Tenses — Concept Maps
ICSE · Class 9 · English Language - Archer
4 concept maps of Tenses for ICSE Class 9 English Language - Archer, each also written out as a text outline. Maps: Complete Tenses Overview - All 12.
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Complete Tenses Overview - All 12 Forms
The map in words
- Tenses
- Present
- Simple Present
- Habitual actions
- Universal facts
- Future events
- Conditionals
- Present Continuous
- Current actions
- Temporary actions
- Future plans
- Present Perfect
- Just completed
- Past affecting present
- Unspecified time
- Present Perfect Continuous
- Ongoing from past
- Simple Present
- Past
- Simple Past
- Completed actions
- Past habits
- Past Continuous
- Ongoing in past
- Background actions
- Past Perfect
- Before another past
- Completed before moment
- Past Perfect Continuous
- Duration before past
- Simple Past
- Future
- Simple Future
- Planned actions
- Predictions
- Future Continuous
- Ongoing in future
- Future Perfect
- Before future moment
- Future Perfect Continuous
- Duration in future
- Simple Future
- Present
Complete Tenses Overview
The map in words
- Tenses
- Past
- Simple Past
- Completed actions
- Past habits
- Past Continuous
- Ongoing past actions
- Past Perfect
- Before other past events
- Past Perfect Continuous
- Duration till past moment
- Simple Past
- Present
- Simple Present
- Habits
- Universal facts
- Present Continuous
- Current actions
- Temporary situations
- Present Perfect
- Completed with present link
- Life experiences
- Present Perfect Continuous
- Ongoing from past
- Simple Present
- Future
- Simple Future
- Planned actions
- Predictions
- Future Continuous
- Ongoing future actions
- Future Perfect
- Completed before future event
- Future Perfect Continuous
- Duration over future period
- Simple Future
- Past
Present Perfect vs Simple Past Decision Tree
The map in words
- Action in the past
- Is there a specific time mentioned?
- Yes: yesterday, last week, in 2019: Use Simple Past
- I went yesterday
- No: recently, ever, never, just: Does it connect to present?
- Yes: experience, result affects now: Use Present Perfect
- I have been to Paris
- No: just stating past fact: Use Simple Past
- Shakespeare wrote plays
- Yes: experience, result affects now: Use Present Perfect
- Yes: yesterday, last week, in 2019: Use Simple Past
- Is there a specific time mentioned?
- Common Error
- I have gone yesterday
- Never use Present Perfect with specific past time
- I have gone yesterday
Tense is the form of a verb that shows the time of an action.
The map in words
- Tense is the form of a verb that shows the time of an action.
- Present Tense
- Past Tense
- Future Tense
- Time markers
- Verb forms
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