All English Tenses

ENGLISH GRAMMAR, TENSES
Tenses
The English Tense System
  Structure:  —
 Use: 
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Simple Present Tense

I sing
How do we make the Simple Present Tense?
exceptions
we do not normally use the auxiliary

s es
to be
like
subject auxiliary verb main verb
es
es
be
subject main verb
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How do we use the Simple Present Tense?
  
  
  
 
past present future
  
  
  
  
  
 
to be
now
— general now
past present future
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past present future
if
future
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Present Continuous Tense

I am singing
  
  
  
 
Continuous
progressive
How do we make the Present Continuous Tense?
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How do we use the Present Continuous Tense?
  
 
Present continuous tense for action happening now

exactly now
past present future
around now
past present future
  is learning 
 am living 
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Present continuous tense for the future
future— future word
tomorrow next year in June at Christmas

made a
decision and a plan
past present future
  're eating 
  're working 
 are starting 
a firm plan or programme before speaking

before
How do we spell the Present Continuous Tense?

—
Basic rule -ing
Exception 1
consonant + stressed vowel + consonant
s t o p
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Note that this exception does not apply when the last syllable of the base verb is not
stressed:
Exception 2 ie ie y
Exception 3 vowel + consonant + e e
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Present Perfect Tense

I have sung
structure use
  
  
  
 
like
How do we make the Present Perfect Tense?
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Contractions with the present perfect tense
He's he's 's
have be
 has
 
 is

  
  
 
How do we use the Present Perfect Tense?

present
present
1. Present perfect tense for experience

experience
when if
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past present future
Connection with past:

Connection with present: now know
experience
2. Present perfect tense for change

change new
past present future
past present future
past present future
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past present future

Connection with present:
3. Present perfect tense for continuing situation

continuing situation
past present state
for since
past present future

Connection with present:
For & Since with Present Perfect Tense

for since
  for period — 
 since point — 
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a period of time a point in past time

x------------
  for 
  since 
  for 
  since 
  for 
 since 
For Since
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Present Perfect Continuous Tense

I have been singing
How do we make the Present Perfect Continuous Tense?
subject auxiliary verb auxiliary verb main verb
Contractions
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  
  
 
How do we use the Present Perfect Continuous Tense?

present
present
1. An action that has just stopped or recently stopped
action
now
pas
t present future
 've been running 

 Has been raining 
 have been listening 

2. An action continuing up to now
action
now for since
past present future
 have been reading for 

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 've been studying since 
  have been learning 
 have been smoking 
For and Since with Present Perfect Continuous Tense

for since
  for period — 
 since point — 
a period of time a point in past time
  for 
  since 
  for 
  since 
  for 
 since 
For Since
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Simple Past Tense

I sang
simple past tense
How do we make the Simple Past Tense?
 past form
 
 did + base form
past form base form
V1 V2 V3
base past past participle
work worked
explode exploded
like liked
go went
see saw
sing sang
positive
negative
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question
did
go work
Exception! to be
not
subject main verb
How do we use the Simple Past Tense?

— —
short long
short
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past present future
long
past present future
  in the past
  completely finished
 time place 
time place
  lived 
  did like 
  did eat 
  drove 
 did go 
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 Did play 
  was 
  were 
 Were 
was opened
entered took off was ordered
sat down drank
if
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Past Continuous Tense

I was singing
past continuous tense
How do we make the Past Continuous Tense?
was
base + ing
were
not
subject auxiliary verb
ing
How do we use the Past Continuous Tense?

