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LIC. LAURA AMARO
VILLANUEVA
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PAST SIMPLE

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 PRESENT SIMPLE
DO-DOES
TIME EXPRESSION
I DO
YOU DO ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN, ETC. EVERY
SHE DOES DAY/WEEK/ MONTH/YEAR, ETC. ON
MONDAYS/ TUESDAYS,E T. IN THE
HE DOES
MORNING/AFTERNOON/EVENING,AT
IT DOES NIGHT/THE WEEKEND, ETC
WE DO
THEY DO
YOU DO

USES AND EXAMPLES

FORM
SHE WORKS
SHE DOESN’T WORK
DOES SHE WORK?
WHY DOES SHE WORK?

*SHE WORKS ON
SATURDAYS
 PAST SIMPLE
DID TIME EXPRESSION
I DID ❖ YESTERDAY,
YOU DID ❖ LAST NIGHT/WEEK /YEAR/MONDAY, ETC.
SHE DID
HE DID
❖ A MONTH/ TWO YEARS/ ETC

IT DID ❖ AGO
WE DID ❖ IN 2019
THEY DID EJ.( PRINCESS DIANA DIED IN 1997)
YOU DID
USES AND EXAMPLES

FORM
HE WORKED
HE DIDN’T WORK
DID HE WORK ?
WHERE DID HE WORK?

*HE WORKED YESTERDAY

 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TO-BE VERB ING TIME EXPRESSION
I AM
NOW
YOU ARE
SHE IS AT THE MOMENT
HE IS THESE DAYS
IT IS AT PRESENT
WE ARE NOWADAYS
THEY ARE
STILL
YOU ARE
USES AND EXAMPLES

FORM
HE IS WORKING
HE ISN’T WORKING
IS HE WORKING ?

* HE IS WORKING NOW
 PAST CONTINUOUS
TIME EXPRESSION
TO-BE WAS WERE ❖ WHEN
VERB IGN ❖ WHILEAS

I WAS
❖ ALL DAY

YOU WERE ❖ NIGHT

SHE WAS ❖ MORNING
HE WAS ❖ NOTE: WHEN- WHILE – AS PAST CONTINUO (LONGER ACTION)
IT WAS WHEN + PAST SIMPLE (SHORTER ACTION )
WE WERE
THEY WERE USES AND EXAMPLES
YOU WERE

FORM
HE WAS WORKING
HE WASN’T WORKING
WAS HE WORKING ?

• HE WAS WORKING YESTERDAY

• HE WAS WORKING WHEN HIS
GIRLFRIEND CALLED HIM
 PRESENT PERFECT
HAVE- HAS VERB PAST TIME EXPRESSION
PARTICIPLE
I HAVE ➢ for ➢ ever
➢ since ➢ never
YOU HAVE ➢ so far
➢ already
SHE HAS ➢ yet ➢ today
HE HAS VERB IN PAST ➢ always ➢ this week/month, etc
IT HAS PARTICIPLE ➢ just ➢ how long
WE HAVE ➢ ever ➢ lately
➢ recently ➢ still (in negation)
THEY HAVE
➢
YOU HAVE USES AND EXAMPLE

FORM
HE HAS WORKED
HE HASN’T WORKED
HAS HE WORKED ?

*HE HAS ALREADY

WORKED
Upcoming Events
• WE USE FOR TO EXPRESS DURATION.
SE USA EN ORACIONES INTERROGATIVAS Y NEGATIVAS (-) I’VE WORKED HERE FOR SEVEN
(?) YEARS
EN ORACIONES INTERROGATIVAS SE PONE AL FINAL DE LA
ORACIÓN.
HAVE YOU DONE THE HOMEWORK YET?
• WE USE SINCE TO STATE A STARTING
NEGATIVAS SE PONE DESPUÈS DEL VERBO AUXILIAR EN POINT . I
NEGATIVO Y/O AL FINAL DE LA ORACIÓN. WORKED HERE SINCE 1992.
YOU HAVEN'T YET DONE THE HOMEWORK. FOR - SINCE
YOU HAVEN'T DONE THE HOMEWORK YET.

