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3 ASPECTS
SIMPLE
REPEATED/ROUTINES
I go early every day
PERMANENT
I work as a teacher
COMPLETED
I had 3 coffees today
CONTINUOUS
IN PROGRESS
She was driving far too fast
TEMPORARY
I´m working as a teacher
UNFINISHED
She´s still reading the book
PERFECT
CONNECT TWO PERIODS OF TIME
I haven’t visited London since last year
I havent visited London last year
I have visited London this summer
THE PASSIVE
INTEREST IN ACTION NOT DOER
I was robbed last week
ACTIVE AND STATE VERBS
Action verbs talk walk run go ….
State verb - states, feeling ,opinion
WE DON’T NORMALLY USE STATE VERBS IN
CONTINUOUS TENSES
Which of these are state and active verbs?
HAVE – THINK – SEEM – BELONG- LOVE –
agree
I HAVE A BOOK- A SISTER
I ´M HAVING A COFFEE- SHOWER- BATH –
A GREAT TIME
I have a car
I´m having a coffee.
I think she´s pretty.
I´m thinking of going
She seems happy.
It belongs to me.
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