TENSES

Rule Keys Word Examples

Simple present Always, every day, today, I study in El Oued university.
usually, sometimes
I, you, they= V.i He revises his leson.
She, he, it = V+s
Present continuous Now, look, listen, at the moment, Now, he is leaving in El Oued.
(to be in present)+v+ing
Present perfect Just, already, yet, recently, ever, Recently, she has finished her
never. exams.
I, you, we, they= have+V.3
He haven't done his home work
She he, it= has+ V.3 yet
Present perfect continuous For, since Since 2001, he has been working
in El Oued university.
I, you, we, they=
have+been+V+ing
She he, it= has been+ V+ing.
Simple past Yesterday, last, ago, ones in the He bought a car three days ago.
past,this morning, in 2015.
V.2 ( V+d,ed, ied) Last week, they visited Algiers.
Past continuous When, while, as. While I was playing football I
feel down.
You, They,We= were+v+ing
I, she, He, It= was+v+ing
Past perfect After, before, until as soon as After I had written my home
work, I went out.
had+V.3
Future simple Tomorrow, next, this evening, in I will travel London next week.
2022.
Will+V.1
Futur perfect By this.. By the end of this month, we will
finished all the
Will+have+ V.3 By the end…
exams.

The rule of " if"

In the simple present: if you study hard, you will pass exam.
In the simple past: if he studied hard, he would pass the exam.
In the past perfect: if he had studied hard, he would has passed the exam.: