ENGLISH TENSES
‘TENSES: FroRMS USE TIME
ffirmative - A/Negative - N PHRASES
always, every
Helshefit works. The Earth rotates round ts axis. Baneronrareer
You/welthey work, It rains a lot in autumn. never, often,
| speak English and French. normally,
do not (don't) work. seldom,
He/shelit does not (doesn't) work_, | 2-to talk about repeated, sometimes,
Youfwelthey do not (don’t) work. customary actions: 2
He gets up at 8 o'clock every morning. | usually, twice a
@:Do I work? They never listen to their teacher. week/day...
Does he/she/it — work_? all the time
Do —_youlweithey work?
‘yesterday, 2
Regular verbs + ed : worked, played, . ‘minutes/hours/
lege etree Imet my friend yesterday. days/years
Did you go to the seeside last ago,
worked /went. in 1970,
Holsheit workediwent.
Youwelthey _ worked/went ie day,
did not (didn’t) work_/go. | /€ opened the door, switched on the | month/year!
Helshe/it. did not (didn’t) work /go. | "ht and fed his cat. week/ Sunday
You/welthey did not (didn’t) work_/go.
Did! work_igo?
Did he/she/it —_ work_Igo?
Did you/welthey — work_/go?
Wwe shall*/ will work. P| call you tomorrow,
He/she/it will work. ‘Mary will get a present next month,
Youlthey will work.
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will not (won't) work.
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He/she/it will not (won't) work. | think it will rain tomorrow.
Youlthey will not (won't) work. Perhaps she'll be lato.
1 don't think the exam will be very
Shalliwill we ‘work?
will helshelit work? intention at the
witt juthey work? decision:
fs Do you like these shoes?
NOTEM! - Yes, I'll buy them.
‘Shall is used mostly in the questions
‘shall |...2/shall we...?
Ifthe weather is fine, we'll go to
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Caretta A/Negative « N
to be [to be (amvisiare) + verb +-ing |} + verb + [to be (amvisiare) + verb +-ing |}
As am (I'm) working,
Helshers is (he's) working.
You/welthey are (we're) working.
NI am not (I'm not) working.
He/she/t isnot (isn’t) working.
You/weithey/ are not (aren't) working
1 working?
he/shefwe working?
youlwelthey — working?
to [12 betwas/were) + verb +-ing | +verb + + [12 betwas/were) + verb +-ing |
asl was
Helshe/it was
Youlwelthey were
working.
working.
working.
ul ‘was not (wasn’t)
Helshefit was not (wasn't)
Youlwelthey were not (weren't) working.
working.
@: Was 1 working?
Was helshelt working?
Were youlwelthey working?
shall/will + be + verb +-ing
we shall*/will_be working.
He/she/it will be working.
Youlthey will be working.
N:l/we shall not (shan’t) *be working.
will not (won't) be working.
He/she/it will not (won't)
Youlthey will not (won't)
be working.
be working.
@:Shalliwill we be working?
will he/shelit be working?
working.
{boll The boys are playing fotbal. Hurry
up! The train is coming.
2-to talk about actions that are
happening around now, but not
exactly at the moment of speaking:
We are studying very hard these days.
We have to prepare for our exams.
-What are you doing on Saturday?
-| am meeting my friend at the station,
She is arriving at 8 pm.
1 will be playing tennis at 10am
tomorrow.
This time on Sunday Il be bathing in
the sea.
When you arrive, he will be waiting for
‘you.
atthe
‘moment,
at present;
Look!,
Listen!
these days,
this
morning,
today
at 6 o'clock
yesterday,
from 3 to 6
On Monday,
when Mum
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tomorrow,FORMS USE TIME
(Affirmative - A/Negat PHRASES
Question - Q)
already, ever,
have/has +participle Il just, never,
- regular verbs +ed worked, asked not yet, so
-ltregular verbs-Ill column gone, eaten far, till now,
Ihave lost my keys. | can't open the | up to now, of
A: \/welyoulthey have worked/gone. late, lately,
Helshe/it_ has _—_worked/gone. aa recently; with
Thave seen this fim and !can for and
discuss it with you now. since; with
7 This is the
\welyoulthey —_ worked/gone? first time...
helsheft worked/gone? this moming!
evening,
today, this
week, this
year
N: I/welyoulthey have not (haven't) worked/gone.
He/she/it has not (hasn't) worked/gone.
PRESENT
when |
had +pariciple Il rf 4 entered, by §
-regular verbs +ed: worked, asked orclock:
-inegular verbs-IIl column: gone, ealen yesterday,
She has already finished her work | (with the
when he came anita
A: liyouwelthey had — workedigone. But: When I wrote the letter, | ‘adverbs as
He/shelit idigotis. posted i. (Past Simple —
een Had lotion succession of actions) Present
: By the time the police arrived.he had | Perfect but in
N: l/welyoulwefthey had not (hadn't) worked/gone.
Helshe it had not (hadn't) worked/gone. | a/"eady disappeared. the past
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Had helshefit worked/gone? 1 had hardly done i when they
came!
‘No sooner had they arrived than it
by this time
shall/will + have +participle I : tomorrow, by
‘She will have finished this work by | 2 0’¢lock
A shall*/will have worked/gone. 2 o'clock tomorrow. tomorrow,
Holset wil have worked gone. The film will have already started | when you
Youthey will hhave worked/gone. by the time we come .Hurry up! come Lack.
Neltve shall not shan't) * have worked/gone,
will not (won't) *NOTEM!
Shall is used mostly in the
Ho/shefit will not (won't) ‘questions shall|..2/shall we...2
Yourthey will net (won't) have worked/gone.
@: Shallivill vive have worked/gone?
will helshotit have workedigone?
will youthey have workedigone?ENGLISH TENSES
(Alfirmative - A/Negative - N
havefhas + been + verb + -ing
welyoufthey have been working.
Helshelt hasbeen working.
: IWvelyaulthey have not (haven't) been working.
Helshelit has not (hasn't)
@:Have — tiwelyourthey
Has helshe/it
been working?
been working?
had + been + verb + -ing
A: |/welyoulthey had been working,
Helshelit had been working
1N: liwelyouthey
Helshelit
had not (hadn't) been working.
had not (hadn’t) been working,
Had MMwelyourthey been working?
Had he/shelit, been working?
shalliwill + have + beens verb + -ing
Wwe shall/will * have been working.
Helshelit will have been working.
Youfthey — will have been working.
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will not (won't)
have been working.
Helshe/it will not (won't) have been working.
Youlthey will not (won't) have been working.
@: Shalliwill Ywe
will helsheit
will youtthey
have been working?
have been working?
have been working?
*NOTEM
Shall is used mostly in the questions
ive been learning Enaish for six
years.
it's been raining all day.
ye been fil
-Your hands are dirty.
‘ve been painting the walls.
You will have been waiting for more
than two hours when her plane finally
arrives,
in the fall | will have been studying
here for 2 years
He will be tired when he arrives. He
will have been travelling for 24
hours.