SUMMARY AND REVIEW OF VERB TENSES IN ENGLISH.

PRESENT PAST FUTURE

1. SIMPLE To be Was - Were Will (Be)
+ I’m in class He’s in class They’re in class. I was in class. He was in class They were in I’ll be in class. He’ll be in class They’ll be in
class. class.
- I’m not in class He’s not in class They aren’t in I wasn’t in class. He wasn’t in They weren’t in I won’t be in He won’t be in They won’t be in
class. class. class. class. class. class.
? Am I in class? Is he in class? Are they in Was I in class? Was he in class? Were they in Will I be in Will he be in Will they be in
Yes, I’m Yes, he is class? Yes, I was. Yes, he was. class? class? class? class?
No, I’m not No, he isn’t Yes, they are. No, I wasn’t. No, he wasn’t. Yes, they were. Yes, I will. Yes, he will Yes, they will
No, they aren’t. No, they weren’t No, I won’t No, he won’t. No, they won’t

Do-Does Did Will

+ I eat pasta He eats pasta They eat pasta I ate pasta He ate pasta They ate pasta. I’ll eat pasta. He’ll eat pasta. They’ll eat pasta.
- I don’t eat pasta He doesn’t eat They don’t eat I didn’t eat pasta. He didn’t eat They didn`t eat I won’t eat pasta. He won’t eat They won’t eat
pasta. pasta. pasta. pasta. pasta, pasta.
? Do I eat pasta? Does he eat Do they eat Did I eat pasta? Did he eat pasta? Did they eat Will I eat pasta? Will he eat Will they eat
Yes, I eat pasta? pasta? Yes, I did. Yes, he did. pasta? Yes, I will. pasta? pasta?
No, I don’t Yes, he eats. Yes, they eat. No, I didn’t No, he didn’t. Yes, they did No, I won’t Yes, he will Yes, they will
No, he doesn’t. No, they don’t. No, they didn’t. No, he won’t No, they won’t.

Can – Be able to Could To be able to

(To be) able to – Ser capaz de… To Be able to. (Was, Were) (will/going to)
Yo puedo hablar Él puede hablar Ellos pueden Yo pude hablar Él pudo hablar Ellos pudieron Yo seré capaz de Yo voy a ser capaz de hablar inglés -
inglés. inglés. hablar inglés. inglés. inglés. hablar inglés. hablar inglés. Yo voy a poder hablar inglés.

I can speak He can speak They can speak I could speak He could speak They could I will be able to I am going to be able to speak
+ English. English. English. English. English. speak English. speak English. English.

Yo soy capaz de Él es capaz de Ellos son Yo fui capaz de Él fue capaz de Ellos fueron He’ll be able to He’s going to be able to speak
hablar inglés. hablar inglés. capaces de hablar inglés. hablar inglés. capaces de speak English. English.
hablar inglés. hablar inglés.
I’m able to speak He’s able to I was able to He was able to They’ll be able They’re going to be able to speak
English. speak English. They are able to speak English. speak English. They were able to speak English. English.
speak English. to speak English.
- I can’t speak He can’t speak They can’t speak I couldn’t speak He couldn’t They couldn’t I won’t be able I’m not going to be able to speak
English. English. English. English. speak English. speak English. to speak English. English.

? Can I speak Can he speak Can they speak Could I speak Could he speak Could they speak Will I be able to Am I going to be able to speak
English? English? English? English? English? English? speak English? English?
Yes, I can Yes, he can Yes, they can Yes, I could Yes, he could Yes, they could Yes, I will Yes, I am
No, I can’t No, he can’t No, they can’t No, I couldn’t No, he couldn`t No, they No, I won’t No, I am not.
couldn`t

2. PROGRES To be Was/were Will be

SIVE (Am, are, is)
(CONTIN
UOUS)
+ I’m eating He’s eating They’re eating I was eating He was eating They were eating I’ll be eating He’ll be eating They`ll be eating
- I’m not eating He isn’t eating They aren’t I wasn’t eating He wasn’t eating They weren’t I won’t be eating He won’t be They won’t be
eating eating eating eating
? Am I eating? Is he eating? Are they eating? Was I eating? Was he eating? Were they Will I be eating? Will he be Will they be
Yes, I’m Yes, he is Yes, they are Yes, I was Yes, he was eating? Yes, I will eating? eating?
No, I’m not No, he isn`t No, they aren’t. No, I wasn’t No, he wasn’t Yes, they were No, I won’t Yes, he will Yes, they will
No, they weren’t No, he won’t No, they won’t
3. PERFECT Aux→Have/Has Aux→Had Aux→Will Have
Verb, past participle Verb, past participle Verb, past participle
+ I have enjoyed He has enjoyed They have I had enjoyed the He had enjoyed They had I’ll have enjoyed He’ll have They’ll have
the movie the movie. enjoyed the movie. the movie enjoyed the the movie. enjoyed the enjoyed the
movie. movie. movie. movie.
- I haven’t He hasn’t They haven’t I hadn’t enjoyed He hadn’t They hadn’t I won’t have He won’t have They won’t have
enjoyed the enjoyed the enjoyed the the movie. enjoyed the enjoyed the enjoyed the enjoyed the enjoyed the
movie movie. movie. movie. movie. movie. movie. movie.
? Have I enjoyed Has he enjoyed Have they Had I enjoyed Had he enjoyed Had they Will I have Will he have Will they have
the movie? the movie? enjoyed the the movie? the movie? enjoyed the enjoyed the enjoyed the enjoyed the
Yes, I have Yes, he has movie? Yes, I had Yes, he had movie? movie? movie? movie?
No, I haven’t No, he hasn’t Yes, they have No, I hadn’t No, he hadn’t Yes, they had Yes, I will Yes, he will Yes, they will
No, they haven’t No, they hadn’t No, I won’t No, he won’t No, they won’t

