VERB TENSES

PAST SIMPLE: Is used to PAST CONTINUOUS: Is a

continuing action or state that was

PAST
Talk about things that happened
or existed before now. happening at some point in the past.

SUB AUXI VERB COMPLMEN SUB WAS VERB

T COMPLEMENT
AFIR: I walked in the street. I was cooking all morning.
AFIR: WERE
NEGA: She didn’t eat pizza. NEGA: He wasn’t washing apples.
INTE: Did we run in the morning? INTE: Were they studying math?

The past is the

set of all events
PERFECT CONTINUOUS: PAST PERFECT: Describe one
In the past, continued in the past,
Began
that occurred and also ended in past. Action that happened before
before a given another action in the past.
point in time. SUB HAD BEEN VERB SUB HAD PARTICIPLE COMPLEM
The past is COMPLEMEN
AFIR: I had been starting the test.
contrasted with AFIR: I had lived in London.
NEGA: He hadn't been working.
and defined by NEGA: She hadn’t finished the race.
the present and INTE: Had we been studying? INTE: Had we been started?
the future. 
 PRESENT SIMPLE: Used PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
toShow repetition, habit or AWay to convey any action that

PRESEN generalization.
SUB AUX VERB
COMPLEMENT
is happening right know.
SUB AM/ IS/ ARE VERB COMP
AFIR: I am a teacher. AFIR: I am watching TV.
NEGA: She isn’t good. NEGA: She isn’t playing Monopoly.
INTE: Are they One Direction? INTE: Are we okey?
T
PERFECT CONTINUOUS: PERFECT SIMPLE:
Somenthing started in the past An action that still going or
Express
and continuing in present. stop recently.
The period of
time that is SUB HAVE/ HAS BEEN VERB SUB HAVE / HAS PARTICIPLE
happening now. AFIR: I have been wainting hours. AFIR: I have tried sushi.
Present time
NEGA: She hasn’t been learning NEGA: She hasn’t been starting.
refers to the
French.
time around the INTE: Have you played soccer?
moment. INTE: Have they been working?
 FUTURE SIMPLE: Used to PERFECT CONTINOUS:
talk about things that haven't Describes actions that will

FUTUR happened yet. continue up until a point in the

SUB WILL VERB
COMPLEMENT
AFIR: I will go to Paris.
NEGA: She won’t play soccer.
INTE: Will we be Friends?
E
future. 
SUB WILL HAVE BEEN VERB-
AFIR: I Will have been eating.
ING
NEGA: She won’t have been reading.
INTE: Will you have been
writting?

FUTURE CONTINUOUS:
The time or a Indicates that something will PERFECT SIMPLE: Talk
period of time occur in the future and continue something
about that will be completed
following the for an expected length of time before a specific time in the
future
moment of SUB WILL BE VERB-ING
speaking or SUB WILL HAVE PARTICIPLE
AFIR: I will be singing in the
writing; time shower. AFIR: I will have done homework.
regarded as NEGA: She won’t be playing soccer. NEGA: She won’t have taught.
still to come.
INTE: Will you be writting? INTE: Will we have done it?