Mastering the 12 Tenses: Formulas and Time Markers

Section role: supports the 'Unlocking the Tense System' section while the teacher formalizes rules and addresses misconceptions from the broken narrative challenge. Slides: (1) Title — 'The 12 Tense Structures'; (2) Overview of Aspect — bullets: defining Simple, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous; (3) Present Tense Formulas — Subject + V1/V5, Subject + am/is/are + V1-ing, Subject + have/has + V3; (4) Past Tense Formulas — Subject + V2, Subject + was/were + V1-ing, Subject + had + V3; (5) Future Tense Formulas — Subject + will + V1, Subject + will be + V1-ing, Subject + will have + V3; (6) Perfect Aspect Bridge — explaining how 'Perfect' connects two time points with examples like 'I had finished before he arrived'; (7) Common Pitfalls — Simple Past versus Present Perfect usage; (8) Time Markers in Context — analyzing words like 'already', 'since 2010', 'by tomorrow'; (9) Closing slide: 'Which tense links a past action to the present moment?' — hands control back to the teacher to guide the discussion.

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