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    lawenforcementenglish.com 2017.

    LEGEND: Check out Tenses for the Police for more:


    explanations and example sentences. This book
    S - subject
    provides explanations concerning tenses used in
    Ving - GERUND, -ing form of the verb (e.g.
    English with example sentences and information on
    shooting, going)
    usage that are relevant to anyone working in the field
    V1 - dictionary form of the verb (e.g. go, shoot, of law enforcement. Including:
    escape)

    V2 - past simple form of the verb (e.g. went, Present, Past and Future tenses
    fired, killed)
    Reported Speech
    V3 - past participle form of the verb / third Passive
    form of the verb (e.g. been, gone, terrorized)
    Conditionals

    and other grammar points tailored to your law


    enforcement needs!

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    lawenforcementenglish.com 2017.

    Tense How? When? Examples

    Talking about our job She works as an investigator.


    Present Simple S + V1
    Describing suspects Does he have black hair?
    Surveillance
    Present Continuous S + am / is / are + Ving The target is entering the area.
    Highway patrolling
    Traffic Accidents An accident has happened! Come
    Crimes that have just happened quick!
    Present Perfect S + have / has + V3
    What criminals / crime organizations This gang has attacked many
    have done citizens.
    How long you have been working, Peter and I have been working on
    Present Perfect Continuous S + have / has + been + Ving
    or working on a case organized crimes since 2005.
    The burglar broke in the apartment
    Past Simple S + V2 Reconstructing a case
    and took my laptop.

    Past Continuous S + was / were + Ving Interrogation / Questioning What were you doing at 2 AM?

    Reconstructing a case, emphasis on The burglars had already left when


    Past Perfect S + had + V3
    an earlier action we arrived.
    The kidnappers had been holding
    Reconstructing a case, emphasis on
    Past Perfect Continuous S + had + been + Ving him as a hostage for 3 days when
    an earlier progress
    the police raid the house.
    The fight against crime will
    S + will + V1 improve in the future.
    Future Simple General future, or planning
    S + be + going to + V1 The terrorists are going to attack
    on the 3rd of February.
    an action will be in progress in the The cargo will be heading to
    Future Continuous S + will + be + Ving
    future with great certainty Turkey this time tomorrow
    an action will be finished in the
    Future Perfect S + will + have + been + V3 The cargo will have arrived by then
    future
    The city coast guards will have
    a future event will take place for
    Future Perfect Continuous S + will + have + been + Ving been taking care of the beaches
    some time
    for 10 years.

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