ENGLISH TENSES

Pre activity: Answer the questions.

1. How many tenses are there? 12 tenses
2. What kind of tenses do you know? Simple, continuous, perfect simple and continuous.
3. Which of them can you use correctly:
a) When you write? I think that this tense can be use in any moments when we write any text the tenses in English is very important
b) when you speak? When we spoke is important knows the tenses, we need them when counting an activity, an action at any time

EP TO DELIVER
PAST PRESENT
TENSE
USE ESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE USE ESTRUCTURE EXAMPLE
They watched aExpress habits and He never eats
+V.Pasado + C + V.to be + C
talk about a film routines, general vegetables
SIMPLE

concrete action + did + not + They didn't facts, repeated + V.to be + not + They don't have a
that started and Infinitive+C whatch a film actions or situations, C house
ended in the past. Did They watch a emotions and Do they have a
Did+ +V.Infinitevo permanent desires. V.to be + +C
film? house?
+ was/were + I was sleeping on + am/are/is + I am sleeping on the
CONTINUOUS

Action from the V.Gerundio + C the sofa. V.Gerundio +C sofa.

past that is not yet + was/were + not + I wasn't sleeping Actions that are +am+ not + I'm not sleeping on the
over when we V.Gerundio+C on the sofa. happening right now Gerundio + C sofa.
refer to it. was/were + Was I sleeping Am/are/is + + Am I sleeping on the
+V.Gerundio + C on the sofa? V.Gerundio sofa?
+ Had + Past She had eaten + have / has + Past
I have been to Mexico.
Participle +C sushi Participle
PERFECT

Actions that
SIMPLE

occurred before + Hadn't + Past She hadn't eaten Actions that began in +haven't/hasn't + You haven't been to
Participle sushi the past and continue Past Participle Mexico.
another action in
in the present.
the past. Had + + Past Had She eaten Have/has+ +Past Have I been to
Participle sushi? Participle? Mexico?
+had+been + I had been + have + been + I have been waiting for
CONTINUOS

gerundio speaking gerundio two hours.

PERFECT

Allows to point out Action that has begun

the progression of + had + not + been + I had not been in the past continues + have + not + been I haven't been waiting
an action in the gerundio speaking to occur in the + gerundio for two hours.
past. present.
had + + been + Had I been have/has + + been Have I been waiting
gerundio speaking? + gerundio for two hours?
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FUTURE
USE EXTRUCTURE EXAMPLE

Express actions +will+V.Infinitivo He will go to the party

or events that will
occur at a later + won't + He won't go to the
time than the Infinitive+C party
present moment Will+ Will he go to the
+Infinitive+C+? party?
+ will + be + I will be sleeping all
Action in Gerundio + C afternoon.
progress at a + Won't + be + I won't be sleeping all
specific time in Gerundio + C afternoon.
the future will + + be + Will I be sleeping all
Gerundio +C afternoon?
+ Will + have + I will have finished by
Refer to actions Past Participle Monday.
that are + Won't + have I won't have finished
terminated at a +Past Participle by Monday.
particular time in
the future. Will+ +have+Past Will I have finished by
Participle Monday?
+ will + have + I will have been
Duration of an been + gerundio speaking
action that will
+ won't+ have + I will not have been
end at a certain
been + gerundio speaking
point in the
future. Will + + have + Will I have been
been + gerundio? speaking?