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Identity and Personality 1

Revision of verb tenses

See the examples and the verb tenses in the table below.

a. I study science at university.
I don’t study science at university. present simple
Do you study science at university?

b. I am studying for my exam in the library.
I’m not studying for my exam in the library. present continuous
Are you studying for your exam in the library?

c. (I hope) I will study abroad.
I won’t study abroad. simple future
Will you study abroad?

d. I’m going to study with my friends tomorrow.
I’m not going to study with my friends tomorrow. be going to (future)
Are you going to study with your friends tomorrow?

e. I have already studied this chapter.
I haven’t studied this chapter yet*. present perfect
Have you studied this chapter yet*?

f. I have been studying at this university since last year.
I haven’t been studying at this university since last year. present perfect continuous
Have you been studying at this university since last year?

g. I studied English at the camp last summer.
I didn’t study English at the camp last summer. past simple
Did you study English at the camp last summer?

h. I was studying in my room when you called me.
I wasn’t studying in my room when you called me. past continuous
Were you studying in your room when you called me?

i. I had studied enough before I took the test.
I hadn’t studied enough before I took the test. past perfect simple
Had you studied enough before you took the test?

*Yet is used in negative and question forms in the present perfect.

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