Grammar
My job is to market my guidebook to companies that cater to French people that are moving to Shanghai and for French students that live in Shanghai.
My books are publicized biannually. I have a French guide for students that is publicized biannually and a French guide for new expats that is publicized biannually.
We don’t celebrate the Christmas. We don’t celebrate Christmas.
He is happier than I am about moving to Portugal.
Verb Tenses Chart
Simple Tenses:
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| Simple tenses are used whenever we are talking about a point in time.
Past Simple
Use for an action that happened at a point in time in the past.
e.g. – I ate breakfast this morning. |
Present Simple
Use when making a general statement of truth at the present point in time.
e.g. – I eat breakfast every day. |
Future Simple
Use for an action that will happen at a point in time in the future.
e.g. – I will eat breakfast later. |
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Continuous Tenses:
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| Continuous tenses are used whenever we are talking about a length of time.
Past Continuous
Use for an action that was happening for a length of time in the past when another action happened in the middle of it.
e.g. – I was eating breakfast when my brother arrived. |
Present Continuous
Use for an action that is happening now.
e.g. – Right now, I am eating breakfast. |
Future Continuous
Use for an action that will be happening for a length of time in the future.
e.g. – I will be eating breakfast from 9:00 to 9:30. |
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Perfect Tenses:
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| Perfect tenses are used whenever we are talking about a point in time before another point in time.
Past Perfect
Use for an action that happened in the past before another action.
e.g. – I had already eaten breakfast when my brother arrived. |
Present Perfect
Use for an action that happened in the past before the present moment.
e.g. – I have already eaten breakfast. |
Future Perfect
Use for an action that will happen in the future before another action.
e.g. – I will have already eaten breakfast by the time my brothers arrives. |
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Perfect Continuous Tenses:
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| Perfect continuous tenses are used whenever we are talking about a length of time up to a point in time.
Past Perfect Continuous
Use for an action that was happening for a length of time in the past up to the moment when another action happened.
e.g. – I had been eating breakfast for 30 minutes when my brother arrived. |
Present Perfect Continuous
Use for an action that was happening for a length of time up to the present moment.
e.g. – I have been eating my breakfast for 30 minutes. |
Future Perfect Continuous
Use for an action that will be happening in the future for a length of time up to the moment when another action will happen.
e.g. – I will have been eating my breakfast for 30 minutes by the time you arrive. |
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