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Diana Laura Palomec A01377534

Jorge Alejandro Rivera Castaeda A01377525


Tenses Uses Examples

Present simple vs For habits, routines and I take a shower in the


continuous things that are always mornings.
true I dont work on Sundays.
He doesnt work night.
Verbs that are not This words often we I see you are tired now.
often used with used for express I think you are right.
-ing something I understand the problem
now
Present perfect vs Use the Present perfect When I was young I played
simple past when the time of an tennis.
action is not important This morning I had a very
or not specified. Simple tense meeting with my
past when details about boss.
the time or place that I have worked in this bank
an action occurred are for ten years.
given or requested.
Past perfect vs However we use past He had cooked the dinner
simple past perfect to talk about when she arrived.
something that She had already gone
happened before home before he arrived.
another action in the
past, which is usually
expressed by the past
simple.
Going to Going to is not a tense. Shes going to get married
It is a special structure with he in December.
that we use to talk Its going to rain today
about the future.
Will Will" is used with I will study this night.
promises or voluntary They won't dance in the
actions that take place party.
in the future.
Might "Might" is most She might return later.
commonly used to
express possibility.
To be likely to Likely and unlikely are Theyre likely to come
adjectives tomorrow.
Should, shouldnt, hey are used with other You should go to the
must, mustnt, verbs to express ability, doctor's.
have to/dont obligation, possibility, She has to do homework
have to and so on every evening.
You must not use a
calculator during the
exam.

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