GE 1st Meeting

GENERAL ENGLISH
(TENSES & HOW TO USE IT IN VERBAL

AND NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION)
Tutor: Intifadhah
What is general english?
● English course program that aims to improve four basic skills of English (Listening,
Speaking, Reading and Writing skills as well as Grammar and Vocabulary).
● The program covers a wide range of topics that can be applied in the context everyday
life.
● This program requires you to have at least basic A2 English skill (based on CEFR
level).
What is your target?
Lesson’s Contract
● UNDERSTANDING THE GOAL
● TIME TOLERANCE
● HAVE A GOOD ATTITUDE & MINDSET
TENSES
an action or situation
PRESENT that is occurring
now/habitually
an action or situation
TENSES PAST that was started and
finished in the past
an action or
fUTURE situation that will
occur in the future
Each of the three tenses has four forms or sub divisions to show continuity or
completeness of the action and time
These are:
SIMPLE/ CONTINOUS PERFECT

PERFECT
INDEFINITE CONTINOUS
HERE IS A LIST OF RULES OF THE TENSES:
Perfect
Simple Progressive Perfect
Progressive
Forms Forms Forms
Forms
V1 + s / es Am/is/are + V1 + Have/has + V3 Have/has been + V1 +

PRESENT ing ing
Was/were + V1 +
PAST V2 Had + V3 Had been + V1 + ing
ing
Will be + V1 + Will have been + V1 +

FUTURE Will/Shall + V1 ing Will have + V3 ing
TABLE OF ENGLISH TENSES:
Perfect
Simple Progressive Perfect
Progressive
Forms Forms Forms
Forms
Am/is/are Have/has been

PRESENT Play (s) Have/has played
Playing Playing
Played Was/were Had Played Had been Playing

PAST Playing
Will have been

FUTURE Will/Shall Play Will be Playing Will have Played
Playing
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Expresses situation that always,

The sun rises from the east.
usually, habitually; they exist now,
have existed in the past, and probably
will exist in the future She goes to the school
regularly.
Subject + Verb 1 + Object

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
expresses an activity that is in progress

John is sleeping right now.
at the moment of speaking. It is a
temporary activity that began in the
past, is continuing at present, and will The students are sitting at their
probably end at some point in the desks right now.
future.
Subject + am/is/are + V1 + ing

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
expresses the idea that something

happened before now, at an unspecified They have moved into a new
time in the past apartment.
expresses the repetition of an activity

I have met many people since I
before now
came here in June.
Subject + have/has + V3
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Used to indicate the duration of an

activity that began in the past and I have been sitting here since
continuous to the present. When the 7 o’clock.
tense has this meaning, it is used with
time words, such as for, since, all It has been raining all day.
morning, all day, all week.
Subject + Have/has been + V1 + ing

SIMPLE PAST TENSE
An activity or situation began and

I walked to school yesterday.
ended at a particular time in the past.
I bought a new bag two days

ago.
Subject + Verb 2 + Object

PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE
1st I was walking down the street.

I was walking down the street
2nd It began to rain.
when it began to rain.
Both actions occurred at the same time, While I was walking down the
but one action began earlier and was in street, it began to rain.
progress when the other action
occurred
Subject + was/were + V1 + ing

PAST PERFECT TENSE
expresses an activity that was

completed before another activity or Sam had already left when
time in the past. Anna got there.
Subject + had + V3
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Emphasizes the duration of an activity

that was in progress before another The police had been looking
activity or time in the past. for the criminal for two years
before they caught him.
Subject + Had been + V1 + ing

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
An activity or situation that will happen

Anna will come to my house
in the future.
tomorrow.
Jack is going to finish his
homework tomorrow.
Subject + Will/be going to +V1 + Object
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Expresses an activity that will be in

I will begin to study at seven.
progress at a time in the future.
You will come at eight.
I will be studying when you

come.
Subject + will be + V1 + ing
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
expresses an activity that will be

completed before another time or event I will graduate in June. I will
in the future. see you in July.
By the time I see you, I will

have graduated.
Subject + will have + V3
FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Emphasizes the duration of an activity

that will be in progress before another I will go to bed at 10 P.M.
time or event in the future. Tom will get home at
midnight. At midnight I will
be sleeping.
I will have been sleeping for

Subject + will have been + V1 + ing
two hours by the time Tom
gets home.
The sentences The sentences
with verb inside with no verb
inside
Verbal & Non Verbal Sentences

SUBJECT TO BE
I Am
They
We
Are
You
People/Things (more than one)
She
It
Is
He
A Person/Thing (Only One
Examples
Verb (+) Verb (?)

I borrow my neigbor’s bike Do I borrow my neigbor’s bike?
She studies physics in the Does she study physics in the
library. library
Verb (-)
I dont borrow my neigbor’s
bike
She doesnt study physics in the
library
Examples
Non Verb (+) Non Verb (?)

Melly is a doctor. Is Melly a doctor?
Henry and Mika are my Are Henry and Mika my
classmate. classmate?
Non Verb (-)

Melly is not a doctor
Henry and Mika are not my
classmate
SIMPLE PRESENT
Verb Non Verb
I/you/they/we + verb I + am + adjective/noun/adverb

I/you/they/we + verb
He/she/it + verb(s) You/we/they + are + adjective/noun/adverb
He/she/it + verb(s)
He/she/it + is + adjective/noun/adverb
I drink coffee I am tall
John drinks tea They are football players
She is outside
SIMPLE PAST
Verb Non Verb
S+ I/he/she/it + was + adjective/noun/adverb

V2 You/we/they + were + adjective/noun/adverb
Nina ate bakmie yesterday The test was easy
You were a ballerina

SIMPLE FUTURE
Verb Non Verb
S + will + V1 S + will be + adjective/noun/adverb
I will come She will be a great teacher

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GENERAL ENGLISH

(TENSES & HOW TO USE IT IN VERBAL

SIMPLE/ CONTINOUS PERFECT

V1 + s / es Am/is/are + V1 + Have/has + V3 Have/has been + V1 +

Will be + V1 + Will have been + V1 +

Am/is/are Have/has been

Played Was/were Had Played Had been Playing

Will have been

Expresses situation that always,

Subject + Verb 1 + Object

expresses an activity that is in progress

Subject + am/is/are + V1 + ing

expresses the idea that something

expresses the repetition of an activity

Used to indicate the duration of an

Subject + Have/has been + V1 + ing

An activity or situation began and

I bought a new bag two days

Subject + Verb 2 + Object

1st I was walking down the street.

Subject + was/were + V1 + ing

expresses an activity that was

Emphasizes the duration of an activity

Subject + Had been + V1 + ing

An activity or situation that will happen

Expresses an activity that will be in

I will be studying when you

expresses an activity that will be

By the time I see you, I will

Emphasizes the duration of an activity

I will have been sleeping for

Verbal & Non Verbal Sentences

Verb (+) Verb (?)

Non Verb (+) Non Verb (?)

Non Verb (-)

I/you/they/we + verb I + am + adjective/noun/adverb

I drink coffee I am tall

John drinks tea They are football players

S+ I/he/she/it + was + adjective/noun/adverb

Nina ate bakmie yesterday The test was easy

You were a ballerina

S + will + V1 S + will be + adjective/noun/adverb

I will come She will be a great teacher

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