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Yaggy74 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Tense and time reference

I have to say if the following are PAST, PRESENT or FUTURE and also if they are PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE or PAST SIMPLE

can someone please help THANKS

1. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise - SIMPLE PAST - PRESENT

2. When you have finished, you can go home - PRESENT SIMPLE - FUTURE

3. 'Major calls for peace summit' (headline) - PRESENT SIMPLE - PRESENT

4. I'm meeting some friends at the pub tonight. - PRESENT PROGRESSIVE - FUTURE

5. We've got the next lesson in the language library PRESENT SIMPLE - FUTURE

6. I am to give a speech at the conference next week PRESENT PROGRESSIVE - FUTURE
  

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I'm not sure what your colored indications mean. If red = tense and green = time reference: 1. correct 2.

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I'm not sure what your colored indications mean. If red = tense and green = time reference:

1. correct

2. present perfect

3. correct

4. correct

5. present
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Hi

Yes the red = tense and the green = time reference

I take it by this that I got the time reference correct?

Thank you for your help I did better than I thought
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Time references are all correct.

Glad to help.
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I guess 5. is present perfect?
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Was no 5 supposed to be present perfect?
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1. I wish I had more time to finish this exercise - SIMPLE PAST - PRESENT

2. When you have finished, you can go home - PRESENT SIMPLE present perfect (have) - FUTURE

3. 'Major
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