The document summarizes the key tenses in English: [1] The Present Indefinite Tense, [2] The Past Indefinite Tense, [3] The Future Indefinite Tense, [4] The Present Continuous Tense, [5] The Past Continuous Tense, [6] The Future Continuous Tense, [7] The Present Perfect Tense, [8] The Past Perfect Tense. For each tense, it provides the key words, forms, examples of usage, and question forms.
The document summarizes the key tenses in English: [1] The Present Indefinite Tense, [2] The Past Indefinite Tense, [3] The Future Indefinite Tense, [4] The Present Continuous Tense, [5] The Past Continuous Tense, [6] The Future Continuous Tense, [7] The Present Perfect Tense, [8] The Past Perfect Tense. For each tense, it provides the key words, forms, examples of usage, and question forms.
The document summarizes the key tenses in English: [1] The Present Indefinite Tense, [2] The Past Indefinite Tense, [3] The Future Indefinite Tense, [4] The Present Continuous Tense, [5] The Past Continuous Tense, [6] The Future Continuous Tense, [7] The Present Perfect Tense, [8] The Past Perfect Tense. For each tense, it provides the key words, forms, examples of usage, and question forms.
The Present Indefinite (Simple) Tense Examples Examples Key words Form Examples (?) (+) (-) every day sometimes Ido not I work . DoI work? always work . Infinitive She Doesshe often She does +he/she/ works . work? usually not work . it+-s (es) They go . Dothey go? seldom ( don’t, He go es . Doeshe go? first…then doesn’t) regularly The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense
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Key words Form (+) (-) (?) regular verb: Infinitive I did not yesterday + -ed work . DidI the day I worked. irregular She did work ? before She verb:2nd not work. Did she last week worked . column of He did work ? a year ago He went. table of not go. Didhe go? in 1995 irregular (didn’t) verbs
The Future Indefinite (Simple) Tense
Key Form Example Example Examples
words s (+) s (-) (?) tomorrow ShallI I’ ll work. I shall next week shall, will+ work? She’ ll not in a year Infinitive Will she work . work. soon work? She will not work. ( shan’t, won’t)
The Present Continuous/Progressive Tense
Key Form Examples Examples Examples (?)
words (+) (-) to be I am not Now (am, is, I am work ing . AmI at the are)+ working. She is not work ing? moment Infiniti She work ing .(I’ Is she Look! ve+ iswork ing . m not, isn’t, work ing? Listen! ing aren’t)
.Процес, привалість.
The Past Continuous/Progressive Tense
Key Form Examples Examples (-) Examples (?)
words (+) all day long I was not all the I was work ing . WasI was/ time working. She was not working? were+ the She was work ing . Was she Infinit whole working. They were working? ive+in mornin They were not going. Werethey g g going. (wasn’t, go ing? from 2 weren’t) to 5 while The Future Continuous/Progressive Tense
Key words Form Example Example Examples (?)
s (+) s (-) all day I shall I shall long be not be the whole shall/will workin workin ShallIbe morning +be+ g . g . working? from 2 Infinitive+ She will She will Will she be to5 ing. be not be working? tomorrow workin workin in a year g . g .
The Present Perfect Tense
Key Form Examples Examples (-) Examples (?) words (+) Just have/has yet + regular never verb: I have not ever Infinitive+ I have HaveI work ed. already -ed work ed. worked ? She has not so far irregular She has Has she work ed. up to verb: work ed. worked ? He has not now He has Hashe 3rd column gone. since gone . gone ? of table of (hasn’t) recently today irregular this week verbs)
The Past Perfect Tense
Key words Form Examples (+) Examples (-) Examples (?)
Never I had not had already I had work ed . work ed . HadI worked? +regular by 2 o’clock She had She had not Had she verb: by work ed. work ed . work ed ? Infinitive+- September He had gone. He had not Hadhe gone? ed after… gone. (hadn’t) before… irregular verb:3rd column of table of irregular verbs)
Tense Key Form Examples Example Examples
words (+) s (-) (?) shall/will + have Ishall +regular not have verb: I shall have ShallI have work ed. by 2 Infinitive worked. worked? She will o’cloc +-ed She will Will she Future not have k irregular have have Perfect work ed. tomor verb: worked. worked? He will row. He will Willhe 3rd not have gone. have gone? column of havegon irregular e . verbs)
Tense Key words Form Examples Examples Examples
(+) (-) (?) for two hours I have I have for one been not been HaveIbeen Present month working . work ing . working? have/has Perfect for a long She has She has Has she + been+ Continuous/ time been not been been Infinitive Progressive since 5 working . work ing . working? + ing o’clock He has He has Hashebeen the whole been not been go ing ? day go ing. go ing. how long Tense Key Form Examples (+) Examples Examples words (-) (?) for two hours for one I had not month HadI been been for a I had been working? Past working . long working . Had she Perfect had+ bee She had time She had been been Continuous n+Infinitive not been since 5 working . working? / +ing working . o’clock He had been Hadhe Progressive He had the go ing. been not been whole go ing? go ing. day how long
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words es (-) (?) I shall not for 5 have bee Ishall have ShallI have years n work in beenwork ing beenworkin for a long g . Future shall/will . g ? time She will Perfect + have+ b She will have Will shehav since 5 not have Continuous/ een+Infini beenwork ing e beenworki o’clock been wor Progressive tive+ ing . ng? the whole k ing . He will have Willhehave day He will beengoing . beengoing? how long not have been go i ng.