The Rattrap - Tenses Used

рдЪреВрд╣реЗрджрд╛рдиреА - рдХрд╛рд▓ (Tenses)

тП░ Tenses Analysis: Which tenses are used and how often in this lesson.

рдХрд╛рд▓ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд▓реЗрд╖рдг: рдЗрд╕ рдкрд╛рда рдореЗрдВ рдХреМрди рд╕реЗ рдХрд╛рд▓ рдФрд░ рдХрд┐рддрдиреА рдмрд╛рд░ рдЙрдкрдпреЛрдЧ рдХрд┐рдП рдЧрдПред

Tense | рдХрд╛рд▓Usage % | рдЙрдкрдпреЛрдЧPurpose | рдЙрджреНрджреЗрд╢реНрдпExample | рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг
Simple Past 70% Narration of events 'The peddler walked along the road'
Past Perfect 15% Earlier events 'He had stolen the money'
Past Continuous 10% Ongoing past actions 'He was thinking about rattraps'
Simple Present 5% Direct speech/dialogue 'I am a poor trader', he says

ЁЯТб Why These Tenses?

The choice of tense depends on:

  • Type of text (story, essay, poem, dialogue)
  • Time of events (past, present, future)
  • Purpose (narration, description, instruction)

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