English Verb Tenses and Vocabulary Guide
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English Verb Tenses
Simple Tenses
Present Simple
Example: I cook dinner.
Past Simple
Example: She cooked dinner.
Continuous Tenses
Present Continuous
Example: I am waiting for my sister.
Past Continuous
Example: He was waiting for his sister.
Perfect Tenses
Present Perfect Simple
Example: I have read the note.
Past Perfect Simple
Example: He had read the note.
Present Perfect Continuous
Example: She has been studying English.
Past Perfect Continuous
Example: She had been studying English.
Past Tenses Comparison
| Past Simple | Past Perfect |
|---|---|
| Kate arrived on Monday morning. | Kate had arrived on Monday morning. |
| Past Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|---|
| She was studying English. | She had been studying English. |
Note: Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Continuous do not change.
Future and Conditional Tenses
| Future Simple | Conditional |
|---|---|
| I will visit you soon. | He would visit us soon. |
Modal Verbs
| Modal Verb | Past Form |
|---|---|
| Can | Could |
| May | Might |
| Must/Have to | Had to |
Note: Should, could, would, might, ought to, used to do not change.
Reporting Verbs
- Add: Añadir (to add)
- Admit: Admitir (to admit)
- Agree: Adosto (to agree)
- Boast: Chulearse (to boast)
- Complain: Kexatu (to complain)
- Confirm: Confirmar (to confirm)
- Deny: Negar (to deny)
- Insist: Insistir (to insist)
- Mention: Mencionar (to mention)
- Point out: Remarcar (to point out)
- Recommend: Recomendar (to recommend)
- Reply: Responder (to reply)
- Reveal: Revelar (to reveal)
- State: Declarar (to state)
Extra Vocabulary
General
- Annual: Anual (annual)
- Exhausting: Agotador (exhausting)
- Extreme: Extremo (extreme)
- Unforgettable: Individoble (unforgettable)
Entertainment
- Amateur: Hasi berria (amateur)
- Act: Eszena (act)
- Microphone: Microfono (microphone)
- Monologue: Monologo (monologue)
- Newcomer: Helduberria (newcomer)
- Professional: Profesional (professional)
- Prop: Atrezo (prop)
- Scriptwriter: Guidalaria (scriptwriter)
- Sketch: Motx bat (sketch)
- Spotlight: Foko (spotlight)
- Stage: Eszenario (stage)
- Venue: Enplazamiento (venue)
Film
- Blockbuster: Taquillazo (blockbuster)
- Film-buff: Amante de pelis (film buff)
- Frame: Fotograma (frame)
- Set: Eszenatoki (set)
- Zoom out: Alejar zoom (zoom out)
Word Builder: In a Film
- In a film: Pelikula batean
- In a scene: Eszena batean
- In the background: Etzean
- Studio: Estudion
- Location: Tokian
- Screen: Pantallan
- Set: Platoan
- Stage: Eszenatokian