TENSES REVIEW

GRAMMATICAL FORM FUNCTION/ USE Auxiliary Examples (+) (-) THIRD PERSON
TENSE verbs Yes-no questions/ Wh questions Examples (+) (-)
Yes-no questions/ Wh questions
SIMPLE PRESENT SUB + VERB Routines / daily Do / does I work every day Susan works every day.
activities (-) (¿) I don’t work every day Susan doesn’t work every day.
Do you work every day? Does Susan work every day?
Where do you work every day? Where does Susan work every
day?
SIMPLE PAST SUB + VERB Finished action in Did (-) (¿) We went to the movies John went to the movies
(past) a specific time yesterday. yesterday.
We didn’t go to the movies John didn’t go to the movies
yesterday. yesterday.
Did you go to the movies yest? Did John go to the movies
Who did you go to the movies yesterday?
yesterday with? Who did John go to the
movies yesterday with?
PRESENT Sujeto + verbo Activities am/is/are I’m looking at the clock. Jerrys working every day
CONTINUOUS auxiliar (to be) + happening right I don’t look at the clock Jerry is not working every day.
verbo+ing. now/ activities or
plans in the
future
PAST the past tense of Often, to describe was/were They haven’t worked Roman was skiing when she
CONTINUOUS the verb "to be" the context in a They have worked broke her leg.
(was / were) and past written Have they worked? Roman wasn't skiing when she
the root of the story, e.g. Yes they worked broke her leg.
main verb + ing.
PRESENT PERFECT auxiliar have/has the perfect have/has you have played basketball Has Pablo play soccer?
+ el participio present is used to with Tom. Pablo has play soccer
del verbo, talk about actions I don’t want to go swimming.
or events that
happened at
 some point in the
past and that
somehow still
influence the
present.
PAST PERFECT auxiliary have in The perfect past Have/had The game had finished when I Julio had worked in the
the past, had + is used to speak arrived home. morning
the past of past actions Julio had not worked in the
participle of the that happened morning
verb before other
actions that also
took place in the
past.
GOING TO Subject + to be The use of "going I am going to be a brilliant Is Freddy going to buy a new
(conjugate) + to" to refer to politician. car soon?
going + infinitive future events I am going to leave. Is not Freddy going to buy a
suggests a very new car soon?
strong link with
the present.
WILL Subject + Will + Generally I will love you Roman will love you
Verb infinitive speaking, for two I won’t buy you an ice cream
very important
things to
understand.

ClUE:

SIMPLE PAST + PAST PERFECT (the first action is in past perfect)

Example: By the time we called, they had already taken her to the hospital
 FIRST ACTION

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USED TO – SOLÍA (SIMPLE PAST TENSE) it is an action that we do not do anymore (finished)

I used to dance in a dancing club

I didn’t use to dance in a dancing club

Did you use to dance in a dancing club? Yes, I did / No , I didn’t

Where did you use to dance?

VOCABULARY LIST: translation and examples

Before:

After:

As soon as:

While

As:

By the time