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Grammar Tenses Table PDF
Grammar Tenses Table PDF
Present simple Verb or he/she/it + -s - Talk about facts Every day, never,
- Habits always, usually, often
- Schedules (trains, buses)
Present Am/is/are + verb + -ing - Something is happening at the moment Right now, at the
continuous moment.
Present Perfect Have/has + past - Something happened in the past and you can still For, since, already, just,
participle see the result. yet, now, ever, never
Present Perfect Have/has + been + past - To describe that an action started in the past and for, since, the whole
continuous participle is still going on in the present. (open past) day, all day
- The describe that a habit started in the past and
continuous in the present
- Something that has just stopped and of which the
result is clearly present.
Past simple Verb + -ed (Regular - Something happened in the past. (closed past) Yesterday, last year, in
verbs) 2006, last summer
Catch caught (irregular
verbs)
Past Was/were + verb + -ing - Something happened at a certain point in the past While, when
continuous - Something that was happening while something
else happened (combination past simple)
Past Perfect Had + past participle - Something happened in the past before another After, before, for, since
action in the past. PP for the earlier events.
Past Perfect Had + been + past - Something began in the past and continued at a for, since, the whole
continuous participle later moment in the past. day, all day
- Something that had just stopped and of which the
result is clearly visible. (explanation)
Future Will/shall + verb - When you promise to do something (in the future Tomorrow, next week,
- When you think something is going to happen in next summer, etc.
the future
Future Am/is/are going to + verb - Plans in the (near) future Tonight, soon
- When you are sure something will happen. You
have proof or made the plan.