4. If I'd braked sooner, I wouldn't now be paying $300 for repairs.

MrP

Re: How many tenses in English?

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:24:59 GMT

Pemmican wrote:
As far as I know, there are these 13 tenses:

a) Past Perfect Progressive ........................had been + present participle
b) Past Perfect ..........................................had + past participle
c) Past Progressive ...................................was/were + present participle
d) Simple Past ..........................................past tense form

e) Present Perfect Progressive ...................have/has been + present participle
f) Present Perfect .....................................have/has + past participle

g)Present Progressive .................................am/is/are + present participle
h)Simple Present ........................................present tense form = almost same form as infinitive (except "to be"); when used with he/she/it: +(e)s (except modal helping verbs)

i)will-Future ...............................................will + infinitive
j)will-Future Progressive .............................will be + present participle
k)will-Future Perfect ...................................will have + past participle
l)will-Future Perfect Progressive ..................will have been + present participle

m)Going-to-Future ......................................am/is/are going to + infinitive

Sometimes, the Conditionals are also said to be tenses, but those are just modi of an actual tense, no tenses themselves.

Re: Past Action, Present Result vs. Imaginary

MrPedantic — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:26:06 GMT

Hello Jack

Just to bring out the meaning, I'll change the product slightly. You have a burger in your hand:

1. If I had eaten the burger, it wouldn't be in my hand right now.

This form of conditional (IF type 3 + MAIN type 2, sometimes with a time adverbial) presents the effect of an imaginary past action on the present. You can also use the present progressive in the main clause:

1a. If I hadn't eaten that burger, I wouldn't now be throwing up.

Whereas:

2. If I ate this burger, it wouldn't be in my hand any more.

This standard type 2 conditional presents the imaginary effect of an imaginary action.

So in your case, you want #1, because you're talking about an immediate situation:

Shop Assistant: I'm sorry, Jack, I can only give you a refund on your book if you've never used it.

Jack: If I'd used the book, it wouldn't be in such good condition now. Look! the spine is unbroken, the pages still have that new-bookshop smell...It's obvious I've never used it!

Shop Assistant: Well, I'm convinced, Jack. No truly deceitful person could produce such an exemplary conditional statement. Here's your $12.95 refund...

Jack [turns to camera]: And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why you should always choose:

Jack's Original Conditionals! Only $3.99 a box! Accept No Substitute!

{curtain}

MrP

Conditions and stuff....help

casas — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 23:40:35 GMT

Could you guys tell me were my mistakes are in this, I think I got it.
Thanks for all the help

PRESENT CONDITIONAL
(sometimes called the ZERO CONDITIONAL)
IF + PRESENT / PRESENT
E.g. If you mix yellow and blue, you get green.

1st CONDITIONAL
IF + PRESENT / FUTURE
E.g. If you drink this, you'll get better.

2nd CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST / WOULD('d) + INFINITIVE
E.g. If I saw him again, I'd shake his hand.

3rd CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST PERFECT / WOULD + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
E.g. If I had run faster, I would have caught the bus.
Exercise 10
Look at the following sentences and decide whether they are PRESENT, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd CONDITIONALS.

E.g. 1. If I knew where he lived, I'd visit him. 2nd Conditional
2. If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. 1st Conditional
3. If you go out alone at night, you will get into trouble. 2nd Conditional
4. If you had lived in Spain, you would have been able to speak Spanish. 3rd Conditional
5. If I eat chocolate all the time, I get fat. 1st Conditional
6. If I were you, I'd buy the red dress. 2nd Conditional
7. If she had looked where she was going, she wouldn't have had an accident. 3rd connditional
8. If you come to the party tonight, you'll meet Tom. 1st Conditional

Exercise 1
Look at this example taken from a newspaper: "Prime Minister unveils new policies". Although it is written in the present tense, it refers to past time.

Look at the following sentences using present simple tense verbs and decide what time reference they have - PRESENT, PAST, or FUTURE.
E.g. 1. When you see her, will you say hello from me. Future
2. Cantona passes to Giggs, who passes to Sharp. Present
3. She walks in, comes right up to me and says... Past
4. The train leaves at 10.30. Future
5. We'll phone as soon as we get there. Future

Exercise 2
Look through the following sentences and select the TENSE and the time reference used.
E.g. 1. If I won a lot of money, I'd travel the world. Past Simple - Future
2. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise. Past Simple - Past
3. When you have finished, you can go home. Past Perfect - Present
4. 'Major calls for peace summit' (headline). Present Perfect - Past
5. I'm meeting some friends at the pub tonight. Present Progressive - Furure
6. We've got the next lesson in the language library. Present Progressive - Future
7. I am to give a speech at the conference next week. Present simple - Future

Re: Need help for this question on based on Grammatical content...

CalifJim — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 08:34:06 GMT

Technically, there are two tenses: Present (or Non-Past) and Past.
There are four aspects derived from two aspect pairs (simple vs. perfect and simple vs. progressive): Simple, Perfect, Progressive, and Perfect Progressive
[Some authors call the perfect/non-perfect distinction 'phase'.]

Combining these gives eight tense-aspect combinations, sometimes called "tenses".

There are two voices: Active and Passive.

Combining these with the previous set gives 16 tense-aspect-voice combinations, sometimes called "tenses".

When aspect and voice are included in the paradigm of the tenses, the word "tense" is being used with an extended meaning.

Modals are the verbs: will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, and must
Each can occur as the initial element in eight aspect-voice combinations described above.

"need" and "dare" are defective modals; they are only used in non-assertive contexts.

"will" and, to a lesser extent, "shall" are used to create the so-called "future tense" or "future of the present", which is more of a "mood" than a tense. "would" and, to a much lesser extent, "should" are used to create the so-called "conditional tense", or "future of the past", also not a tense, strictly speaking. "would" is sometimes regarded as the past of "will".

Other modals are used to express ideas of permission, possibility, obligation, necessity, and so on.

The names of the sixteen "basic tenses" are:
Present, Present Perfect, Present Progressive, Present Perfect Progressive
Past, Past Perfect, Past Progressive, Past Perfect Progressive
Present Passive, Present Perfect Passive, Present Progressive Passive, Present Perfect Progressive Passive
Past Passive, Past Perfect Passive, Past Progressive Passive, Past Perfect Progressive Passive

Different authors may use different names, particularly with regard to the order of the terms within the name. "Simple Past" or "Past Simple" are sometimes used for "Past". "Continuous" is often used instead of "Progressive".

CJ

Re: How many tenses in English?

Pemmican — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:10:51 GMT

As far as I know, there are these 13 tenses:

a) Past Perfect Progressive ........................had been + present participle
b) Past Perfect ..........................................had + past participle
c) Past Progressive ...................................was/were + present participle
d) Simple Past ..........................................past tense form

e) Present Perfect Progressive ...................have/has been + present participle
f) Present Perfect .....................................have/has + past participle

g)Present Progressive .................................am/is/are + present participle
h)Simple Present ........................................present tense form = almost same form as infinitive (except "to be"); when used with he/she/it: +(e)s (except modal helping verbs)

i)will-Future ...............................................will + infinitive
j)will-Future Progressive .............................will be + present participle
k)will-Future Perfect ...................................will have + past participle
l)will-Future Perfect Progressive ..................will have been + present participle

m)Going-to-Future ......................................am/is/are going to + infinitive

Sometimes, the Conditionals are also said to be tenses, but those are just modi of an actual tense, no tenses themselves.