Past Simple Regular rule:S. V. + ed. Example: | played football. Usage: used to talk about things that have happened Past Progressive Regular rule:S. to be V. + ing 0. Example: J was walking to the shops when ahuge man accosted Usage: this is your ‘storytelling’ tense; use this when you wish to recant atale but you wish the audience to experience it asyou tell the story Past Perfect Regular rule:S. to have \. + ed 0. ‘Example: had consumed dinner -before you entered (1); We'd finished the task by Christmas 2) Usage: (1) to show that two things hhave already happened, with one thing being completed (‘perfected’) before the other; (2) to show that one thing was completed prior to the present. Present Simple Regular rule:S. V0. Example: | play football Usage: this is your ‘usually’ tense; things that started in the past that continue until the present. Present Progressive Regular rule:S. tobe V. + ing 0 Example: lam biting my fingernails Usage: thisis your ‘right in this ‘moment’ tense; use this to talk about what is happening right now Present Perfect Regular rule:S. to have +V. + ed 0. Example: (1) | have lived in Johor Bahrufor4 months; (2) | can’t get in- I've misplaced my keys; (3) this isthe best sandwich / have ever had. Usage: functions much like Present ‘Simple (started in the past, continues until the present (1)), although does have bonus functions: happened in the past but is important in the present (2); using ‘ever’ as an adverb (3) Future Simple Regular rule:S. to will 0 ‘Example: He will die in that chaic Usage: used to talk about things that haven't happened yet Future Progressive Regular rule:S. to will to be V. + ing 0. Example: By 2050, we will be eating an algae-tich diet Usage: the ‘this will usually happen’ tense; we use this to talk about what will be happening, usually, in future. Future Perfect Regular rule:S. to will to have V. + ed 0. ‘Example: the party will have ended before reach Newcastle. Usage: The future perfect is averb tense used for actions that will be completed before some other point in the future. Key:'S/:Subject "Ww: Vers ‘0: Object to have: variations on ‘have’, dependent on tense and person (‘had, ‘has’) to be: variations on ‘be,, dependent on tense and person (‘am’, ‘are, ‘were, ‘was’}) to will: variations on ‘will, dependent on anegative outcome (‘won't’) Notes: ‘progressive’ may also be called ‘continuous’ there are three more tenses in the active voice (present perfect progressive, past perfect progressive, future perfect progressive), though these are relatively self explanatory (once you understand the functionality of the above tenses); there are twelve cases in the passive voice, which directly mirror the twelve tenses mentioned in this document Modal verbs Unconditional Conditional can could Shall Should wit Would Must Might Modal verbs neutralise the third person singular