Simple Tenses

Form
Common
Expressio
ns
Examples
Present
S+vb/vb-
(e)s/do/does
always,
sometimes,
often, rarely,
seldom, (n)ever,
sally, daily,
wee!ly,
mont"ly, every
day et#$, on#e a
day et#$,from
time to time,
every now and
t"en, every two
days, on#e in a
ble moon
% never eat
pi&&a$
Present
Perfe#t
S+"ave/"as+v
b'/-(e)d
for () years
et#$, sin#e *+,)
et#$, t"is wee!
et#$,
% "ave lived
"ere sin#e
*+,)$
Past
S+vb(/-(e)d/did
in 1983, last night
etc., two years ago
etc., one hour ago
etc.,
-o"n #t "is
.n/er last
ni/"t$
Past
Perfe#t
S+"ad+vb'/-
(e)d
before/w"en s"e
arrived et#$, by
+ P$0 et#$, by
t"e time (+past
simple) et#$,
% "ad written
t"e letter
before yo
#ame "ome$
Ftre
S+will+vb
in a moment
et#$, at *) p$m
% will #ome
ba#! at *)
et#$, p$m$
Ftre
Perfe#t
S+will
"ave+vb'/-
(e)d
by t"e next
mont" et#$, by
()*( et#$, by
tomorrow, by
t"e end of t"is
year
Patri#! will
"ave lived in
1on/ 2on/
for () years
by t"e next
mont"$