TENSES

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By: Melany Vasquez
 PRESENT SIMPLE
Expresar verdades generales, hábitos, rutinas / situaciones
permanentes.

1. Water boils at 100°C

2. We live in Pasto
3. I get up at 5:00am
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Describir acciones que están sucediendo en el momento de
hablar y en la actualidad.
1. They are watching a movie right now
2. She is paying attention
3. I am explaing the presen tenses
 PRESENT PERFECT
Describir acciones que ocurrieron en el pasado pero que
tienen una conexión con el presente o sus resultados siguen
siendo relevantes.

1. I have read two books since morning

2. She has learned English
3. We have had the same car for ten years.
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Describir acciones que comenzaron en el pasado,
continuaron hasta el presente y pueden continuar.

1. I have been reading since morning

2. He has been waiting for the bus for one hour
 PAST SIMPLE
Hablar de acciones que ocurrieron en el pasado

1. She walked to the school yesterday

2. They watched a movie last night
 PAST CONTINUOUS
Describir acciones que estaban ocurriendo en un punto
específico en el pasado.

1. I was cooking when the phone rang

3. Last year, you were studying for the exams
 PAST PERFECT
Hablar de una acción que ocurrió en el pasado antes que
otra.

1. She had finished her work before the meeting started

2. They had already left when I arrived at the party.
 PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Describir una acción en curso que comenzó en el pasado y
continuó hasta otro punto en el pasado.

1. They had been trying to open the door for five minutes
when Jane found the key.
 SIMPLE FUTURE
Expresar una acción/evento simple a futuro.

1. You will drive to Chachagui tomorrow

2. I will buy a new computer next week
 FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Expresar una acción futura en un momento especifico.

1. At 7am, I will be presenting my exam

2. In 10 years, I will be drivin a beautiful car.
 FUTURE PERFECT
Hablar de acciones que en un momento dado del futuro
habrán terminado.

1. By 8pm, I will have finished my homework

2. By the time you get home, she will have cleaned the kitchen
 FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Expresar cuánto tiempo habrá durado una acción en un
determinado momento del futuro
1. She'll have been working here for five years by the end of this year.
2. I will not hae been waiting here for more than 30 mints when the
train comes.