TENSES TABLE

TENSE

KEYWORDS

Simple Present tense Everyday/week/monthly/year/morning/Sunday

Daily,weekly,monthly,yearly,sometimes,often,
seldom,always,never,ever

Simple Past

Yesterday, the day before yesterday, three days ago,

a week ago, a month ago, a year ago, last week, last
month, last year, last night, last summer, in 1947, in
2001, long ago, once up on a time

Simple Future

Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, soon, next week,

next month, next year, next summer, in 2016, in
2050 shortly

Present Continuous
tense

now, look!, listen, still, don't disturb, at present

Past Continuous
tense

When, while, at that time, then

Present Perfect tense Yet, so far, already, just now, just before, lately,
recently
Past Perfect tense
After, before
Future Perfect tense

By tomorrow, by next week, by next month, by next

year, by 2016, by 2020, by + peropd of time

Present Perfect
Continuous tense

Since, how long, for + period of time

Past Perfect
Continuous tense

the whole last night, the whole last week, the whole
last year, till, until

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VERB FORMS
V1 or V5

V2

SHALL OR + V1 WILL

AM/IS/ARE+V4

WAS/WERE+V4

HAS/HAVE + V3
HAD + V3
SHALL/ WILL + HAVE + V3

HAS/ HAVE + BEEN + V4

HAD BEEN + V4

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