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TENSES REVIEW MIND MAPS

Mind map: English tenses review
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TENSES REVIEW MIND MAPS
PAST
- PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
- USE:Continued actions that were developed in the past and were prior or simultaneous to others are referenced.
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative -->Subject + had been+ verb + -ing (gerund) Negative-->Subject + had+ not + been + gerund Interrogative--> Had + subject + been + gerund +?
- EXAMPLE: I had been playing football
- PAST CONTINUOUS
- USES: Actions developed at a certain time in the past
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative --> Subject + Was (I,He,She) / Were (You,We,They) + verb+ing Negative--> Subject + wasn´t / weren´t + verb+ing Interrogative--> Was/Were + Subject + verb+ing + ?
- EXAMPLE: I was playing football
- PAST PERFECT
- USE:Actions that ended in the past and were prior to others that reference.
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative -->Subject + had + past participle Negative--> Subject + hadn´t + past participle Interrogative--> Had + subject + past participle + ?
- EXAMPLE: I had played football
- PAST SIMPLE
- USES: Actions completed in the past.
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative -->Subject + Past verb (-ed) Negative--> Subject+ did not+ verb Interrogative--> Did+ Subject+ verb+ ?
- EXAMPLE: I played football.
- CONDITIONAL PERFECT
- USE:To denote a possibility of an action happening
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative -->Subject + would / should + infinitive without to Negative-->Subject + would/should + not + verb Interrogative--> Would/Should +subject + verb +?
- EXAMPLE: I would play football
- CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS PERFECT
- USE: To denote a possibility of an action happening
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative -->Subject + would / should + have been+ gerund Negative-->Subject + would/should + not + verb Interrogative--> Would/Should +subject + verb +?
- EXAMPLE: I would have been playing football
- PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
FUTURE
- FUTURE SIMPLE
- USE: Realize promesis or to make desitions while you are conversating
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative -->subject + will/shall + verb Negative--> subject + will + not + verb Interrogative--> Will + subject + verb+ ?
- EXAMPLE: I will play football
- FUTURE CONTINUOUS
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative -->subject + will/shall + verb Negative--> subject + will + not + verb Interrogative--> Will + subject + verb+ ?
- USE:Actions that will take place in the future and have a certain duration
- EXAMPLE: I will be playing football
- FUTURE GOING TO
- USE: Actions that are planned to be carried out in the future, usually in the near future.
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative -->subject + am/are/is going to + verb in infinitive Negative--> subject +am/are/is not going to + verb in infinitive Interrogative--> am/are/is + subject + going to + verb in infinitive + ?
- EXAMPLE: I am going to play football
- FUTURE PERFECT
- USE: It is used to express an event that will end in the future
- STRUCTURE: Affirmative -->subject + will/shall have + past participle Negative--> subject + will/shall not have + past participle Interrogative--> will/shall + subject + have + past participle + ?
- EXAMPLE: I will have played football
- FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
- USE: It is used to indicate that an event that could have started in the past will continue until a moment in the future.
- STRUCTURE:Affirmative -->subject + will/shall have been + gerund (-ing form) Negative--> subject + will/shall not have been + gerund (-ing form) Interrogative--> will/shall + subject + have been gerund + ?
- EXAMPLE: I will have been playing football
- FUTURE SIMPLE
PRESENT
- PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
- USE: Actions that you did in the past but that are connected to the present.
- ESTRUCTURE: Affirmative--> Subject + has/have + participle verb Negative--> Subject + hasn´t/ haven´t + participle verb Interrogative--> Have/Has + Subject + participle verb + ?
- EXAMPLE: Have you won any medals?
- PRESENT SIMPLE
- USE: This verb tense is used to describe habitual actions that happen with some frequency
- EXAMPLE: He always plays football
- ESTRUCTURE: Affirmative--> Subject + verb (verb+s with He/She/It) Negative--> Subject + Don´t/Doesn´t + verb Interrogative--> Do/Does + Subject + Verb + ?
- PRESENT CONTINUOUS
- USE: Actions that are happening at the moment we speak
- ESTRUCTURE: Affirmative--> Subject + Verb To Be + (Verb+ing) Negative--> Subject + Verb To Be + not + (verb+ing) Interrogative--> Verb To Be + Subject + (verb+ing) + ?
- EXAMPLE: He´s eating meet.
- PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
- ESTRUCTURE: Affirmative--> Subject + has/ have been + (verb+ing) Negative--> Subject + has/have not been + (verb+ing) Interrogative--> Have/Has + Subject + been + (verb+ing) + ?
- EXAMPLE: Have I been working?
- USE: action that has had a certain duration has just been completed.
- PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE