Verb Tenses

Verb Tenses

1. Simple

   • Present
     • I forget my bag everyday.
       • I don't forget my bag everyday.
         • Does he forget his bag everyday?
   • Past
     • I forgot my bag yesterday.
       • I didn't forget my bag yesterday.
         • Did they forget their bag yesterday?
   • Future
     • I will eat pizza tomorrow.
       • I won't eat pizza tomorrow.
         • Will she eat pizza tomorrow?

2. Continuous

   • Present
     • I am reading now.
       • You aren't reading now.
         • Is he reading now?
   • Past
     • I was eating a pizza when they arrived.
       • I wasn't eating a pizza when they arrived.
         • Were you eating a pizza when they arrived?
   • Future
     • I will be eating pizza when you arrive.
       • You won't be eating pizza when he arrives.
         • Will she be eating pizza when you arrive?

3. Perfect

   • Present
     • She has forgotten my bag.
       • You haven't forgotten your bag.
         • Has he forgotten his bag?
   • Past
     • I had taken a shower before he arrived.
       • I hadn't taken a shower before he arrived.
         • Had you taken a shower before he arrived?
   • Future
     • I will have eaten all of the pizza by the time you arrive.
       • He won't have eaten all of the pizza by the time he arrives.
         • Will she have eaten all of the pizza by the time you arrive?

4. Perfect Continuos

   • Present
     • I have been forgetting my bag all my life.
       • I haven't been forgetting my bag all my life.
         • Have you been forgetting your bag all your life?
   • Past
     • I had been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrived.
       • I hadn't been eating pizza for 2 hours when you arrived.
         • Had you been eating pizza for 2 hours when I arrived?
   • Future
     • I will have been working.
       • I won't have been working.
         • Will you have been working?

5. Conditional

   • Simple
     • I would forget my bag there.
       • I wouldn't forget my bag there.
         • Would I forget my bag there?
   • Continuous
     • I would be forgetting my bag there.
       • I wouldn't be forgetting my bag there.
         • Would I be forgetting my bag there?
   • Perfect
     • I would have forgotten my bag there.
       • I wouldn't have forgotten my bag there.
         • Would I have forgotten my bag there?

6. Future (be going to)

   • I am going to travel next week.
     • I am not going to travel next week.
       • Is she going to travel next week?

7. IF

   • Zero Conditional
     • If I drink coffee at night, I don't sleep well.
       • I don't sleep well if I drink coffee at night.
   • First Conditional
     • If I drink coffee tonight, I won't sleep well.
       • I won't sleep well if I drink coffee tonight.
   • Second Conditional
     • If I drank coffee tonight, I wouldn't sleep well.
       • I wouldn't sleep well if I drank coffee tonight.
   • Third Conditional
     • If I had drunk coffee last night, I wouldn't have slept well.
       • I wouldn't have slept well if I had drunk coffee last night.

8. Modals

   • Habilities
     • Present
       • I can drive a car.
         • I can't drive a car.
           • Can you drive a car?
     • Past
       • He could drive a car before the accident.
         • He couldn't drive a car before the accident.
           • Could he drive a car before the accident?
     • Past-Present
       • I couldn’t talk to anyone because I can’t speak Japanese.
   • Permission / Authorization
     • Present
       • May I help you, madam?
         • Excuse me, could you tell what time it is, please?
   • True Negative
     • Present
       • You can’t be serious!
         • She can’t be 40.
           • He can’t be wrong.
   • Possibility / Probability
     • Present
       • He may be right.
         • He might be right.
     • Future
       • It might rain tomorrow.
     • Past
       • He might have come late.
   • Certainty
     • Present
       • It must be cold outside.
         • You must be mistaken.

9. Prepositions

   • Time
     • Longer and less specific periods
       • IN
         • I always brush my teeth in the morning.
           • My birthday is in June.
             • It’s always cold in winter.
               • My brother was born in 1999.
     • Specific period or date
       • ON
         • He was born on September 24th.
           • I go to the gym on Mondays and Wednesdays.
     • Specific time
       • AT
         • I will see you at 8 pm.
           • My interview is at 3 pm.
   • Places
     • Bigger and less specific places (or inside somewhere)
       • IN
         • I used to live in Florida.
           • Bangkok is in Thailand.
             • I am in my room.
     • Things above places or surfaces
       • ON
         • The papers are on the coffee table.
           • I left the keys on the counter.
     • Specific places
       • AT
         • We are meeting at the cafe.
           • The football game is at the stadium.