KEY worns
Subject + will
+ Ist farm of
‘verb
Helping verb: wil-+
subject + tst form of
You wil a
[eon von
Theywill not
wont) work
ow
‘nplanned 7
Spontaneous,
He will
‘work,
Hew
Fe
aL he wake?
net (oni,
war
‘Wil the
werk?
He willnot (ont,
werk
‘ie wil not
(wont) work
She will nat
(uo warPRESENT
PERFECT
open Hove you ever worked
‘questions Yor a bank?
Yes, [have worked
fer 3 Bani bet
‘sonnects actions:
that started in the
past to the present
Lhe uritten,
saetion repasted tselt
before nou - exzetly
shen is net impartant
sation Fast
‘rished (stil Closely _— SE rept,
connected to not) action happened before
nau at ah unspecified time P_————r-
inthe past
have just finizhed
nave already read)
that report
Uhave worked
here for 9 years.
singe C+ point of tina).
WEY WwoRDS vatletae
worked. We have
Subject +
Present of have
++3rd form of
vet
She hae
‘worked:
Fg] Fresert of helping
verbs: have + subject
helping verb: have +] “SSE He haz not thacn't)
won Sd tr ot iad
eat We have not
Uravenot You have nat She has not
havent) worked /~ thavent). hasnt worked.
worked. thas not
‘They have net_ Casi worked.
invent mored
Presant Partect |
Pastamele Present simple —Fuibre SimpleTJ pasted adionzin
the presart
KEY woRDs
BF cunjensta
rmatvet
B] ting verb do?
does-+aubjects lat
‘prmotiert
Doesitork?
Bowe
one
Subject helping
verb do Jdoes-+nat
+ ltemoner
Hedogsnot
(doen work
‘edo not
Gon work,
She does net
dossnt work
doesnot
(Gozsn work,
You dene?
denipuorc
” SFTP RTT _Period Moment
Result
Duration
action that takes place ance,
never ar several times
actions that happen one after
another
state
action gaing an at that
moment
actions taking place at the
same time
action taking place before a
certain mornent in tine:
emphasises the result
action taking place before a
certain moment in time (and
beyond), emphasises the
uration
Simple Past
He played foathall every
Tuesday,
He played football and then
he went home.
He loved faathall
Past Progressive
He was playing foatuall
He was playing footoall and
she was watching,
Past Perfect Simple
He had won five matches
until that cay.
Past Perfect Progressive
He nad been playing football
forten years.
Simple Present
He plays foctball every
Tuesday,
He plays foctball and then ne
goes home
He loves facthall
Present Progressive
He is playing football
He is playing football and she
is watching
Present Perfect Simple
He has won five matches so
far.
He has been playing footoall
far ten years.
Future | simple
He willis going to play
foctball every Tuesday
He will play football and then
he will go home:
He will ave tooth
Future | Progressive
He will be playing football
He will be playing footvall and
she will be watching,
Future Il Simple
He will have wan five matches
by then,
Future ll Progressive
He will have been playing
foctball far ten years.Future
ina month
in ea de
am soot
is +going to V
are
this tine tomorrow
this tine nest week
Simple Continuous: Perfect
‘every day
VooVis alas | am have
ns fis + Ving eve
=| Do usu | are has
§ | Does#V2 —sonretines | +> ver {——»
don’t rarely now righ non > ar since
doesn’t +V never dill = still so far for
at weekends while =as this month How long ...?
Ved V2 sesiereay | was white ~ a | had + ¥ ujore | had + been Ving
lust month | + Ving when afte
B | Did+v2 —Petaysown [were all morning bythe time sin
& in 1990 How long 2
didn't +V ihe ts a> for te
How long ago? | when
shall romorrene | shal shail shal
will +V ronal | will + be Ving will + have V? will + have boen Ving
next week
by... for
by the time on. fo.English Grammar Timeline
This is just to give the student a feel for grammar/Time Relationships:Action Compl fore Another Begin:
{= Completed
Past Present Future
Past Present FutureActions that have Finished Recent Action with Present Result
Just Completed
Past Present Future Past Present Future
Completed and still Existing Unspecified Past: Multiple Instances
Accomplishment
ti
——
ee ee
Past Present PresentTHE PERFECT FAMILY Used te show that an action has
(rad / will have} tnished betore 3
definite time or a secend action,
ENGLISH
VERB TENSES
THE PROGRESSIVE
FAMILY
Used for an action that
(war é willbe) going en fora
Tonger peried oftime, i=
important and haz 2
beginning and an end
Funure Pertect
Progressive
Used for a Yong" action thal
has (had Jui have)
Jniched before a dente
time of a sacond action
Not used with abstract
verbs (verbs of thought
emetion, possession
‘sense or aunilarias)
for short
aramatio
etions
Past Pertect
Progressive
———.
Prazent Perfect
Progreseive
THE PERFECT
PROGRESSIVE FAMILY
‘Combines
sharaeteritiog of the
Progressives and
Pertsts,setion wil be
completed before
anather action er time
inthe future
By this ime + part
before + Present simple oftime in faure
tin fture time clause)
Toy the time + Present Simple
tr tar time ous)
of after + Future Perfect
a {in fauna time cause)
LLuill have finished the
teport bythe time he
“rrives fomerrow,
REY WwoRDS
vou
wien sParedinse) wn nave “BE
(ietrretane ose) J Maile | hau a
worked... Thaycull,
Tale
worked
Subject + fre
of have + Sed
form of watt
=
‘Wi Uhave.
worked 2
‘Wl he have
worked...F willthey,
Fe] Future of helping
ver: have + subject
“+ Sed form of verb
‘wll you ES
Will you y ced?
have OMS? He will not have
worked 2 (wont have).
ware
We will not have
(wont have
weed
She will not have
(wont have!
worked
will not have (wart
awe) wore
Subject + fature of
helping verb: have +
have (won't have)
warked,
Past Simple PresantPast
PERFECT
to change the|
order of
‘events
fy ruces|
KEY woRDs
=
‘Question
t
L-| corms H
ction was completed
before another aetion
‘ortime in the past
Past Simple: He asked
forthe report and
finished i
Fast Perfect: He asked for the
feport after [had finished it
Lhselfinizheet
the report by the
time he arrived
‘until + point oF
time in past
bythe time +
Past Simple
You had
ihsd worked!
worked
‘We had
‘worked
‘They had
‘worked!
Subject + Past
‘ofhave + 3rd
form of vat
He had
worked
trad
‘She had’ worked
rorked
Hed lores, 2
Fe] Fast of hatping vert:
Subject + Fast of
helping verb: awe + He had not
net ++ Grd form of hadnt worked
=e Wie had not
had
worked.
Lad not thant), f You had not She had net
werked hadnt), adn) marked.
worked. had not (hadnt),
They hod not
(rari) workedetna time
inthe past
KEY WORDS
=o
Taam the
imegular
verbs!
Did Iwork?.
Bid he wore?
B] Helping vert did +
subject + 1st form of
verb
Subject + helping
verb did + not + 1st
form of verb
We did not
didnt) work
She did not
Giant woke
Pat
Fatare