The Present Simple
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| I You We They | V1 | I You We They | dont V1 | Do | I you we they | V1? |
| He She It | V1+s/es | He She It | doesnt V1 | Does | he she it | V1? |
: always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, never, every day/week/etc., on Mondays/Tuesdays/etc., in the morning/ afternoon/ evening, at night/the weekend, etc.
The Present Continuous
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| I | am Ving | I | am not Ving | Am | I | Ving? |
| He She It | is Ving | He She It | isnt Ving | Is | he she it | Ving? |
| You We They | are Ving | You We They | arent Ving | Are | you we they | Ving? |
: now, at the moment, these days, at present, tonight, nowadays, still, etc.
Continuous , :
: like, love, hate, dislike, enjoy, prefer, etc. - : believe, know, notice, remember, forget, recognise, understand, realise, seem, think, etc. see, hear, feel, taste, look, smell, sound.
The Present Perfect
| I You We They | have V3/ed | I You We They | havent V3/ed | Have | I you we they | V3/ed? |
| He She It | has V3/ed | He She It | hasnt V3/ed | Has | he she it | V3/ed? |
: for, since, recently, already, yet, just, always, ever, never, so far.
The Present Perfect Continuous
| I You We They | have been Ving | I You We They | havent been Ving | Have | I you we they | been Ving? |
| He She It | has been Ving | He She It | hasnt been Ving | Has | he she it | been Ving? |
: for, since, recently, all morning/day/week/etc.
The Past Simple
| I He She It You We They | V3/ed | I He She It You We They | didnt V1 | Did | I he she it you we they | V1? |
: yesterday, last night/week/month/year/Monday, etc. two days/weeks/months, etc. ago, then, when, How long ?, in 1992/1845, etc.
The Past Continuous
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| I He She It | was Ving | I He She It | wasnt Ving | Was | I he she it | Ving? |
| You We They | were Ving | You We They | werent Ving | Were | you we they | Ving? |
: when, while, as, all day/night/morning, etc.
Past Perfect
Past Perfect = Past Simple before after
| I He She It You We They | had V3/ed | I He She It You We They | hadnt V3/ed | Had | I he she it you we they | V3/ed? |
: before, after, already, for, since, just, till/until, when, by, by the time, never, etc.
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Past Perfect Continuous
| I He She It You We They | had been Ving | I He She It You We They | hadnt been Ving | Had | I he she it you we they | been Ving? |
: for, since, how long, before, until, etc.
The Future Simple
| I We | shall V1 | I We | shant V1 | Shall | I we | V1? |
| He She It You They | will V1 | He She It You They | wont V1 | Will | he she it you they | V1? |
: tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week/month/year, tonight, soon, in a week/month/year, etc.
The Future Continuous
| I We | shall be Ving | I We | shant be Ving | Shall | I we | be Ving? |
| He She It You They | will be Ving | He She It You They | wont be Ving | Will | he she it you they | be Ving? |
by the time, until, before, The Present Simple . The Future Perfect The Future Perfect Continuous , : I will have tidied up by the time you get back.By the time she finishes work, we will have been waiting for more than an hour.
