The Meghna

Future Simple We use future simple in a situation which shows an action may take place and has strong determination and possibility. Example: 1. I don’t think I will go out tonight. I’m too tired.  2. Will you please turn the stereo down? I’m trying to concentrate on my studies. 3. I have tried to give her advice, but she won’t listen.

Past perfect Continuous: (Situation: Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shinning, but the ground was wet. Example: It had been raining. It was not raining when I looked out of the window; the sun was shinning. But it had been raining before.) Example:1. When the boys came into the house, their clothes were dirty, their hair was untidy, and one of them had a black eye. They had been fighting. 2. Mrs. Roksana was sitting in an armchair resting. She was tired because she had been working very hard. 

Past perfect Tense: Situation: Mamun sir went to the party last night. Milly went to the party too, but they didn’t see each other. Milly left the party at 10pm and Mamun sir arrived at 11pm. So when Mamun sir went to the party, Mily wasn’t there.) Example: 1. When we got home last night, we found that somebody had broken into the flat. 2. Tarek had just got home when I phoned. 3. The marriage ceremony had finished before the truth came to light that the groom was married earlier. 

          Past Continuous Tense    We use past continuous in a situation which states an action was continuing at a period of time in the past. (Situation: Yesterday Milton and Rokey played tennis. They began at 10 o’clock and finished at 11:30. At 10:30 they were playing tennis. Example: 1. This time last year I was teaching at FM method. 2. I saw you in the street yesterday. You were chatting your friends and drinking tea. 3. I hurt my leg while I was working in the garden.

Past Simple Tense: Past Simple: We use past simple in a situation or action which happened in the past and a past time is used when a past simple is used. } I work at AISC now before that I worked at Fatema Trading Co. and FM method . } We invited them at our party, but they decided not to come. } The police stopped us on our home last night. } Petter was born in 1970 and married in 1998 and became the father of his first son in 2000. } They were not able to come because they were so busy.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense We use the present Perfect continuous tense for an activity that an activity that has recently stopped or just stopped. 1. You are out of breath. Have you been staring Up? 2. Madam Maksura is very tired. She has been working very hard with questions. 3. I have been talking to the manager about the problem and he agrees it. Difference between gone to and been to: Present Perfect Continuous Tense v It is also used with an action which has started a time in the past and still continues…. 1. How long have been teaching at AISC? 2. Tonny has been watching TV all day long. 3. Messi is a very good football player. He has been playing since he was a child.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense: v We use the present continuous tense for an activity that an activity that has recently stopped or just stopped. 1. You are out of breath. Have you been staring Up? 2. Madam Maksura is very tired. She has been working very hard with questions. 3. I have been talking to the manager about the problem and he agrees it. Difference between gone to and been to: Present Perfect Continuous Tense v It is also used with an action which has started a time in the past and still continues…. 1. How long have been teaching at AISC? 2. Tonny has been watching TV all day long. 3. Messi is a very good football player. He has been playing since he was a child.

Present perfect Tense 2 When we talk about a period of time that continues from the past until now, we use the  present perfect( have travelled/ have been etc.) Here Mishori and Akhi are talking about the places Mishori has visited in her life (which is a period that continues until now). Example: 1. I have met a lot of people in the last few days. 2. Everything is going well. We have not had any problem so far. 3. We are hungry. We haven’t eaten anything since breakfast. v We use present perfect with today, this morning, this year etc. when these periods are not finished at the time of speaking. 1. I have drunk four cups of tea today. 2. Jack has not studied very hard this term. 

                 gone to 1. Renesa is on holiday. She has gone to Sweden. (She is there now or on her way there) 2. Maksura is on holiday. She has gone to Cox’s Bazar .                been to Maksura   is back home now. She has been to Cox’s Bazar . (She has now come back)

Present Perfect Tense: (Situation: Maya is looking for her keys. She can’t find them. She has lost her keys and result is present) } She has lost her keys= She lost it recently and she still does not have it. } Ow ! I have cut my finger. It is bleeding. } The road is closed. There has been an accident. } Police have caught two men in connection with the robbery. (In the news)

Present Continuous Tense: We use P resent Continuous Tense for things happening at or around the time of speaking. } Example: } The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? } Listen to those people. What language are they speaking? They are speaking Japanese. } Let’s go now. It’s not raining anymore. } Hamid wants to marry soon. So he is saving money. } The population is of the world is increasing very fast.

Present Simple Tense: (Situation: Motin is a bus driver, but now he is in bed asleep. (He is asleep) } But he drives a bus. (He is bus driver) } We use present simple tense to talk about things in general. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general: } Examples: } Nurses look after patience at hospitals. } Teachers teach at schools. } The school opens at 7.00 in the morning. } Rice does not grow in cold climates.