4. PERFECT Have been/Has been Had been + Verb ing Will have been + Verb ing
PROGRES Verb ing
SIVE
+ I have been He has been They have been I had been He had been They had been I’ll have been He’ll have been They’ll have
watching tv watching tv watching tv watching tv watching tv watching tv watching tv watching tv. been watching tv
- I haven’t been He hasn’t been They haven’t I hadn’t been He hadn’t been They hadn’t I won’t have He won’t haven They won’t
watching tv watching tv. been watching watching tv. watching tv been watching tv been watching tv been watching tv haven been
tv. watching tv
? Have I been Has he been Have they been Had I been Had he been Had they been Will I have been Will he have Will they have
watching tv? watching tv? watching tv? watching tv? watching tv? watching tv? watching tv? been watching been watching
Yes, I have Yes, he has Yes, they have Yes, I had Yes, he had Yes, they had Yes, I will tv? tv?
No, I haven`t No, he hasn’t No, they haven’t No, I hadn’t No, he hadn’t No, they hadn’t No, I won’t Yes, he will Yes, they will
No, he won’t No, they won’t

PERFECT Been able to

PROGRESSIVE Sido capaz
de…/podido
Ellos han podido Ella ha podido
escalar el ahorrar dinero.
Everest.
+ They have been She has been
able to climb the able to save
Everest. money
- They haven’t She hasn’t been
been able to able to save
climb the money.
Everest.
? Have they been Has she been
able to climb the able to save
Everest? money?
Yes, they have Yes, she has.
No, they haven’t. No, she hasn’t.
5. USE TO… Old habits. Habituation New habits.
process.
Become - Llegar
a ser/estar
Yo (solía) Yo me estoy Yo estoy
acostumbraba acostumbrando a acostumbrado a
comer piña. comer piña. comer piña
+ I used to eat I’m becoming I’m used to
pineapple (getting) used to eating pineapple.
eating pineapple.
- I didn’t use to I’m not I’m not used to
eat pineapple. becoming used eating pineapple.
to eating
pineapple.
? Did I use to eat Am I becoming Am I used to
pineapple? used to eating eating
Yes, I did pineapple? pineapple?
No, I didn’t Yes, I am Yes, I am
No, I’m not No, I’m not

6. How to use Can Could Will be able to

Can/Could- (Pude, podría) Habilidad/prohib (Podré, seré
Be able to- Habilidad/prohib ición/permiso/pe capaz)
May/Might ición/permiso/pe tición informal Habilidad/prohib
tición informal ición/permiso/pe
tición informal
May Might
(Pude, podría) (Pude, podría)
Posibilidad/duda Posibilidad/duda
/probabilidad/per /probabilidad/per
miso/petición miso/petición
formal formal
+ I can go to your I may go to your I could go to I might go to I will be able to I might go to
house house your house your house go to your house. your house
tomorrow.
- I can’t go to your I may not go to I couldn’t go to I mightn’t go to I won’t be able I mightn’t go to
house your house your house your house to go to your your house
house. tomorrow.
? Can I go to your May I go to your Could I go to Might I go to Will I be able to Might I go to
house? house? your house? your house? go to your your house
Yes, I can Yes, I may Yes, I could Yes, I might house? tomorrow?
No, I can’t No, I may not No, I couldn’t No, I mightn’t Yes, I will Yes, I might
No, I won’t No, I mightn’t.
7. How to use Be supponed to:
Be Se supone que…
supposed Debe – debería – tiene – tendría que…

Sub + be (Am, are, is) + (not) +supposed to + verb + Sub + was/were + (not) +supposed to + verb +
complement complement
Se supone que él Se supone que ¿Cuándo se Se supone que él Se suponía que
tiene que trabajar deben estar supone que tenía que trabajar tendría que estar
ahora. empacando. debemos irnos? ayer. encendido (TV).
(ellos) (nosotros)
+ He is supposed They are We are supposed He was supposed It was supposed
to work now. supposed to be to leave. to work to be on.
packing. yesterday.
- He isn’t They aren`t We aren’t He wasn’t It wasn`t
supposed to supposed to be supposed to supposed to supposed to be
work now. packing. leave. work yesterday. on.
? Is he supposed to Are they When are we Was he supposed Was it supposed
work now? supposed to be supposed to to work to be on?
Yes, he is packing? leave? yesterday? Yes, it was
No, he isn’t Yes, they are We are supposed Yes, he was No, it wasn’t
No, they aren’t to leave No, he wasn’t.
tomorrow.

8. Future with Future of the past Future of the past

Going to
Yo iba a comer Yo voy a comer Yo iba a comer
+ I was going to I’m going to eat I was going to
eat. eat.
- I wasn’t going to I’m not going to I wasn’t going to
eat. eat. eat.
? Was I going to Am I going to Was I going to
eat? eat? eat?
Yes, I was Yes, I am Yes, I was
No I wasn’t. No, I’m not No I wasn’t.