Level 4- Grammar Tense Review Summary of Verb Tenses
The Simple Tenses
Tense How is it formed?
Simple  Singular S. + {V(infinitive) + s }+ .......
Present
 I/ You/ Plural S.+ V(infinitive) + ........
Simple Past Singular/ Plural S.+ V(Past tense) + .........
Simple  S. + shall + V(infinitive)+ .........
Future Most Common:
 Singular/ Plural S.+ will + V(infinitive)+..
 I + am going to + V(infinitive) +.......
 Singular S. + is going to + V(infinitive) +...
 You/Plural S.+are going to+V(infinitive)+.
Sureness:
 S. + will + probably + V(infinitive)+..
 S.+be+probably+going to+ V(infinitive)+.
 S. + probably + will not+ V(infinitive)+..
 S.+probably+ be not going to +V(infinitive)+..
 S. + may (not) + V(infinitive)+..
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Uses
 Facts, habits, routines, opinion, events that happen regularly:
I eat breakfast every day.
 In a clause with: Future Tense: when she finishes this, I will go
to sleep.
 Non-action verbs that can’t be used in a progressive tense: I
know him.
 For scheduled events in the future, the simple present also
can be used: The movie starts at 10:00 PM.
 The simple past tense describes actions or situations that
began and ended at a particular time in the past: I ate
breakfast yesterday.
 Predictions: be going to/ will: It is going to/ will rain.
 Prior plans: be going to: I am going to travel tomorrow.
 Willingness/ a decision the speaker makes at the moment of
speaking: will: I’ll help you.
 For definite plans about the future: the present progressive
tense can be used: I am travelling tomorrow.
 For scheduled events in the future, the simple present also
can be used: My flight arrives at 10.
 Sureness: 100 % will, 90% add probably, or 50% add Maybe at
the beginning or replace be going to/ will with May.
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Tense How is it formed? Uses

 Maybe+Singular/Plural S.+ will+ V(infinitive)
+..
 Maybe + Singular/ Plural S.+ be going to +
V(infinitive)+..
Immediate Future:
 S. + be about to + V(infinitive)+..

The Progressive Tenses

Tense How is it formed? Uses

Present Progressive  I +am+ {V(infinitive)+ ing} + ......
 Singular S. + is+ {V(infinitive)+ ing} + ...
 You/ Plural S.+are+{V(infinitive)+ ing}+ ..
Past Progressive  Singular S. + was+ {V(infinitive)+ ing} +...
 I/You/ Plural S. + were+ {V(infinitive)+ ing} +.....
 Expresses an activity that is in progress at the
moment of speaking.
 For definite plans about the future: the present
progressive tense can be used: I am giving a
lecture tomorrow.
 Two actions occurred at the same time, but one
action began earlier and was in progress when
the other action occurred.

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The Perfect Tenses

Tense How is it formed? Uses

Present Perfect  Singular S. + has+ {V(P.P.)} + ......
 I/You/ Plural S. + have+ {V(P.P.)} + ..
Past Perfect  Singular/ Plural S. + had+ {V(P.P.)} + ...
 To talk about events that happened before now.
The exact time is not specified.
 To express an event that has occurred repeatedly at
unspecified time in the past.
 To talk about situations that began in the past and
continued up to now.
 For non-progressive verbs, use the present perfect
tense.
 To express an activity that was completed before
another activity or time in the past.

The Perfect Progressive Tenses

Tense How is it formed? Uses

Present Perfect  Singular S. + has+ been +{V(infinitive) +ing} + ......  It expresses the duration of an activity that
Progressive  I/You/ Plural S. + have+been+ {V(infinitive) +ing} + ...... began in the past and continued to the
present.

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