The desease of the mummy

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TIMELINE
AUXILIARIES VERBS DO, DOES, DID
GO BE, BEEN, AM, IS, ARE, WAS,
WERE GOING HAVE, HAS, HAD GONE MODAL BERBS
(CAN, COULD, SHOULD MUST, HAVE TO, MAY, OUGHT
TO, ETC.) GO
PAST
NOW
FUTURE
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PRESENT SIMPLE
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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PAST SIMPLE
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PAST CONTINUOUS
P.P. SIMPLE
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P.P. CONT
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PRESENT SIMPLE MEANING ROUTINES, FACTS,
HOBBIES/HABITS, TIMETABLE KEY WORDS Adverbs
of fecuency (always,often, seldom, sometimes,
never, etc.) before the verb each, every,
fridays. (In the complement at the end in the
complement) AFF He reads the book
every weekend. (we dont have aux. the verb
tells time) NEG He does not read the
book every weekend INT Does he
read the book every weekend?
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS MEANING AT THE MOMENT,
AROUND THE MOMENT, POINT OF VIEW, FUT PLANS.
KEY WORDS NOW, AT THE MOMENT, LISTEN, LOOK,
FRIDAY AFF He is reads the book
at the moment. NEG He is not
read the book at the moment. INT Is
he read the book at the moment?
PAST SIMPLE MEANING COMPLETED ACTION FROM
BEGINING TO END. NOTHING INTERRUPTED. AFF
He read the book last night at eight
oclock. (the verb tells you the tense) NEG
He did not read the book every
weekend INT Did he read the
book every weekend?
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PAST CONTINUOUS MEANING THE ACTION STARTED BUT
INTERRUPTED BY ANOTHER ACTION NEVER FINISH Key
Word WE MUST FINISH THE TENSE WITH WHEN OR
WHILE TO FINISH THE IDEA. WE MUST ALWAYS USE THE
PAST SIMPLE AFTER THIS THESE. AFF He
was reads the book last night at eight
oclock. NEG He was not read the book
last n ight at eight oclock. INT Was
he read the book last night at eight
oclock?
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE MEANING THE ACTION WAS
DONE IN THE PAST AND AFFECTS THE MOMENT. Key
Word JUST, ALREADY, YET. AFF He has
gone to the beach for the weekend. NEG He
has not gone to the beack for the
weekend. INT Has he gone to the
beack for the weekend?
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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS MEANING THE ACTION
WAS DONE IN THE PAST AND AFFECTS THE MOMENT BUT
IT WILL CONTINUE HAPPENING. Key Word JUST,
ALREADY, YET. AFF He has been going
to the beach for the weekend. NEG He has
not been going to the beach for the
weekend. INT Has he been going to
the beach for the weekend?