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NARRATIVE TENSES
Narrative Tenses refer to all the Past tenses that we usually manage when we want to tell stories and Tales (Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect) Each tense has got an specific function within the story:
PAST PERFECT
Had + participe
-ed
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Words= Before, After.
PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE
Sequence the action. It tells you wich comes first and which second.
Simple refers to a finished action.
+= Suj + VB (past) 'I saw a car'
-= Suj + DIDN'T + VB (inf) 'I didn't see a car'
?= DID + Suj + VB (inf) 'Did I see a car?'
Simple refers to a finished action.
It give movement to the action.
+= Suj + was/were + VB -ing 'I was watching TV'
-= Suj + wasn't/weren't+ VB -ing 'I wasn't warching TV'
?= Was/Were + Suj + VB ing 'Was I watching TV?'
FOR- durante YET- todavía _________yet
SINCE- desde ALREADY- ya ....have already______.
JUST- ahora mismo ....have just______.
NARRATIVE TENSES
NARRATIVE TENSES
MODAL VERBS
MUST- debe
HAVE TO- tienes que
NEEDN'T- no necesitas que
tienes
ability
obligation
advice
possibility
CAN- puedo
COULD- podría
BE ABLE TO- capaz de
SHOULD- debería
OUGHT TO- debería
MAY- puede que
MIGHT- podría
If I were you... Si yo fuera tú..
Why don't you... Por qué no...
You'd better... Será mejor...
How about... Qué tal si...
You should... Deberías...
I think that you should... Creo que usted debe....
0 Sure
1 Highly posible
2 Less probable
If Present, Present
If I study, I pass.
If Past + Simple
If I studied, I would pass.
If Present + Simple
If I study, I will pass.
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