TENSE: SIMPLE FUTURE

To express something we just decided to do, for expected activities,

WHEN DO I USE IT: intentions., Action that will happen tomorrow, later, in a year, in a
moment, later today.
KEY WORD: FUTURE = LATER
AUXILIARY /HELPING VERB: WILL / GOING TO
STRUCTURE FOR WILL: Subject + AUXILIARY = will + Verb + Compliment
EXAMPLE: I will play tomorrow
Subject + Verb to bo ( am, is, are) + AUXILIARY = going to + Verb +
STRUCTURE FOR GOING TO:
Compliment
EXAMPLE: I am going to play soccer tomorrow
TRY: Building questions and negative statements using NOT.

TENSE: SIMPLE PRESENT

WHEN DO I USE IT: Rules, general circumstances, habits, routines, daily actions.
KEY WORD: ROUTINES = THINGS PEOPLE DO EVERYDAY
AUXILIARY /HELPING VERB: DO ( I, you, we, they) / DOES (she, it, he)
STRUCTURE Subject +Verb + Compliment
EXAMPLE: I play soccer every day
SPECIAL STRUCTURE FOR
Subject +Verb+ S + Compliment
3RD PERSON
EXAMPLE: She plays soccer
If the verb ends in SS, X, CH, SH or the letter O, we add + ES in the third
SPECIAL RULE #2
person
If the verb ends in a Consonant + Y, we remove the Y and + IES in the third
SPECIAL RULE #3
person.
For negative statements: She does not play soccer, I do not play soccer / OR
AUXILIARY USE:
questions: Does she play soccer? Do I play soccer?
TRY: Building questions and negative statements using NOT.

TENSE: PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

WHEN DO I USE IT: Actions happening right now, in this moment, future actions.
KEY WORD: HAPPENING NOW
AUXILIARY /HELPING VERB: Verb to be: ( am, is, are)
STRUCTURE Subject + AUX + Verb + ING + Compliment
EXAMPLE: I am playing soccer right now
For negative statements: She is not playing soccer, I am not playing soccer /
AUXILIARY USE:
OR questions: Is she playing soccer? Am I playing soccer?
TRY: Building questions and negative statements using NOT.
 TENSE: SIMPLE PAST
WHEN DO I USE IT: Actions that happened in the past and were completed
KEY WORD: FINISHED ACTIONS
AUXILIARY /HELPING VERB: Did
STRUCTURE Subject + Verb in past + Compliment
EXAMPLE: I played soccer yesterday
For negative statements: She did not play soccer, I did not play soccer / OR
AUXILIARY USE:
questions: Did she play soccer? Did I play soccer?
TRY: Building questions and negative statements using NOT.

TENSE: PAST PROGRESSIVE

WHEN DO I USE IT: Actions that were ongoing at some moment in the past
KEY WORD: SPECIFIC IN THE PAST
AUXILIARY /HELPING VERB: Verb to be in past: WAS ( I, she, it, he) WERE (you, they, we)
STRUCTURE Subject + AUX + Verb + ING + Compliment
EXAMPLE: I was playing soccer at 2:00m yesterday
For negative statements: She was not playing soccer, I was not playing
AUXILIARY USE:
soccer / OR questions: Was she playing soccer? Was I playing soccer?
TRY: Building questions and negative statements using NOT.

TENSE: PRESENT PERFECT

Talking about past experiences, places you went to, things you did but not
WHEN DO I USE IT:
caring for the specifi time. Very recent completed action.
KEY WORD: EXPERIENCES
AUXILIARY /HELPING VERB: HAVE/ HAS
STRUCTURE Subject + AUX + Verb past participle + Compliment
EXAMPLE: I have played soccer before
For negative statements: She has not played soccer, I have not played
AUXILIARY USE:
soccer / OR questions: Has she played soccer? Have I played soccer?
TRY: Building questions and negative statements using NOT.

TENSE: PAST PERFECT

WHEN DO I USE IT: To show which of two past actions happened first.
KEY WORD: WHICH HAPPENED FIRST
AUXILIARY /HELPING VERB: HAD
Subject + AUX + Verb past participle + Compliment + LINKING WORD +
STRUCTURE
subject + past
EXAMPLE: I had just played soccer when i threw up

For negative statements: She had not played soccer when he threw up, I
AUXILIARY USE: had not played soccer when he threw up / OR questions: Had she played
soccer when he threw up? Had I played soccer when he threw up?
 TRY: Building questions and negative statements using NOT.

TENSE: PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Actions that started in the past and continue in the present and specifies
WHEN DO I USE IT:
for how long this action has been true or going on.
KEY WORD: TRUE IN THE PAST = TRUE NOW
AUXILIARY /HELPING VERB: HAVE/ HAS
STRUCTURE Subject + AUX + BEEN+ Verb + ING + Compliment
EXAMPLE: I have been playing soccer since i was 5 years old.
For negative statements: She has not been playing soccer, I have not been
AUXILIARY USE: playing soccer / OR questions: Has she been playing soccer? Have I been
playing soccer?
TRY: Building questions and negative statements using NOT.

TENSE: PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

WHEN DO I USE IT: Continuous action that was completed at some point in the past
KEY WORD: COMPLETED IN THE PAST AND WAS CONTINOUS
AUXILIARY /HELPING VERB: HAD + BEEN
STRUCTURE Subject + AUX + BEEN+ Verb + ING + Compliment
EXAMPLE: I had been playing soccer
For negative statements: She had not been playing soccer, I had not been
AUXILIARY USE: playing soccer / OR questions: Had she been playing soccer? Had I been
playing soccer?