English Tenses

 

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1. PRESENT SIMPLE

1. They get up at 5 a.m.
   I always visit them.
   She often makes pizza.

2. The film starts at 9:00 pm.
   We go to New York on Sunday.

3. Water boils at 100°C .
   Earth goes around the Sun.

 

never
rarely, seldom	every day
often	once a week
sometimes	twice a year
usually	three times a day
always

 

I read
You read
He reads    
She reads    
It reads
We read
You read
They read

 

tidy - tidies

do - does

watch - watches

do / does

(don`t) / does not (doesn`t)

Do I like her?	I don`t like her.
Do you like her?	You don`t like her.
Does he like her?	He doesn`t like her.
Does she like her?	he doesn`t like her.
Does it like her?	It doesn`t like her.
Do we like her?	We don`t like her.
Do you like her?	You don`t like her.
Do they like her?	They don`t like her.

 

Yes, I do.	No, I don`t.
Yes, you do.	No, you don`t.
Yes, he does.	No, he doesn`t.
Yes, she does.	No, she doesn`t.
Yes, it does.	No, it doesn`t.
Yes, we do.	No, we don`t.
Yes, you do.	No, we don`t.
Yes, they do.	No, they don`t.

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. 
   

   She is listening to music now.

2. 
   

   I am living in London at the moment.

3. 
   

   You are always shouting at me.

 

now
at the moment
at present
tomorrow

 

I`m playing	Am I playing?	I`m not playing
You`re playing	Are you playing?	You aren`t playing
He`s playing	Is he playing?	He isn`t playing
She`s playing	Is she playing?	She isn`t playing
It`s playing	Is it playing?	It isn`t playing
We`re playing	Are we playing?	We aren`t playing
You`re playing	Are you playing?	You aren`t playing
They`re playing	Are they playing?	They aren`t playing

 

Yes, I am.	No, I`m not.
Yes, You are	No, you aren`t.
Yes, she is.	No, she isn`t.
Yes, he is	No, he isn`t.
Yes, it is.	, it isn`t.
Yes, we are.	, we aren`t.
Yes, you are.	No, you aren`t.
Yes. They are.	No, they aren`t.

 

work	-	working
dance	-	dancing
run	-	running
stop	-	stopping

 

3. PAST SIMPLE

 

I watched this film last Monday.

 

yesterday
the day before
last week
a year ago
three months ago

 

I was	was I?	I wasn`t
you were	were you?	You weren`t
he was	was he?	he wasn`t
she was	was she?	she wasn`t
it was	was it?	it wasn`t
we were	were we?	we weren`t
you were	were you?	you weren`t

I work - I worked

 

I dance - I danced.

 

I cry - I cried

I washed my car.
Did I wash my car?
I didn`t wash my car.
You bought a new dress.
Did you buy a new dress?
You didn`t buy a new dress.

4. PRESENT PERFECT

1. I have been in Paris.

2. I have bought a new car.

3. She has sprained he ankle.

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never

I have never been to America. .

ever

Have you ever gone to Moscow?
I haven`t ever visited my uncle.

just

I have just baked the cake.

already

My brothers have already gone home.

yet

I haven`t done my homwerok yet.

for

He`s lived here for 5 years.

since

I haven`t cooked since Christmas/since 1982.

 

I have worked	(I`ve worked)
You have worked	(You`ve worked)
He has worked	(He`s worked)
She has worked	(She`s worked)
It has worked	(It`s worked)
We have worked	(We`ve worked)
You have worked	(You`ve worked)
They have worked	(they`ve worked)

 

Have I worked?	I haven`t worked.
Have you worked?	You haven`t worked.
Has she worked?	She hasn`t worked.

5. PAST CONTINUOUS

 

It was raining all night.

 

While I was having a bath, he was reading a magazine.

 

She was working in her office when it started to snow.

 

I was working	Was I working?	I wasn`t working.
You were working	Were you working?	You weren`t working.
He/She/It was working	he/she/it working?	He/she/it wasn`t working.
We were working	Were we working?	We weren`t working.
You were working	Were you working?	You weren`t working.
They working	Were they working?	They weren`t working.

 

when
while
all day

6. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUOUS

 

I have been waiting for you for five hours.
I have been watching TV.
You have been watching TV.
She/he/it has been watching TV.
We have been watching TV.
You have been watching TV.
They have been watching TV.



Has she been watching TV?
She hasn`t been watching TV.

7. FUTURE SIMPLE

 

I think it will be sunny tomorrow.

 

Will you help me?

 

tomorrow
next week
soon
in a week

 

 

I will work	Will I work?	I won`t work
You will work	Will you work?	You won`t work
He will work	Will he work?	He won`t work
She will work	Will she work?	She won`t work
It will work	Will it work?	It won`t work
We will work	Will we work?	We won`t work
You will work	Will you work?	You won`t work
They will work	Will they work?	They won`t work

 

Yes, I will No, I won`t
Yes, she will No, she won`t

8. BE GOING TO

 

I`m going to go swimming.
He is going to wait for her at the bus stop.

I am going to work.	Am I going to work.?	I am not going to work.
You are going to work.	Are you going to work.?	You aren`t going to work.
He is going to work.	Is he going to work.?	He isn`t going to work.
She is going to work.	Is she going to work?	She isn`t going to work.
It is going to work.	Is it going to work.?	It isn`t going to work.
We are going to work.	Are we going to work?	We aren`t going to work.
You are going to work.	Are you going to work.?	You aren`t going to work.
They are going to work.	Are they going to work.?	They aren`t going to work.