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The past perfect tense
Affirmative Negative Question

I had written.
She had written.
You had written. I had not written.
She had not written.
You had not written. Had I written?
Had she written?
Had you written?

Uses of the past perfect tense

to refer to the ‘earlier past’

The past perfect tense denotes an action completed at some point in the past before some other past action commenced. When two actions in the past have to be referred to, the past perfect is used for the earlier action and the simple past for the later one. (още…)
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The past progressive tense
Affirmative Negative Question

I was writing.
She was writing.
You were writing. I was not writing.
She was not writing.
You were not writing. Was I writing?
Was she writing?
Were you writing

Use

to talk about past events in progress

The past progressive is used to talk about events that were in progress around a particular past time. (още…)
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The past simple tense
Affirmative Negative Question

I wrote.
She wrote.
You wrote. I did not write.
She did not write.
You did not write. Did I write?
Did she write?
Did you write?

Uses of the simple past tense

We use the simple past tense to talk about many kinds of past events: short, quickly finished actions, longer situations, and repeated events. (още…)
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Present tenses to talk about the future
When we talk about future events which have already been planned or decided, or which we can see are on the way, we often use present tenses.

The present progressive

The present progressive is used mostly to talk about personal arrangements and fixed plans, especially when the time and place have been decided. (още…)
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Affirmative	Negative	Question
I had written. She had written. You had written.	I had not written. She had not written. You had not written.	Had I written? Had she written? Had you written?

Affirmative	Negative	Question
I was writing. She was writing. You were writing.	I was not writing. She was not writing. You were not writing.	Was I writing? Was she writing? Were you writing

Affirmative	Negative	Question
I wrote. She wrote. You wrote.	I did not write. She did not write. You did not write.	Did I write? Did she write? Did you write?

Present perfect progressive tense

Affirmative	Negative	Question
I have been writing She has been writing. You have been writing.	I have not been writing. She has not been writing. You have not been writing.	Have I been writing? Has she been writing? Have you been writing?

Uses of the present perfect progressive tense

We use the present perfect progressive to talk about situations which started in the past and are still going on, or which have just stopped and have present results. (още…)

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Present perfect tense

Affirmative	Negative	Question
I have written She has written. You have written.	I have not written. She has not written. You have not written.	Have I written? Has she written? Have you written?

Uses of the present perfect tense

past events connected with the present

We can use the present perfect tense to say that a finished action or event is connected with the present in some way.

He has broken his leg. (His leg is broken now.)
Somebody has let the cat in. (The cat is in now.)
Our dog has died. (Our dog is dead.)

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Need
Need is used both as an ordinary verb and as an auxiliary verb.

As an ordinary verb

As an ordinary verb need is used in the sense of ‘require’. It has the usual forms needs and needed. Ordinary need is followed by an infinitive with to.
- One needs to be punctual.
- Everybody needs to be loved.
- He needed some more time to decide the question.
Questions and negatives are made with do.
- Do you need to go now?
- I don’t need to talk to him.
As an auxiliary verb

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Ought to
Ought is a modal auxiliary verb. There is no –s in the third person singular.
- She ought to understand. (NOT She oughts to …)
Ought is different from other auxiliary verbs. It is used with to
- We ought to respect our parents.
- We ought to help the poor.
Note that to is dropped in question tags. (още…)
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Must and Have to: The difference
Both must and have to can be used to express the conclusion that something is certain. Note that have to is more common in American English.
- He must be mad to do this. (OR He has to be mad to do this.)
- You must be joking. (You have got to be joking.)
Conclusions about the past are usually expressed with must followed by the perfect infinitive (have + past participle).
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Must
Must is a modal auxiliary verb. It has no –s in the third person singular.
- He must go. (NOT He musts go…)
Must is followed by an infinitive without to.
- I must get some rest.
- You must finish the report today itself.
- You must not tell this secret to anyone else.
- Little children must not be left unattended.
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to refer to the ‘earlier past’

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Uses of the present perfect tense

past events connected with the present

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As an auxiliary verb

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