Saturday, May 05, 2012

Types - Sentences & Tenses


Simple Sentence: One Subject and One Predicate.

Compound Sentence : More than one subject

Tenses: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Mood: Indicative / Imperative

Declarative : Simple Statement

Interrogative : Question form asking

 

Simple Tenses 

The simple tenses can be thought of as referring to events that are complete wholes. No further development is anticipated. 

                                                USES 

Simple Past
The past tense form of the verb

1. An action or situation that began and ended in the past
2. An action or situation hat existed usually, always, or habitually in the past
3. In complex sentences: an untrue condition (subordinate clause), combined
    with a  ‘would’ result (main clause)

Simple Present
The present tense form of the verb
1. A future scheduled event (with a future time expression)
2. An action or situation that exists usually, always, or habitually
3. A truth or fact
4. In complex sentences: a condition or time- related action (subordinate clause), combined
    with a future time result (main clause)

Simple Future
1. will + the simple form of the verb
2. BE + going to + the simple

1. An action or condition that is expected to occur at some time or over a period
    of time in the future
2. An event or situation that is expected to exist usually, always, or habitually in
    the future
3. In complex sentences: the result (main clause), combined with a condition or
    time related action (subordinate clause)