PAST PRESENT FUTURE

Preterit simple Present perfect Present continuous

Present simple Future
Affirmation Affirmation Affirmation Affirmation Affirmation
Subject+Verb(ed/irregular)
Subject+have+Verb(past participle)
Subject+be+verb(ing) subject+verbe subject+will+verb
You watched They have finished I am doing You work you will work
she began she has done she is working she does she will do
Negation Negation Negation Negation Negation
Subject+did+not+Verb Subject+have+not+Verb(past Subject+be+not+verb(ing)
participle) Subject+do/does+not+verb
Subject+won't/will not+verb
you did not watch we have not finished We are not working we do not work we will not work
she did not begin she has not done she is not doing she does not do she will not do
Interrogation Interrogation Interrogation Interrogation Interrogation
did+subject+ verbHave+subject+verb(past
? participle)
Be+subject+verb(ing)Do/Does+subject+verbwill+subject+verb
did you watch? have we finished? are we doing? do we work? will you work?
did she begin? has she done? is she working? does she do? will she do?
verb=verb infinitive definition
use the past simple to Use the present perfect to talk use the present We use the presentUse going to+infinitive
talk about completed about actions that begin in the continuous to describe simple for things that
to talk about decisions
actions in the past, past and have an effect on the things at this moment are true in general, or
you have made for the
often with a time present. and around now. for things that happen
future. Use
reference (in 1999, sometimes or all the
will+infinitive to make a
yesterday, last year, time. decisions at the time of
etc). am='m: I'm SECOND CONDITIONAL= IF+present FIRST speaking.
simple+would/wouldn't+infinitive CONDITIONAL=IF+pre
is='s: he's /she's /it's sent simple+will. Use
=IF+present
are='re : we're /you're /they're simple+could/couldn't+infinitive.Use the the first conditional to
Have='ve: we've/you've/they've second conditional to talk about imaginary talk about things that
may or may not happen
situations in the present and the future. in the future.
has='s : he's/she's/it's
had='d : I'd/he'd/she'd/we'd/you'd/they'd
If you buy this car,
will='ll : I'll /he'll /she'll /we'll /you'll you will meet a
would='d : I'd /he'd /she'd /we'd
/they'll beautiful woman.
/you'd /they'd