The Tenses tense s Simple No ing, no helping verb Continuous At/ at the time/ when Prefect By/ by the

time Perfect continuous By/ by the time/ duration When to use: * Something finished just now *An action that is over When to use: * An event that started in the past and still going on until now Note: With stative verbs (verbs of emotion and possession) such as: love, hate, own, possess,

form s Prese When to use: nt * Any fact * Any habit * Description * Direction * Schedule * Fiction (movie or book) Examples: The sun rises in the east When to use: * Event that is happening at the moment * Something in progress

*An event started * Something in in the past and the future that still going on you are very * Unfinished time sure of (used with words: *Irritating today, so far, until habits (used now, this month, with words:

I brush my teeth everyday The painting is nice

Insert the ATM Examples: I have finished into the machine I am breathing writing The movie at the moment I have read this ends at 4 pm I am reading a book Examples: Legally blond is book these I have stayed in I have been a movie about days Cairo for 4 years studying for 2 Barbie girl I am going to years now (* star case) Luxor tomorrow I have owned I have had 4 Tense Rule: He is always this bag for 2 cups of coffee st verb in the 1 irritating me years now today form Tense Rule: Have / has +

always, forever, regularly, consonantly, continuously)

this weeketc)

Examples:

have, care, we cant use the present perfect continuous tense because it will be a gerund so for these verbs we will use the star case tense.

Tense Rule: am / is / are + verb (ing)

verb in the 3rd form

Tense Rule: Have / has + been + verb (ing)

tense s

Simple No ing, no helping verb

Continuous

Prefect

form s

At/ at the time/ By/ by the time/ when/ While before/ after When to use: * One event happened and another one comes with it. When to use: * Compare two events * Mentioning a point of time (not duration)

Perfect continuous By/ by the time/ duration When to use: (NFT) * One event started before the second event and continued till the second event happen but may still is

Past When to use: * An event happen in the past (so it doesnt tell u anything about what is going on now)

* An event happened in a point of time * A habit in the (usually with

past * A habit in the past but it is stopped now (with the word: used to).

when) * An event happened in a duration of time (usually with while)

Examples: I went to church yesterday I ate lots of chocolate as a child I used to eat lots of

Note: The longer event always takes ing, the shorter event can be a simple past when using when, or it can Examples: Examples: be a past I had been continuous if we I had had lunch eating food for use while, it before I left for 4 hours when depends on the church the bell rang duration of the I had finished I had been shorter event. my homework by driving my car

Note: With two events we use (before, after). And the past perfect always comes before before and after after to indicate which one happened first and the tense of the other verb would be past simple.

going on. (use when here to mention duration of time)

chocolate as a child.

Examples: I was eating ice cream when you called At 6 oclock yesterday, I was taking a walk While I was cooking, my son was playing football

7.00 pm

for 3 hours when you came by.

Tense Rule: Had + 3rd form of the Verb

Tense Rule: verb in the 2nd form

Tense Rule: Had + been + Verb (ing)

Tense Rule: Was/ were + Verb (ing) tense

Simple No ing, no helping verb

Continuous At/ at the time/ when/ While When to use: * An event will be in progress and another event takes place * An event will be in progress at a certain point of time

Prefect By/ by the time

Perfect continuous By/ by the time/ duration

form s

Futur When to use: e * Im relatively sure of something will happen in the future * You are determined to do something in the future * you have Immediate future * You are unsure of

When to use: (NFT) * By a certain point time in the future, an event will be over

When to use: (NFT) * By a certain point time in the future, an event will be happening and still continuing.

Note: with the 2 verbs: one verb will be in the continuous Examples: future and the other verb will I will have

Examples:

something Examples: I will go there tomorrow I am going to go there tomorrow Run! The train is about to leave I may/ might be late today Tense Rule: Will/ may/might + verb in the 1st form or Am/is/are + going to

be in a simple present Examples: I may be sleeping when you knock I will be watching the movie at 6 oclock

done my home work by the time you arrive I will have finished reading before next week

I will have been eating for 4 hours. By 5 pm I will have been sitting in the train for 8 hours

Tense rule: Will + have + 3rd form of the verb (ing) Tense rule: Will / may/ might have been + Verb (ing)

Tense rule: Will/ may/ might + be + verb (ing)

(about to) + 1st form