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ThePresentTenses

PresentSimple

PresentSimple

Usedtosaywhat

IalwaysstudyEnglishonTuesday.

someoneusually

does

PresentProgressive/Continuous

PresentProgressiveUsedtosaywhatIamstudyingEnglishnow

someoneisdoing

now

PresentPerfectSimple

PresentPerfectSimpleUsedtoshowIhavestudiedEnglishtwicethisweek.

unfinishedtime

PresentPerfectProgressive/Continuous

PresentPerfectUsedtosayhowlong

Progressivesomeonehasbeen

doingsomething.

IhavebeenstudyingEnglishfor2years.

IhavebeenstudyingEnglishsince1997.

ThePastTenses

SimplePast

SimplePastUsedtoshowaIstudiedEnglishlastSaturday.

completedaction

PastProgressive/Continuous

PastProgressiveOftenusedtosayIwasstudyingEnglishlastMondaywhenmyfriendrang.

whensomethingwasIwasstudyingEnglishat5pmlastMonday.

beingdoneorwhat

washappening

whensomethingelse

happened

PastPerfectSimple

PastPerfectSimpleThepastofhaveIhaddonemyEnglishhomeworkbypmlastSaturday.

done.Usedtosay

whensomethingwas

doneby.

IhaddonemyEnglishhomeworkbythetimeIatedinnerlastSaturday.

PastPerfectProgressive/Continuous

PastPerfectProgressiveThepastofhave

been.Usedtoshow

howlongsomething

wasdoneforbya

certaintime.

I'dbeendoingmyEnglishhomeworkfor30minuteswhenmyfriendranglastSaturday.

I'dbeendoingmyEnglishhomeworkfor30minutesby1pmlastSaturday.

TheFutureTenses

ThefuturecanbeindicatedinseveraldifferentwaysinEnglish.Itisoftencreatedwiththeuseofauxiliaries:"Shewillbeastudent.","Sheisgoingtodriveanewcar."

Englishcanevencreatethefuturebyusingthesimplepresent(usedfortimetables,programsetc.),

"Thetrainarrivesat10pm"orthepresentprogressive(usedforfutureplans),"Heiscollectinghismotherfromthestationtonight."

SimpleFuture(useswillorshallorgoingto+baseform)

SimpleFutureuncertainty)

(Some

Decidetosomethingat

do

the

IthinkI'lldomyEnglishhomeworktonight.

timeofspeaking

SimpleFuture(Certain)

Havealreadydecidedorarrangedtodosomething

IamgoingtostudyEnglishnextSaturday.

FutureProgressive/Continous(useswillbe,shallbeorgoingtobe+-ingform)

Future

Progressive

(SomeThe

English

lessonIwillbestartingmyEnglishlessonat

pm.

uncertainty)

should

begin

at

andendat,sothe

person

should

be

studying

at

(but

the

lesson

might

startlate).

FutureProgressive(Certain)

TheEnglishlessonbeginsatandends

IamgoingtobestudyingEnglishwhenmyfriendsarriveatpm.

at,sohe'scertainto

bestudyingwhenhis

friendarrivesat

FuturePerfectSimple(useswillhaveorshallhave+pastparticiple)

FuturePerfectSimpleUsedtosayIwillhavealreadydonemyEnglishhomeworkbythe

somethingwilltimeIeatdinneronSaturday.

alreadybecomplete

byatime.

FuturePerfectProgressive/Continuous(useswillhavebeenorshallhavebeen+-ingform)

FuturePerfectUsedtosayhowlong

Progressivesomethingwillhave

beenhappeningin

thefuturebya

certaintime.

IwillhavebeenstudyingEnglishfor30minuteswhenmyfriendsarrive.

Example

TensesfortheVerb-Tomake

Clickonthetimelinetoseehowthisirregularverbchangeswitheachtense

ThePast

PastContinuous-"Iwasmakingthecoffeeatthismorning."

PastSimple-"Imadetheteayesterday,it'syourturntoday."

PastPerfectSimple-"BythetimeIgothomethiseveningIhadalreadymade100cupsoftea."PastPerfectContinuous-"IhadbeenmakingtheteawhenIrealisedIhadn'tboiledthewater."ThePresent

PresentContinuous-"Itis7.30inthemorningandI'mmakingapotofcoffee."

PresentSimple-"Ialwaysmakecoffeefirstthinginthemorning."

PresentPerfectSimple-"Ihavealreadymadethecoffeesixtimesthisweek,itmustbeyourturn."

PresentPerfectContinuous-"IseemtohavebeenmakingcoffeeforthefamilysinceIgotup.

TheFuture

FutureContinuous-"I'mmakingacupofteainaminute,doyouwantone"

FutureSimple-"Nothanks,IthinkI'llmakesomeco