PAST SIMPLE PAST PROGRESSIVE PRESENT PERFECT

USES: AN ACTION THAT USES: AN SPECIFIC MOMENT USES:

STARTED IN THE PAST AND IN THE PAST 1. UNSPECIFIED TIME
FINISHED IN THE PAST WHILE/ WHEN 2. STARTED IN THE PAST BUT
1. AN ACTION THAT WAS CONTINUES...
INTERRUPTED IN THE PAST 3. HAVE YOU EVER??
2. AT THE SAME TIME EXPERIENCES
STRUCTURES: STRUCTURES: STRUCTURES:
V.TO BE IN PAST:
WAS +WERE A: S+ WAS/WERE+ V.ING+C A: S+HAVE/HAS+ V.PP+ C
A: S+ WAS/WERE+C I WAS WORKING YESTERDAY I HAVE WORKED FOR TEN
AT 6:00 PM YEARS
I HAVE GOTTEN MANY JOBS
A: S+VPAST+C I WAS GETTING A JOB
I WORKED YESTERDAY YESTERDAY AT 6:00 PM N: S+ HAVE/HAS+NOT+
I GOT A JOB YESTERDAY V.PP+C
N: S+ WAS/WERE+NOT+
N: S+ DID+NOT+ V. PRESENT+ V.ING+C I HAVEN’T GOTTEN A JOB
C I WASN’T WORKING HASN’T
I DIDN’T WORK YESTERDAY YESTERDAY
QY/N: HAVE/HAS+ S+
Qy/n: DID+ S+ QY/N: WAS/WERE+ S+ V.PP+C+?
V.PRESENT+C+? V.ING+C+?
WERE YOU WORKING HAVE YOU WORKED FOR TEN
DID YOU GET A JOB YESTERDAY AT 6:00 PM? YEARS?
YESTERDAY? YES, I WAS/ NO, I WASN’T. YES, I HAVE/ NO, I HAVEN’T
YES, I DID/ NO, I DIDN’T
WHQ: WH+ WAS/WERE+ S+ WHQ: WH+ HAVE/HAS+ S+
WHQ: WH+DID+ S+ V.ING+C+? V.PP+C+?
V.PRESENT+C+?
WHEN WERE YOU WORKING? WHERE HAVE YOU WORKED
WHERE DID YOU WORKED FOR TEN YEARS?
YESTERDAY? I WAS WORKING YESTERDAY
I WORKED IN THE COMPANY AT 6:00 PM I’VE WORKED IN PEPITO’S
COMPANY FOR TEN YEARS
WHILE: MIENTRAS

I WAS WORKING WHILE MY

MOM WAS COOKING

WHEN: I WAS PLAYING

FOOTBALL WHEN MY FATHER
ARRIVED TO THE GAME.

HAVE/HAS---- HA, HAN,HAS,HEMOS, HE

GET/GOT/GOTTEN