Tenses Tutorial

By Ricson Chong

Simple
Present Past Future Study(s) Studied Will Study

Simple Continuos
am/is/are studying was/were studying will be studying

Perfect
has/have studied had studied will have studied

Perfect Continuos
has/have been studying had been studying will have been studying

Tenses Simple Tenses Am,is,are Simple Past Tenses Was,were,did,had

Functions Current actions, general truth Finished actions

Time Expressions Today, usually, always, often Yesterday, just now

Simple Future Tense Am/is/are+going to (Will+verb) Present Continuous Tense Is/am/are+(verb+ing) Is walking Past Continuous Tense Was/Were+(verb+ing) Was crying Future Continuous Tense Will+be+(verb+ing) Present Perfect tense Has/have/+past participle

Action going to happen

Tomorrow, later, next, soon

Action in progress at the moment of speaking Action began in past and still progress in the past Action will be in progress in future Action happened sometimes before present and is still true at the present time

Today,now, at present,at the moment

Instances I always walk to school. Kai Yong walked to school yesterday. Xin will driving to MMU on tomorrow. I am listening attentively to the lecturer. I was walking down the street when it began to rain. Soon, I will be studying again. I have met kai ways family since i knew her during primary school.

While,when

At,tomorrow,soon just,recently,since

Action that completed off another event happened in the past Action that will Future Perfect Tense Will+have+past Principle be completed Will have gone before another time or event in the future Event in progress Present Perfect in the past and is Continuous Tense Has/have+been+(verb+ing) still continuing I the present Incomplete event Past Perfect Continuous taking place Tense Had+been+(verb+ing) before another Had been working past event Past Perfect Tense Had+past priciple Have gone Future Perfect Continuous Tense will+have+been+(verb+in g) will have been walking

By the I had won an time,before,after,alread opportunity to y Hong Kong before. by the time, in the year 2020 In the year 2012, I will have married with miss harmony. I have been sitting here since 9 oclock. We had been working on the assignment for the past two weeks. I will have been sleeping for four hours by the time she gets home.

Since,for,by the time

Since,for,by the time

Activity that will Since,for,by the time be in progress before another event in the future