English Tenses

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Present Perfect, Will Future, Going-to Future, Frist Conditional, Second Conditional, Third Conditional.

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Present Perfect, Will Future, Going-to Future, Frist Conditional, Second Conditional, Third Conditional.


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This flashcard set helps learn English at a secondary school level, focusing on mastering various tenses through vocabulary flashcards. It covers key grammatical structures like the present perfect, past continuous, and future tenses, along with signal words and passive forms. Examples include "I've lived in Wetzikon for more than 10 years" and "I'll help you." The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to reverse the learning direction from the target language to the source language. Ideal for students and exam takers at an intermediate level, these flashcards aid in understanding and practicing English grammar effectively.
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Present Simple

Example: "I eat breakfast at 7 am."

Description: regular activities, habits, facts

Signal Words: often, every day, every week, regularly, usually.

Passive: Toys are usually bought in the shop around the corner.

Present Continuous

Example: "I'm having a nice holiday."

Description: now, around now, future arrangemets

Signal Words: at the moment, now

Past Simple

Example: "Yesterday I booked a flight to Madrid."

Description: finishe actions at a specific time in the past

Signal Words: ago, last year, yesterday, in 1980

Passive: The rooms were cleaned by the staff last night.

Past Continuous

Example: "When I was riding the bike, a ball hit me."

Description: continuous actions at a specific time in the past

Signal Words: while, when, as

Past Perfect

Example: "Before I went to school, I had called my friend."

Description: actions before a specific time in the past

Signal Words: before

Present Perfect

Example: "I've lived in Wetzikon for more than 10 years."

Description: unfinished actions, recent events, experiences (no time mentioned)

Signal Words: since, just/recently, yet, already, not yet, never, ever, so far.

Passive: Three houses have been built.

Will Future

Example: "I'll help you"

Description: spontaneous decisions

Signal Words: i think

Passive: Three houses will be built

Going-to Future

Example: "I'm going to go on holiday in June."

Description: plan, predictions based on a sign

Signal Words: I'm Sure, It's planned that

First Conditional

Example: "If the weather is nice, we'll go out for a picnic."

Description: Is a real situation, so it might happen in the future

Second Contitional

Example: "If the weather were nice, we would have a picnic."

Description: Is an unreal situation, very unlikely to happen.

Third Conditional

Example: "If the weather had been nice last week, we would have a picnic."

Description: Is an unreal situation in the past.

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