| Past Present Future SIMPLE Anaction that ended in | An action thatis Applan for an action in the past. habitual orrepeated. _ the future. Painted Paints/Paint Will paint. Word clue He painted yesterday | She paints every She will paint weekend. tomorrow. CONTINUOUS An action that was An action is in the ‘An action that will {be}+ (verb) + ing, happening (past process of happening | happen in the future for continuous) when ‘now. alength of time. another action finished {simple past). Word clue 1 was painting when! | She is painting now. They will be painting saw the accident. when you arrive tomorrow. PERFECT Anaction that finished | An action that An action that will finish (have}+ (verb) before another action | happened atanunsaid before another action or time in the past. time in the past. or time in the future. Word clue We had painted the Shehas painted many He will have painted the house before the rain | portraits. bedroom before his started. daughter comes home. PERFECT CONTINUOUS | An action that An action that happens | An action that happens (have]+been +(verb}+ | happened overtimein | overtime, startingin | over time in the future ing the past before another | the past and continuing | before another action. action. into the present. Word clue She had been painting | |have been painting We will have been for a while when she landscapes since | painting for several started classes. started school. hours before we can see how it looks.