PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOS PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOS USED TO / WOULD

. SHE/HE/IT WAS OR WASN’T Used to + verb inf

. I + AM - AM NOT (‘M NOT)
. I/YOU/WE/THEY WANT - GO . I/YOU/WE/THEY + STOPPED READING Didn’t use to
. YOU/SHE/THEY + ARE (‘re) – ARE
. SHE/HE/IT WANTS – GOES . SHE/HE/IT + DIDN’T STOP . I/YOU/WE/THEY WERE OR Did you use to?
NOT
FORMS . (-) I/YOU/WE DO NOT (DON’T) . (?) DID I/YOU/WE WAIT? WEREN’T READING Would + verb inf
. SHE/HE/IT + IS – IS NOT GOING
. SHE/HE/IT DOES NOT . (?) WHEN/ WHERE DID . (?) WAS HE… READING
. (?) AM + I – ARE+ YOU… - IS + HE… Wouldn’t
(DOESN’T) YOU/SHE/WE/IT STOP? . (?) WERE YOU... READING (?)
SIEMPRE CON ING Would you + verb
WHEN/WHO WAS HE WAITING?
• Facts or things that • For actions happening at • To talk about finished • For a continuing unfished Used to
always happen the moment of speaking events in the past action in the past • To describe habits and
Water boils at 100° I ‘m doing homework He went to the cinema Four people were waiting states in the past
• Routines and habits • For continuing actions that • To describes events in a outside • Especially when we
They return every week are not actually happen at story • For a continuing action make contrast in the
• Timetables events the moment off speaking Oliver heard the sound… interrupted by a sudden present
The plane arrives at 9 We ‘re learning about this • To describe habits and past action I used to go swimming
• Plots of films • For changing situations routines in the past While we were doing the Would
Romeo sees Juliet and The world is becoming Leandro painted in his math test the alarm went • Describes a habitual
falls warmer studio everyday off activity which was
• With states • For future arrangements • With states • For activities as typical of a person or a
I don’t like gangs with time reference In those days I didn’t like background descriptions period of time
• Making We ‘re leaving tomorrow reading The birds were singing … • It’s used for repeated
USES
declarations(opinions) • Repeated actions • For two continuing events actions but not for
I hope you are okey I am walking home these happening at the same states
• Headlines days time Every week he’d buy
Ship sinks in the sea • Complaints about annoying While he was talking his his mother a bunch of
• Instructions and habits partner was driving flowers
itineraries You are always making • Changing states (used to is also possible)
First you cook the pasta jokes The car was getting worse
• Summary of events • Whit verbs describing and worse
The world war comes to changes • Repeated actions
an end The weather is getting She was always losing her
• Historic present worse things
Present tense in past
time
With who and what is Present continuous is more We have regular and We use while with present
possible to ask questions common with action verbs irregular verbs continuous
OTHER
about the subject without Verbs which describe feelings Subject and object questions We use when with present
S
using the question form are more common with present are both possible (with or simple
simple without did)
Some verbs can have stative meaning and different active
meaning
State Event
Jack is noisy Jack is being noisy
He has a Porsche He is having an interview