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Verb tenses

Time Frames

Past

Present

Future

Simple Tenses
Past
Simple

Finished
Actions

Present
Habits,
routines,
facts,
general
truths

Future
An action
expected to
happen in
the future.

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Progressive Tenses
Past

Present

Future

Simple

Progressive
or
Continuous

Actions in progress:.
auxiliary verb to be + present
participle form of the verb (-ing)

Progressive Tenses
Past

Present

Future

was/ were +
-ing

is/ am/ are

+ -ing

will be
+ -ing

Simple

Progressive
or
Continuous

Perfect Tenses
Past

Present

Future

Simple
Progressive or
Continuous

Perfect

Two events related in terms of time

auxiliary to have + past participle of
verb

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Perfect Tenses
Past

Present

Future

had
+ past
participle

have / has
+ past
participle

will have
+ past
participle

Simple
Progressive

Perfect

Perfect Progressive Tenses

Past

Present

Future

Simple
Progressive

Perfect
Perfect
Progressive

They are the combination of the progressive

and the perfect tenses.
These are two events related in terms of
time. One of the actions is in progress
between both events.
auxiliary to have + been + present participle
of verb

Perfect Progressive Tenses

Past

Present

Future

Simple
Progressive

Perfect
Perfect
Progressive

had been + have / has

will have
-ing
been + -ing been + -ing

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Perfect Progressive Tenses

Past

Present

Future

Simple
Progressive

Perfect
Perfect
Progressive

Past
He fixed his car last Sunday.
Did he fix his car last Sunday?
He didnt fix his car last Sunday.
What did he fix last Sunday?

Past Progressive
He was fixing his car when his parents
dropped by.
He wasnt fixing his car when his parents
dropped by.
Was he fixing his car when his parents
dropped by?
What was he fixing when his parents
dropped by?

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Past Perfect
He had fixed his car by the time his
parents dropped by.
He hadnt fixed his car by the time his
parents dropped by.
Had he fixed his car by the time his
parents dropped by?
What had he fixed by the time his parents
dropped by?

Past Perfect Progressive

He had been fixing his car before his
parents dropped by.
He hadnt been fixing his car before his
parents dropped by.
Had he been fixing his car before his
parents dropped by?
What had he been doing before his
parents dropped by?

Present
Habits / routines:
He usually fixes his car when it
breaks down.
General truth:
Cars need to be tuned up every
certain mileage.
Fact:
My car needs to be tuned up more
often than others because it is old.

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Present Negative
Habits / routines:
He doesnt fix his car when it breaks
down. He takes it to the mechanic.
General truth:
Cars dont need to be tuned up every
week.
Fact:
My car doent need to be tuned up
more often than others even if it is old.

Present Interrogative
Habits / routines:
Does he usually fix his car when
it breaks down?
General Truth:
Do cars need to be tuned up every
certain mileage?
Fact:
Does my car needs to be tuned up more
often than others because it is old?

Present Interrogative
Habits / routines:
Who usually fixes his car when it
breaks down?
General truth:
What needs to be tuned up every
certain mileage?
Fact:
Whose car needs to be tuned up more
often than others because it is old?

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Present Progressive

He is fixing his car.

He isnt fixing his car.
Is he fixing his car?
What is he fixing?

Present Perfect

He has always fixed his car by himself.

He hasnt always fixed his car by himself.
Has he always fixed his car by himself?
What has he always fixed by himself?

Present Perfect Progressive

He has been fixing his car all morning.

He hasnt been fixing his car all morning.
Has he been fixing his car all morning?
What has he been fixing all morning?

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Future

He will fix his car in his spare time.

He wont fix his car in his spare time.
Will he fix his car in his spare time?
What will he fix in his spare time?

Future Progressive

He will be fixing his car all Sunday.

He wont be fixing his car all Sunday.
Will he be fixing his car all Sunday?
What will he be fixing all Sunday?

Future Perfect
On Sunday, by 3:00 p.m, he will have fixed
his car.
On Sunday, by 3:00 p.m., he wont have
fixed his car.
Will he have fixed his car on Sunday by
3:00 p.m.?
What will he have fixed on Sunday by 3:00
p.m.?

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Future Perfect Progressive

He will have been fixing his car by the
time his parents drop by.
He wont have been fixing his car by the
time his parents drop by.
Will he have been fixing his car by the
time his parents drop by?
What will he have been fixing by the time
his parents drop by?

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