YET
STILL
ALREADY

● SE USARÀ EN
ORACIONES
EN INTERROGATIVO PUEDE (+)AFIRMATIVAS E (?)
IR ANTES DEL VERBO INTERROGATIVAS.
PRINCIPAL O AL FINAL DE
LA ORACIÓN.
● EN AFIRMATIVO SE
POSICIONARÀ EN
(?) HAVE YOU ALREADY
MEDIO DEL AUXILIAR
FINISHED?
HAVE Y EL VERBO
HAVE YOU FINISHED
ALREADY? PRINCIPAL.
● (+) I HAVE ALREADY
FINISHED MY
HOMEWORK
SE USA EN ORACIONES
(+)AFIRMATIVAS y (-)
JUST NEGATIVAS Y VA EN MEDIO
DE AUXILIAR Y DEL VERBO
● JUST SE USA PARA ORACIONES PRINCIPAL , O ANTES DEL
VERBO PRINCIPAL
(+)AFIRMATIVAS Y ES PARA MOSTRAR
QUE UNA ACCIÓN TERMINÓ HACE
I AM STILL READING THE
NEWSPAPER.
POCOS MINUTOS
HE STILL WORKS FOR THE
● HAVE YOU FINISHED YOUR HOMEWORK SAME COMPANY
YET?
ANTES DEL AUXILIAR
● YES, I`VE JUST FINISHED IT.
CUANDO ES (-) NEGATIVO
SHE STILL HASN'T SIGNED
THE CONTRACT.
HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE
PAST PERFECT
I HAD TIME EXPRESSION
YOU HAD
SHE HAD • BEFORE • BY SIX O{CLOK
HE HAD • AFTER MIDNIGHT, ETC
IT HAD
• ALREADY
• BY THE TIME
WE HAD • NEVER, ETC.
THEY HAD • JUST
YOU HAD • TILL/UNTIL
• WHEN

USES AND EXAMPLES

FORM
HE HAD WORKED
HE HADN’T WORKED
HAD HE WORKED ?

*HE HAD ALREADY

WORKED
 PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
HAVE- HAS VERB PAST TIME EXPRESSION
PARTICIPLE +ING
NOW
I HAVE
YOU HAS AT THE MOMENT
SHE HAS THESE DAYS
HE HAS BEEN * ING
AT PRESENT
IT HAS
NOWADAYS
WE HAVE
THEY HAVE STILL
YOU HAVE USES AND EXAMPLEs

FORM
HE HAS BEEN WORKING
HE HASN’T BEEN WORKING
HAS HE BEEN WORKING ?

*HE HAS BEEN WORKING

HAD +VERB PAST PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PARTICIPLE
TIME EXPRESSION
I HAD
YOU HAD • FOR
SHE HAD • SINCE
HE HAD BEEN * ING
IT HAD
• HOW LONG

WE HAD • BEFORE
THEY HAD • UNTIL , ETC
YOU HAD

USES AND EXAMPLE

FORM
HE HAD BEEN WORKING
HE HAD BEEN WORKING
HAD HE BEEN WORKING ?

*HE HAD ALREADY BEEN WORKING

 FUTURE WILL
WILL
TIME EXPRESSION
I WILL
YOU WILL • TOMORROW
SHE WILL • THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
HE WILL
IT WILL
• NEXT WEEK/ MONTH/ YEAR/

WE WILL • TONIGHT
THEY WILL • SOON
YOU WILL • IN A WEEK / MONTH/ YEAR , ETC.

USES AND EXAMPLE

FORM
HE WILL WORK
HE WON’T WORK
WILL HE WORK ?

I HOPE , HE WILL WORK

TOMORROW
 BE GOING TO – PRESENT CONTINUOUS
BE + GOING TO + VERB
TIME EXPRESSION
I AM
YOU ARE • FOR
SHE IS • SINCE
GOING TO+
HE IS INFINITIVE VERB • HOW LONG
IT IS WE
ARE THEY • BEFORE
ARE YOU • UNTIL , ETC
ARE
USES AND EXAMPLE

FORM
HE HAD BEEN WORKING
HE HAD BEEN WORKING
HAD HE BEEN WORKING ?

*HE HAD ALREADY BEEN WORKING

 FUTURE CONTINUOUS
BE + GOING TO + VERB TIME EXPRESSION
I WILL • TOMORROW
YOU WILL • TONIGHT
SHE WILL
HE WILL BE + ING
• NEXT WEEK/MONTH
IT WILL • IN TWO/THREE ETC. DAYS
WE WILL • THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
THEY WILL • SOON
YOU WILL
• IN A WEEK / MONTH ETC
USES AND EXAMPLE

FORM
HE WILL BE WORKING
HE WILL BE WORKING
WILL HE BE WORKING ?

WILL HE BE WORKING
TOMORROW’?
 WILL HAVE + VERB FUTURE PERFECT
TIME EXPRESSION
PAST PARTICIPLE
• TOMORROW
I WILL • TONIGHT
YOU WILL • NEXT WEEK/MONTH
SHE WILL • IN TWO/THREE ETC. DAYS
HAVE / HAS +
HE WILL VERB IN PAST
IT WILL PARTICIPLE • THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW
WE WILL • SOON
THEY WILL • IN A WEEK / MONTH ETC
YOU WILL USES AND EXAMPLES

FORM
HE WILL HAS WORKED
HE WILL WON’T WORKED
WILL HE HAS WORKED

WILL HE HAS FINISHED WORKING

BY THE TIME YOU ARRIVE ’?