TENSE FORM USE

1.To talk about general facts.

-Infinitive without 'to' I'm from Cáceres. I've got two brothers

le 2. To talk about habitual actions. (every

AFFIRMATIVE: -s /-es in the 3rd day, every Monday, once a week, twice a
mp

person singular day, on Saturdays. usually, often,

Si

sometimes....)
t
en

I get up at six o'clock every day.

es

3. With verbs of emotion (like, love,

NEGATIVE & INTERROGATIVE:
Pr

hate, wont) and thinking (think,

do/does know,...).
trabajo I don't like cooking

1. To talk about events which are

AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE & happening now or around the time of
us

INTERROGATIVE:am/is/are + ING speaking (now, at the moment....)

in t
uo
nt en
Co es

I'm learning English.

Pr

estoy trabajando She's listening to music at this moment.

1.To talk about complete actions in the

AFFIRMATIVE: (Regular)-ed/-d
past. (yesterday, last summer, in 1984,
(Irregular) 2nd column
le

ago, ...)
st
mp

NEGATIVE & INTERROGATIVE: did One evening last year Sue drove into a
Pa
Si

trabajé garage to have some petrol

1. To talk about an activity which
someone was in the middle of doing at a
AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE &
s

certain time in the past

u
uo

INTERROGATIVE:was/were + ING
'What were you doing at six o'clock last
in

night?'
Co t
nt
s
Pa

trabajaba / estaba trabajando 'I was watching the news on TV'

AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE & 1. An action which began in the past and

t
le ec

is still going on or has recently

INTERROGATIVE:have / has +
mp rf

stopped.
(regular) -ed / (irregular) 3rd
Si Pe

column
t
en

I've studied English for five years.

es
Pr

he trabajado I have just written a composition

1. To talk about someone’s PLANS and

BE GOING TO intentions

am/is/are going to + infinit I'm going to play basket tomorrow

RE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS 2. To talk about future ARRANGEMENTS

TU

AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE &

FU

They're giving a party on Saturday.

INTERROGATIVE:am/is/are + ING
E

3. To talk about future events NOT

TH

PLANNED
WILL + Infinitive
They will move to England

In two year's time I'll live in another

WILL + Infinitive town
S
ON
IC E
TI
E D UR

1. To make predictions about the

PR UT

BE GOING TO immediate future with evidence

F

They're going to kiss each other