Grammar Tenses Review

Present
1. Simple
  1. Things that happen regularly
    1. I go to London about three times a week
  2. Routines
    1. I always do exercise
    2. She reads 30 minutes daily
  3. Permanent Situations / Facts
    1. My parents live near Dover
    2. Water freezes at zero Celsious degrees
  4. Forms
    1. Interrogative
      1. Negative
        I don't play soccer / Snails don't live a long live / She doesn't paint
      2. Affirmative
        I play soccer / Snails live a long live / She paints
      3. Interrogative
        Do you play soccer? Do snails live a long live? Does she paint?
  5. Expressions
    1. Always / never / rarely / often / daily / sometimes / once a week, etc
2. Continuous or Progressive
  1. Temporary continuous actions and events
    1. They are happening at the moment of speaking
    2. I'm reading a book
    3. Where are the kids?
      1. They are playing in the garden
  2. Forms
    1. Affirmative
      1. I'm playing soccer / She is dancing / They are arguing
    2. Interrogative
      1. Are you playing soccer? / Is she dancing? / Are they arguing?
    3. Negative
      1. I'm not playing soccer / She isn't dancing / They aren't (are not) arguing
3. Perfect
  1. Forms
    1. Affirmative
      1. I have lived here for ten years
    2. Negative
      1. I haven't done my homework
    3. Interrogative
      1. Have you finished your essay?
    4. Since
      1. I have studied English since I was a child
    5. For
      1. She has traveled for two months
    6. yet
      1. He hasn't finished the report yet
    7. just
      1. My parents have just arrived
    8. already
      1. I've already drunk three coffees this morning
    9. Never
      1. I have never been there
    10. Ever
      1. Have you ever eaten snails?
  2. Finished Events connected with the present
    1. I've broken my leg so I can't go on holiday
  3. finished events news
    1. announce news of recent events
      1. Uncle George has crashed the car again
  4. Thinking about past and present together
    1. My sister has learnt french
Past
1. Simple
  1. Short, finished actions, longer situations and repeated events
    1. Peter broke a window last night
  2. Stories and descriptions of past events
    1. Once upon a time there was a princess...
  3. Time expressions
    1. yesterday, a month ago, a day ago, last month
  4. Forms
    1. Affirmative
      1. I visited my granparents yesterday / She wrote an emotional letter to say goodbye
    2. Negative
      1. I didn't visit my gradpas last vacation / Last Month, they didn't get permission to set the fair
    3. Interrogative
      1. Did you see him with his lover???
  5. Finished times
    1. I saw John yesterday morning
2. Continuous or Progressive
  1. Something that was in progress around a particular time
    1. What were you doing at 8 o'clock? I was watching TV
  2. Forms
    1. was / were + verb -ing
      1. Afirmative
        I was playing soccer
      2. Negative
        Sorry teacher, I wasn't (was not) paying attention
      3. Interrogative
        Were you watching that movie?
  3. two actions happening at the same time (in the past)
    1. While I was preparing dinner, my husband was setting the table
3. PERFECT
  1. earlier past
  2. To point out an event that happened before another event in past
    1. Lucy had already gone home when I arrived at the party
    2. I thought I had sent the money a week before
  3. Forms
    1. had + past participle
      1. Affirmative
        I had saved my document before the computer crashed
      2. Negative
        I saw him becase he hadn't left to work
      3. Interrogative
        What had Lucy done before she turned on the TV?
4. Past continuous with past simple
  1. action going on at a certain time in the past
    1. When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
FUTURE
1. Will
  1. Predictions
    1. Tomorrow will be warm, with some cloud in the afternoon
    2. I think Chivas will win the classic
  2. On spot decisions
    1. It's freezing!!! I'll close the door
  3. form
    1. will + verb
      1. I will marry him
      2. I will not (won't) do it!! Tell my brother
      3. Will you marry me?
2. Going to
  1. To talk about plans, intentions
    1. We're going to get a new car soon
    2. Sandra is going to have a baby in June
  2. verb to be + going to
    1. He is going to buy a new house
    2. I'm not going to buy it
    3. Are you going to the dentist?
3. Present Continuous or Progressive
  1. Actions that have already been planned or decided
    1. I'm seeing John tomorrow
    2. Sandy is getting married next month
    3. I'm flying to Toronto at 6:00
4. Present
  1. Events in timetables or a regular schedule
    1. My plane leaves at three o'clock
  2. Same structure as in present simple

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