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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. a a 2 a » 2 S a & = x - a a a x * vwe: shall not (shan’t) * work will not (won't) work. ink, zs 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 the country. ENGLISH TENSES a 8 sal BS a a 3 3 a S| > FORMS 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 came, while at 5 o'clock 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 context); no & . @ i « a & @: Had Wyoulwelthey worked/gone? 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. o 2 6 » x * a x e 3 PERFECT Nz lve shall not (shan't)* 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.

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