TENSES REVIEW

PRESENT TENSES
 PRESENT SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
Verb in base form TO BE
am
* He/She/It + (e)s is
are

I go to the beach every summer.

My sister does her homework every afternoon.
 PRESENT SIMPLE
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
do not/don't + verb in base form
* He/She/It does not/doesn't

I don't go to the beach every summer.

My sister doesn't do her homework every afternoon.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
+ is/are + verb in -ing I
am + -ing
- isn't/aren't + verb in -ing am not + -
ing

I am going to the beach today.

My sister is cleaning her room now.
 PRESENT PERFECT
+ has/have + past participle
- hasn't/haven't + past participle

I haven't studied this at high school.

My sister has already cleaned her room.
 PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
+ has/have been + verb in -ing
- hasn't/haven't been + verb in -ing
They have been learning English for 3 years.
It has been raining all day!
PAST TENSES
 PAST SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
Regular Irregular

+ -ED List
to walk to be
to protect to become
to travel to buy
etc. etc.

I walked my dog yesterday. I bought this house in 1980.

 PAST SIMPLE
NEGATIVE SENTENCES

did not/didn't + verb in base form

I didn't walk my dog yesterday.

I didn't buy this house in 1980.

 PAST CONTINUOUS
+ was/were + verb in -ing
- wasn't/weren't + verb in -ing

I was studying an hour ago.

My sister was cleaning her room yesterday.
 PAST PERFECT
+ had + past participle
- hadn't + past participle

I had finished the exam in an hour.

My sister hadn't paid attention to the TV.
 PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
+ had been + verb in -ing
- hadn't been + verb in -ing

I stayed at home because I had been working a lot.

He was tired because he hadn't been sleeping well.
FUTURE TENSES
 FUTURE SIMPLE
+ will + verb in base form
- will not/won't + verb in base form

I will go to the beach this summer.

Helen won't study in Los Angeles next year.
 GOING TO
+ am/is/are going to + verb
- am not/isn't/aren't going to +
verb
I am not going to study abroad.
My sister is going to clean her room tomorrow.
 FUTURE CONTINUOUS
+ will be + verb in -ing
- won't be + verb in -ing

I will be studying in an hour.

My sister will be cleaning her room in a moment.
 FUTURE PERFECT
+ will have + past participle
- won't have + past participle

By this time tomorrow, I will have finished the exam.

In two years, I won't have bought a house.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
+ will have been + verb in -ing
- won't have been + verb in -ing

In a few days, I will have been living in

Almería for 18 years.