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Tenses: the clues you need in the BAC

Chno khassek tfhem

F l-exam, ma khassekch t7fed smiyat dyal tenses بوحدها. Qelleb 3la clue li kaybayan lik wa9t l-action.

L-patterns l-asasiya

  • Present Simple: V / V(s)
  • Past Simple: V2
  • Continuous: BE + V-ing
  • Present Perfect: have / has + V3
  • Past Perfect: had + V3
  • Future: will + V

Kifach t3ref l-tense

  • yesterday / last / ago → ghaliban past
  • now → continuous
  • since / for / already / yet → ghaliban perfect
  • before + past event → check past perfect
  • tomorrow → future

Examples

She ___ yesterday.went

They ___ now.are studying

I have ___ already.finished

BAC practice

  1. She ___ (go) yesterday.
  2. They ___ (study) now.
  3. I have ___ (finish) already.
  4. He ___ (leave) before I arrived.
  5. We ___ (travel) tomorrow.

Correction

  1. went
  2. are studying
  3. finished
  4. had left
  5. will travel

Ghalatat li khassk t7der

  • Ma tchofch clue dyal wa9t.
  • Tdir V2 mora have / has.
  • Tkhlet past perfect m3a past simple bla ma tchof tartib dyal l-events.
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