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particular moment
past present future
  was working 
  were playing 
  were doing 
  were doing 
  was cooking 
  were having 
 was snowing 
was driving was raining was blowing

was walking
Past Continuous Tense + Simple Past Tense

long short in
the middle when while
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past present future
when
 when 
  when short action 

 while long action 
when
When
while
While
long action short action
  
 
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Past Perfect Tense

I had sung
past perfect tense
How do we make the Past Perfect Tense?
had V3
not
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'd
would we'd
 had
 
 would
  arrived 
 arrive 
How do we use the Past Perfect Tense?

past past past
in the past
 had left 
had left we arrived

past present future
  had eaten 
  had eaten 
 had seen 


had gone 
now past
past perfect tense present perfect tense
past now future past now future
 are has
left 
 were had left 
said, told, asked,

thought, wondered
  had left 
  had met 
  had closed 
  had been 
 had finished 
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Past Perfect Continuous Tense

I had been singing
How do we make the Past Perfect Continuous Tense?
had been base + ing
not
subject first auxiliary verb
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How do we use the Past Perfect Continuous Tense?
past past
 had been waiting


had been waiting I arrived

past present future
  had been running 

  had been smoking 
 had been running

 Had been drinking 
now past
past perfect continuous tense present perfect continuous tense
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 am have been waiting
 was had been waiting 
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Simple Future Tense

I will sing
simple future tense will

will
How do we make the Simple Future Tense?
will V1
not
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won't
How do we use the Simple Future Tense?

No Plan
  'll get 
  will see 
 'll stay in watch 
at the time
of speaking
to think
  think 
  think 
 think 
Prediction
what we think will happen
 will rain 
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  won't go 
 will get 
Be
be
  'll be 
  won't be 
 Will be 
present continuous tense going to
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Future Continuous Tense

I will be singing
How do we make the Future Continuous Tense?
will be base + ing
not will be
subject will
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won't
shall will
How do we use the Future Continuous Tense?

particular moment
past present future
  will be playing 
  won't be watching 
  will be doing 
  will be doing 
  will be sleeping 
  'll be having 
 will be raining 
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Future Perfect Tense

I will have sung
future perfect tense

past in the future
How do we make the Future Perfect Tense?
will have V3
subject will
subject will have
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shall will
How do we use the Future Perfect Tense?

before
past in the future

will have left 
will have left you arrive

past present future
  will have arrived 

  will have slept 

will have gone 
present perfect tense future perfect tense

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Future Perfect Continuous Tense

I will have been singing
How do we make the Future Perfect Continuous Tense?
will have been base + ing
not will have

subject will
subject auxiliary verb auxiliary verb auxiliary verb main verb
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won't
How do we use the Future Perfect Continuous Tense?
  will have been working 

 will have been traveling 
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ENGLISH GRAMMAR, TENSES

Simple Present Tense

How do we make the Simple Present Tense?

we do not normally use the auxiliary

subject auxiliary verb main verb

subject main verb

How do we use the Simple Present Tense?

past present future

past present future

past present future

Present Continuous Tense

How do we make the Present Continuous Tense?

subject auxiliary verb main verb

How do we use the Present Continuous Tense?

Present continuous tense for action happening now

past present future

past present future

tomorrow next year in June at Christmas

past present future

a firm plan or programme before speaking

How do we spell the Present Continuous Tense?

Basic rule -ing

Exception 3 vowel + consonant + e e

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Present Perfect Tense

How do we make the Present Perfect Tense?

subject auxiliary verb main verb

Contractions with the present perfect tense

He's he's 's

How do we use the Present Perfect Tense?

1. Present perfect tense for experience

past present future

Connection with past:

2. Present perfect tense for change

past present future

past present future

past present future

past present future

Connection with past:

3. Present perfect tense for continuing situation

past present future

Connection with past:

For & Since with Present Perfect Tense

a period of time a point in past time

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Present Perfect Continuous Tense

How do we make the Present Perfect Continuous Tense?

subject auxiliary verb auxiliary verb main verb

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How do we use the Present Perfect Continuous Tense?

1. An action that has just stopped or recently stopped

 've been running 

past present future

 have been reading for 

For and Since with Present Perfect Continuous Tense

a period of time a point in past time

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Simple Past Tense

simple past tense

How do we make the Simple Past Tense?

past form base form

subject auxiliary verb main verb

subject main verb