TENSES
- PRESENT TENSES –ΕΝΕΣΤΩΤΙΚΟΙ ΧΡΟΝΟΙ
SIMPLE PRESENT: permanent-ΜΟΝΙΜΟ
Points to Remember:
- Fairytales, theatrical plays, movies, stories, athletic events, jokes.
- The wolf approaches the piglets and offers them some apples.
- Messi takes the ball and scores!!
- Romeo leaves Juliet and flees to Verona.
- A wolf reads a bed time story to his child….
- Headlines-Τίτλοι: Russia invades Ukraine.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE: temporary PROGRESS-ΠΡΟΟΔΟΣ
- Descriptions of photos.
- In this picture you can see my family. We are on the beach and we are sunbathing.
- This is the photo of my dog Amstaf. He is eating the walls of the house and he is smiling!
- Action in progress.
- The weather is getting better and better!!
- Cyberbullying is getting worse and worse!
- My students are becoming more handsome day by day!!
- To express strong feelings.
- George is forever daydreaming. He cannot possibly concentrate on-his homework. συγκεντρώνομαι con-συν center/centre-κέντρο
- The volunteer is constantly housing stray animals-αδέσποτα. Admiration- θαυμασμός
- My son is always leaving his dirty socks on the floor. Anger-θυμός
STATIVE VERBS-Δεν έχουν continuous!!
Hear- ακούω , feel-αισθάνομαι, see-βλέπω, taste-δοκιμάζω/ γεύομαι, smell-μυρίζω/οσφρίζομαι , sound-ακούγεται, desire-επιθυμώ, adore-λατρεύω, like-αρέσω, dislike-αντιπαθώ, hate-μισώ, loathe-απεχθάνομαι, detest-απεχθάνομαι, need-χρειάζομαι, want-θέλω, wish-εύχομαι, belong-ανήκω, have-έχω, own-είμαι ο ιδιοκτήτης, possess- κατέχω, contain-περιέχω, cost-κοστίζω, measure-μετράω, weigh-ζυγίζω, look, believe, understand, think that, consider, regard as, doubt, expect that, forget, remember, imagine, know, prefer, realize, recognize, guess, suppose, suspect, appear, seem, consist of, depend on, deserve, fit, matter, mean, owe, trust, be
I am knowing!!! =I know I am meaning-I mean
- How is she feeling? / How does she feel? She is not feeling well today.
- The soup tastes/smells nice. VS Why are tasting/smelling the milk? Has it gone sour?
- She is seeing her friends tonight.
- She is having a great time.
- She is measuring the table.
- He is weighing the potatoes VS How much do the potatoes weigh?
- She is looking at him.
- He is thinking/contemplating of moving.
- She is considering buying a car.
- I am expecting an answer.
- He is appearing on a television show. VS She appears very skeptical.
- She is depending on him to help her. VS It depends on the weather.
- He is fitting new cupboards. VS I don’t fit in my clothes.
- He is being naughty today. VS He is naughty.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE: a bridge between the past and the present
- This is the 1st ,2nd ,3rd time I have eaten snails.
- I haven’t seen George for/in ten days.
- Superlative degree
- George is the youngest student holding B2 certificate.
- I have been to Ioannina several times VS He has gone to Ioannina. VS He has been in Ioannina for 10 years.
I am here for ten days. VS I have been here for ten days.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
- I have been working hard all morning. (It is still morning)
- Why are your eyes red? Have you been crying? (Assumption)
- Who has been borrowing my pens without my permission?
- PAST TENSES
PAST SIMPLE: Past & over
The famous writer started working as a zoo keeper two decades ago. At the age of 25 after witnessing a tragic accident she decided that he wanted a new career. Since then she has been a volunteer for many animal organizations.
- George would practice/ practiced/ used to practice endless hours during quarantine.
- I was used to practicing a lot when I was young.
- I was in the habit of inviting all my friends for pizza and movies at weekends.
PAST CONTINUOUS
- George was forever/constantly/continuously/always playing video games when he was young.
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
- They had revised before they sat for the test.
- It was the tenth time I had visited Ioannina.
- He was the smartest pupil in my class.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
- The kids had been roaming the streets before they returned to school.
