PRESENT
Simple
TIME EXPRESSIONS
every morning/day/week/month/year/etc. # once/twice/three
times/etc.. a day/ week/month/year/etc. + always, usually,
often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, hardly ever, never, normally
# in the morning/afternoon/evening, at night ¢ on Mondays/
Tuesdays/ Wednesdays/atc. # at the weekends, in the week +
all the time
If sentences: if, when, a5 soon as,.
Continuous
now, just now, right now ¢ at the/this moment ¢ at present +
these days nowadays ¢ still ¢ today ¢ this
morning/week/month/year/etc. # tonight (for future) +
Look !, ¢ Listen !
Perfect
Perfect
continuous
just # already ¢ (not) yet # ever * never ¢ still ¢
recently/lately, of late # today ¢ so far, till now, up to now
‘This is the first time/second time/etc... # this
morning/week/month/year etc. ¢ in the last two/three/etc.
days/weeks/months/ etc. ¢ for ¢ since + ever since/since then
How much..
Superlatives
, How many things...2, How many times? +
‘all moming/day/night/week/etc, « for ? hours/years,... since
* ever since/since then * How long...?. ¢ The whole
PASR
Simple
last night/week/month/year/Monday/etc. + two/three/etc.
minutes/days/weeks/etc. ago # yesterday, the day before
yesterday, the other day # once, then ¢ When...? # How long
ago...? + in 2003/etc. + if
Continuous
while/as ¢ when ¢as long as ¢ this time/at 6 o'clock/etc.
yesterday/last week/etc. from 3 to 6/etc. on Monday/etc.
at the same moment
Perfect
just ¢ already # never ¢ for + since * just e until/till ¢ when +
after ¢ before ¢ by, by the time, by 5 o'clock yesterday/etc.
no sooner...than # until then # (not) yet ¢ first/second/etc.
time ¢ Superlatives
Perfect
continuous
since ¢ for # ali morning/day/night/week/etc.
FUTURE
Simple
Be going to
tomorrow, the day after tomorrow ¢ tonight # soon ¢ next:
week/month/ year/etc. + in 2 days/five minutes/a
week/month/year/etc. + in two/three/etc. days/weeks/months/
etc. # one day, one of these days ¢ in the (near) future ¢ some
day
Continuous
Perfect
at 6 o'clock/etc. tomorrow/next week/etc. ¢ at that time ¢ this
time on Sunday/ete. ¢ as usual ¢ from 9 till 5 ¢ when ¢ the
whole day/week/month/etc. ¢ all day long
at/by this time tomorrow/etc. # by 2 O’clack/etc.
tomorrow/etc. + by that time/then/Sunday/now/the end of the
year/summer/etc. # a day/week from now # next
month/year/etc. at this time ¢ when +
Neg.: Yet, still
Perfect
continuous
by... # for 2 weeks/a year/etc. # at this time tomorrow/etc. # a
day/week/etc. from now # Next month/year at this time