The Matrix Verb System
Name the tenses
Learn the formulas
Know the situations
MVS Dots - The Verb Matrix
The MVS Verb Matrix uses a pattern of dots to represent the variables of the verb tenses in English.
Learn it and use it to understand the entire system of verbs and quickly use the correct tense every time, automatically, without thinking.
Time:
- Past
- Present
- Future
Kind of Tense:
- Simple
- Continuous
- Perfect
- Perfect Continuous
Variation:
- Affirmative
- Negative
- Question
- Negative Question
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MVS - Formulas & Mantras
Formulas
The verb tenses are organised in the same pattern as the dots of the Matrix Verb System. Study the examples and formulas to understand the logic behind the system of verb tenses and memorise them so that you can use them without thinking.
Mantras.
The mantras contain essential information regarding the formulas and uses of the verb tenses and the pronouns.
Memorise the mantras to move to intermediate level as quickly as possible. If you have already achieved intermediate level, learn the mantras to eliminate simple mistakes that learners often bring to higher levels, and to strengthen the foundations of your grammar knowledge.
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MVS - The Six Circles
The Six Circles represent the Six Persons of English, and the six personal reference forms.
The Personal Reference forms are:
- Subject Pronouns
- Direct Object Pronouns
- Indirect Object Pronouns
- Possessive Adjectives
- Possessive Pronouns
- Reflexive Pronouns.
Memorise them as soon as possible so that you can use them in sentences without mistakes and continue your progress.
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MVS - The Book of Situations
Every language uses verb tenses its own way but the situations of life that we describe exist independently of the language used to describe them.
Study the Book of Situations to think like a novelist or a movie director and understand which verb tenses we use to describe the actions, states and situations that occur in the past, the present and the future on THE LINE OF TIME!
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