Tenses – Revision

Provide the names of tenses which match the following rules.

1. Present forms
a) a) permanent truths or laws of nature
b) b) actions taking place at or around the moment of
speaking; temporary situations
c) c) fixed arrangements in the near future
d) d) personal experiences/changes that have happened
e) e) actions started at a stated time in the past and
continuing up to the present
f) f) reviews/sports commentaries/dramatic narratives
g) g) permanent situations or states
h) h) emphasis on duration of an action that began in the
past and continues up to the present
i) i) timetables/programmes (future meaning)
2. Present forms
a) a) past actions of certain duration having visible
results/effects in the present
b) b) changing or developing situations
c) c) recently completed actions
d) d) exclamatory sentences
e) e) frequently repeated actions with “always”
expressing the speaker’s annoyance or criticism
f) f) actions which happened at an unstated past time
and are connected to the present
g) g) emphasis on number, frequency
h) h) repeated, habitual actions
i) i) expressing anger, irritation, annoyance or criticism
3. Past forms
a) a) actions in the middle of happening at a stated past
time
b) b) complete actions or events which happened at a
stated past time
c) c) past actions which happened one immediately after
another
d) d) a past action in progress interrupted by another
past action
e) e) actions continuing over a period up to a specific
time in the past
f) f) complete past actions which had visible results in
the past
g) g) a past action which occurred before another action
or before a stated time
h) h) past habits or states
i) i) the past equivalent of the Present Perfect
Continuous
j) j) actions not connected to the present which
happened at a definite past time not mentioned
k) k) the past equivalent of the Present Perfect
l) l) two or more simultaneous past actions
m) m) past actions of certain duration which had visible
results in the past
 4. Future forms
a) a) predictions about the future
b) b) asking politely about people’s arrangements
c) c) actions which may (not) happen in the future
d) d) actions which are the result of a routine
e) e) actions intended to be performed in the near future
f) f) actions which will be finished before a stated future
time
g) g) actions in progress at a stated future time
h) h) evidence that something will definitely happen
i) i) duration of an action up to a certain time in the
future
j) j) timetables/programmes
k) k) fixed arrangements in the near future
l) l) decisions taken at the moment of speaking