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FORMS
(Affirmative - A/Negative - N
Question - Q)
A: I
work.
works.
work.
PRESENT
He/she/it
You/we/they
N: I
Q: Do
Does
Do
I
work?
he/she/it
work_?
you/we/they work?
USE
TIME
PHRASES
always, every
day/month/year
The Earth rotates round its axis.
never, often,
It rains a lot in autumn.
I speak English and French.
normally,
seldom,
2-to talk about repeated,
sometimes,
customary actions:
He gets up at 8 oclock every morning. usually, twice a
They never listen to their teacher.
week/day,
all the time
3-to talk about a planned future
action (a timetable or schedule )
The train leaves at 3 tomorrow.
PAST
A: I
worked /went.
worked/went.
worked/went .
He/she/it
You/we/they
N: I
Q: Did I
Did he/she/it
Did you/we/they
work_/go?
work_/go?
work_/go?
A: I/we
He/she/it
You/they
N: I/we
He/she/it
You/they
Q: Shall/will
Will
Will
shall*
*/ will
will
will
work.
work.
work.
I/we
he/she/it
you/they
work?
work?
work?
*NOTE!!!
Shall is used mostly in the questions
shall I?/shall we?
In spoken English we normally use Ill
and well.
yesterday, 2
minutes/hours/
days/years
ago,
in 1970,
the other day,
last
month/year/
week/ Sunday
FUTURE
INDEFINITE (SIMPLE)
tomorrow,
the day after
tomorrow,
one of these
days,
next
week/month/
year etc.,
soon,
in the near
future,
some day,
in two
days/five
minutes/a
month etc.
TENSES
FORMS
(Affirmative - A/Negative - N
Question - Q)
PRESENT
A: I
He/she/is
You/we/they
N: I
Q: Am
I
he/she/we
you/we/they
Is
Are
working?
working?
working?
PAST
A: I
He/she/it
You/we/they
was
was
were
working.
working.
working.
N: I
Q: Was
I
he/she/it
you/we/they
Was
Were
working?
working?
working?
He/she/it
You/they
N: I/we
FUTURE
CONTINUOUS (progressive)
am (Im) working.
is (hes) working.
are (were) working.
shall*
*/will be working.
will
be working.
will
be working.
Will
Will
be working.
be working.
I/we
be working?
he/she/it be working?
you/they be working?
*NOTE!!!
Shall is used mostly in the questions shall
I?/shall we?
In spoken English we normally use Ill and
well.
USE
TIME
PHRASES
now,
at the
moment,
at present;
Look!,
Listen!
these days,
this
morning,
today
at 6 oclock
yesterday,
from 3 to 6
On Monday,
when Mum
came, while
at 5 oclock
tomorrow,
this time on
Sunday,
when I
come
TENSES
FORMS
(Affirmative - A/Negative - N
Question - Q)
USE
TIME
PHRASES
PRESENT
A: I/we/you/they have
He/she/it
has
worked/gone.
worked/gone.
I/we/you/they
he/she/it
worked/gone?
worked/gone?
already, ever,
just, never,
not yet, so
far, till now,
up to now , of
late, lately,
recently; with
for and
since; with
This is the
2-questions in the Present Perfect
first time
never start with when:
this morning/
When did you see this film?
evening,
3-with this morning/evening, today
today, this
this week, this year (when the time
periods are not finished at the time week, this
year
of speaking):
PAST
had +participle II
- regular verbs +ed :
worked, asked
-irregular verbs-III column: gone, eaten
A: I/you/we/they had
He/she/it
had
worked/gone.
worked/gone.
I/you/we/they
he/she/it
worked/gone?
worked/gone?
A: I/we
FUTURE
perfect
He/she/it
You/they
N: I/we
I/we
he/she/it
you/they
have worked/gone.
have worked/gone?
have worked/gone?
have worked/gone?
when I
entered, by 5
oclock
yesterday,
(with the
same
adverbs as
Present
Perfect but in
the past
context); no
soonerthan
by this time
tomorrow, by
2 oclock
tomorrow,
when you
come back
*NOTE!!!
Shall is used mostly in the
questions shall I?/shall we?
In spoken English we normally use
Ill and well.
TENSES
FORMS
(Affirmative - A/Negative - N
Question - Q)
have/has + been + verb + -ing
PRESENT
I/we/you/they
he/she/it
been working?
been working?
USE
TIME
PHRASES
for, since;
How
long?
PAST
N: I/we/you/they
He/she/it
Q: Had
Had
Perfect continuous
I/we
he/she/it
you/they
*NOTE!!!
Shall is used mostly in the questions
shall I?/shall we?
In spoken English we normally use Ill
and well.
since, for
for