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    Master the English Tenses

    Course Handbook Study File


    Summary of English Tenses
    PRESENT PAST FUTURE
    SIMPLE Fact, regular action, habit Completed action at a specified Possible action in the future /
    Do you play tennis? time in the past decision at the time of speaking
    Yes, I play tennis once a week, but I Did you play tennis yesterday? What will you do if its sunny tomorrow?
    dont play very well. Yes, I played yesterday morning, but I I will play tennis. I wont play if it rains.
    didnt play in the afternoon.
    CONTINUOUS* Action in progress at present Action in progress at a specified Action in progress at a specified
    Can you see him? What is he doing? time in the past time in the future
    He is playing tennis, but he isnt What was he doing when you saw him What will he be doing at this time
    playing very well. yesterday? tomorrow?
    He was playing tennis but he wasnt He will be playing tennis, but he wont
    playing very well. be playing with me.
    PERFECT Action completed until now Action completed before a Action completed before a specified
    Have you played tennis this week? specified time in the past time in the future
    Yes, we have played tennis once this Had you played tennis before lunch How many matches will you have
    week, but we havent played any yesterday? played by the end of this week?
    matches. Yes, we had played before lunch, but We will have played 4 matches, but we
    we hadnt played a match. wont have watched any matches.
    PERFECT Action that has already started Action that had already started Action that will have already started
    CONTINUOUS* and still continues (or has just and still continued (or had just and will still continue (or will have
    stopped). stopped) at a specified time in the just stopped) at a specified time in
    How long has she been playing tennis? past the future
    She has been playing tennis for 2 How long had she been playing when She started playing at 9:00 this
    months. She hasnt been playing very it started raining? morning. By 4:00 this afternoon, She
    long. She had only been playing for 10 will have been playing for 7 hours, but
    minutes. She hadnt been playing she wont have been playing with me.
    very long when it started raining.

    Special Tenses:
    going to = 1. A certainty: Im sure hes going to win! 2. A decision already made for the future: Im going to spend Christmas at home.
    present continuous + future time marker = An arrangement for the future: Im flying back to Paris on Friday.
    present simple + future time marker = A fixed timetable in the future: My flight leaves at 4:00 p.m.

    * Avoid putting State Verbs in continuous tenses, e.g. like, have(=own), think(=believe), understand, exist, know, etc.

    2015, Anglo-Link Languages Limited

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