GRAMMATICAL TENSES

GRAMMATICAL TENSES

1. PRESENT SIMPLE

   • Applications
     • Routines
     • Permanent situations
     • General truths
   • Estructure
     • Do(es) + S + Verb + C + ?
     • S + do(es) + not + Verb + C
     • S + Verb + C

2. PAST SIMPLE

   • Estructure
     • S+ did not + V past + C
     • S + V past + C
     • Did + S + V past + C+ ?
   • Applications
     • Actions in the past that Finish
   • Expressions
     • Frequency
       • Often
       • Somestime
       • Always
     • Determined time
       • Last week
       • Yesterday
       • Ago
     • Undetermined time
       • The other day,
       • Ages ago
       • A long time ago

3. FUTURE

   • Estructure
     • S + will/ shall + Verb + C
     • S + will/ shall + not + Verb + C
     • Will/ shall + S + Verb + C + ?
   • Applications
     • To make promises
     • Make decisions during the conversation

4. PRESENT CONTINUOS

   • Estructure
     • S + am/are/is + V ing + C
     • S + am/are/is + not + V ing + C
     • Am/are/is + S + V ing + C+ ?
   • Applications
     • Temporary situations
     • Repeating actions
     • Situaciones al instante

5. PRESENT PERFECT

   • Applications
     • Actions that happened at one time
   • Estructure
     • S + have/has +V Ppt + C
     • S + have/has + not + V Ppt +C
     • Have/has /What + S +V Ppt + C + ?
   • Expressions
     • Yet
     • Since
     • Many times
     • For
     • Already
     • Never
     • Ever

6. PAST CONTINUOS

   • Applications
     • Actions that started in the past and had a certain duration
   • Estructure
     • Was/were + S + V ing + C + ?
     • S + was/were + not + V ing + C
     • S + was/were + V ing + C
     • Wh + was/were + S + V ing + C + ?

7. PAST PERFECT

   • Applications
     • Actions that finish in the past
   • Estructure
     • S + had + V Ppt + C
     • S +had+ not + P pt + C
     • Had+ S + V Ppt +C + ?
     • Wh + had + S + V Ppt +C?

8. FUTURE (Going to)

   • Estructure
     • S + am/are/is + going to + Verb + C
   • Applications
     • Plans or events in the future.
     • Express something that is certain

9. FUTURE CONTINUOS

   • Estructure
     • S + will be + V ing + C
     • S + won´t + V ing + C
     • Will + S + be + V ing + C + ?
   • Applications
     • Actions that will be carried out in the future and have a certain duration

10. FUTURE PERFECT

    • Estructure
      • S + will /shall + have + V Ppt + C
      • S + will /shall + not + have + V Ppt + C
      • Will /shall + S + have + V Ppt + C?
    • Applications
      • Events finish in the future