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Simple
Present
Past Future
The mail is delivered by a postman The
mail was delivered by a postman The mail will be delivered by
a postman.
Progressive
Present Past Future
A new movie theatre is being built in
our district.
A new movie theatre was being built in
our district when we returned from England
Perfect
Present
The letter has been sent.
Past
The letter had been sent by the time
you phoned.
Future
The letter will have been sent by 5
o'clock tomorrow.
To tell -»
The children were told a story.
The story was told to the children.
To give '-*
The boy was given a
toy. A toy was given to the boy.
To show -»
I was shown the performance. The performance was shown to me. To
offer -»
John was offered a new
job. A new job was offered to John.
Passive voice
Two objects (direct and indirect) — two passives.
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Tense
Active
Passive
Active
Passive
Active
Passive
Non-Perfect
to
write
to
be writing
to
be written
writing
being
written
(Part
.1)
writing (Part
II)
(Part.l)
being written (Partll) written
—
•.—
—'
-
Perfect
to
have written
to
have
been written
having
written
having
been written
having
written
having
been written
Perfect
Progressive
to
have
been writing
—,-----
THE
PARTICIPLE
Participle
I
Forms:
Active
Passive
Non-Perfect
writing
doing opening
being written being
done being opened
Perfect
having written having done having opened
having been written having been
done having been opened
Participle
II finished,
spoken , given, interested, gone, opened, etc
Infinitive__________Gerund__________Participle
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The Subjunctive Mood in complex Sentences
with adverbial clauses of condition
Сослагательное
наклонение
в
сложноподчиненных
предложениях
с
условными
придаточными
предложениями
Pattern
Main
Clause
Conjunction
Subordinate
Clause
Example
1.
(both clauses refer to present)
-
would +
Simple /Progressive Infinitive -
could
+
Simple /Progressive Infinitive -
might
+
Simple
/Progressive Infinitive
-
if -
unless
-
Past Subjunctive ("were") -
Past Simple -
Past Progressive
- If
1 were you, 1 wouldn't agree with him. -
If it were not for you. 1 would get into trouble. -
If you joined us, it'd be Great.
II.
(both clauses refer to past)
-
would
+ Perfect/Perfect
Progressive Infinitive -
could
+
Perfect/Perfect Progressive Infinitive -
might
+
Perfect/Perfect Progressive Infinitive
-if -
unless
-
Past Perfect -
Past Perfect Progressive
- If
1 had been there, 1 would have told you what to do. -
If it hadn't been for him, we wouldn't have lost the game. -
If it hadn't been for her, we might have gone abroad.
SENTENCES OF SPLIT CONDITION
Pattern
Main
Clause
Conjunction
Subordinate
Clause
Example
1.
(the main clause refers to the present, the subordinate
clause refers to the past)
-
would +Simple/ Progressive Infinitive -
could + Simple/ Progressive Infinitive -
might
+
Simple/
Progressive Infinitive
-
if -
unless
-
Past Perfect -
Past Perfect Progressive
- If
you had taken the pill, you'd feel better now.
II.
(the main clause refers to the past, the subordinate clause
refers to no particular time)
-
would + Perfect/ Perfect Progres. Infinitive -could
+ Perfect/ Perfect Progres. Infinitive -
might + Perfect/ Perfect Progres. Infinitive
-
if -
unless
-
Past Subjunctive ("were") -
Past Simple -
Past Progressive
-
If you were cleverer, you wouldn't have made such a silly
proposal.
