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ALL TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT:
Usage: we use simple present for:
• Talk about daily routines.
• Talk about actions that are generally repeated.
• Provide instructions and commands.
Subject + verb + Complement
Affirmative Negative Question

You like soccer. You don’t like soccer. Do you Like soccer?
She loves you. She doesn’t love you. Does she love you?
We live together. We don’t live together. Do we live together?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
Usage: We use present continuous to talk
about ongoing actions.
Subject + verb(to be) + verb(-ing) + complement

You are running. You aren’t running. Are you running?
He is lying. He isn’t lying. Is he lying?
They are sleeping. They aren’t sleeping. Are they sleeping?
PRESENT PERFECT:
Usage: We use present perfect to talk about:
• Unfinished actions.
• Actions that are repeated.
• Actions that happened in the past but the

moment is not specific.
Subject + have/has + verb(past participle) + Complement

I have forgotten. I haven’t forgotten Have I forgotten?
You have bought You haven’t bought Have you bought
some. some. some?
it has fallen. It hasn’t fallen. Has it fallen?
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Usage: We use the present perfect continuous
to talk about.
• Unfinished actions that started in the past and
continue up to the present.
• Temporary and recent actions that haven’t finished.
Subject + have/has + been + past participle

verb + complement.

I have been reading I have not been Have I been reading
a book. reading a book. a book?
It has been snowing. It has not been Has it been snowing?
snowing.
We have been studying Have we been
hard. We haven’t been studying hard?
studying hard.
SIMPLE PAST:
Usage: We use the simple past to talk about
actions that were finished or completed in the past.
subject+ verb in past + complement.

I went to the I didn’t go to Did I go to the
park. the park. park?
You went to the You didn’t go to Did you go to
park. the park. the park?
He went to the He didn’t go to Did he go to
park. the park. the park?
PAST CONTINUOUS:
Usage: We use the past progressive or past
continuous tense to talk about:
• Actions that were in progress at a special time in the past
• Two actions that were happening at the same time.
• Together with Simple Past for interrupted actions.
Subject + verb(to be) + Verb (-ing) + Complement

I was studying a lot I was studying a lot. Was I studying a lot?
He was watchingTV. He was not watching TV. Was he watching TV?
They were sleeping. They were not sleeping. Were they sleeping?
PAST PERFECT:
Usage: We use past perfect to talk about two
past actions. The action that happened first
is expressed in the past perfect and the action
that happened later in the past simple.
Subject + had + past participle verb + complement.

I had done my I had not done my Had I done my
homework. homework. homework?
He had written a He had not written Had he written a
book. a book. book?
They had cut the They had not cut Had they cut the
grass. the grass. grass?
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Usage: We use past perfect progressive to talk
about an action that started in the past and
continued up to another time in the past
(expressed in the simple past).
Subject + had + been + past participle

verb + complement.

I had been reading I had not been reading Had I been reading
a book. a book . a book?
She had been She had not been Had she been texting
texting him. texting him. him?
They had been They had not been Had they been
speaking. speaking. speaking?
SIMPLE FUTURE:
Usage: We use the simple future to talk about
actions that are taking place in the future.
Subject + will + verb + complement.

You will write a You will not write Will you write a
song. a song. song?
He will listen to He will not listen Will he listen to
music. to music. music?
They will learn They will not learn Will they learn
a lot. a lot. a lot?
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE:
Usage: We use the future progressive or future
continuous tense to talk about an action that will
be happening at some point in the future.
Subject + will + be + Verb(-ing)

+ complement.

I will be cleaning. I won’t be cleaning. Will I be cleaning?
He will be cooking. He won’t be cooking. Will he be cooking?
We will be writing. We won’t be writing. Will they be writing?
FUTURE PERFECT:
Usage: We use future perfect to talk about an
action that will have finished before another
action or moment in the future.
Subject + will + have+ past participle

verb + complement.

I will have bought I won’t have bought Will I have bought
a car. a car. a car?
She will have finished She won’t have finished Will she have finished
her homework. her homework. her homework?
We will have made We won’t have made Will we have made
dinner. dinner. dinner?
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Usage: We use future perfect progressive to talk
about an action that will be in progress and
completed at a specific time in the future.
Subject + will + have + been + past

participle verb + complement.

You will have been You won’t have been Will you have been
teaching English. teaching English. practicing English?
He will have been He won’t have been He will have been
driving his car. driving his car. driving his car?
We will have been We won’t have been We will have been
applying. applying. applying?
Presente Pasado Futuro
• I play soccer • They went to mexico. • I will buy a car.
Simples • I don’t Sleep early. • He didn’t say that. • You won’t Study tonight.
• Do you Like soccer? • Did you do the dishes? • Will she go to The USA?
• I am working hard. • I was waking up. • He will be sleeping.
Continuos • It is not raining. • They weren’t running. • She Won’t be writing.
• Are you listening to me? • Were you downloading it? • Will you be waiting for me?
• I have donemy homework. • She had forgotten it. • I will have finished it.
Perfectos •She has spoken about it. • We had been tired. • They will have woken up.
• Have you understood yet? • Had they made it yet? • Will he have picked it?
• He has been speaking • I will have been working

• We had been paying
a lot. there.
attention.
Perfectos • They haven’t been writing
• They had been looking
• He won’t have been
continuos on the board.

at you.
driving his car.
• Have you been listening • Will we have been

• Had we been using it?
to me? applying?

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ALL TENSES

• Talk about actions that are generally repeated.

• Provide instructions and commands.

Subject + verb + Complement

Affirmative Negative Question

Subject + verb(to be) + verb(-ing) + complement

Affirmative Negative Question

• Actions that are repeated.

• Actions that happened in the past but the

Subject + have/has + verb(past participle) + Complement

Affirmative Negative Question

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

• Temporary and recent actions that haven’t finished.

Subject + have/has + been + past participle

Affirmative Negative Question

subject+ verb in past + complement.

Affirmative Negative Question

• Two actions that were happening at the same time.

• Together with Simple Past for interrupted actions.

Subject + verb(to be) + Verb (-ing) + Complement

Affirmative Negative Question

Subject + had + past participle verb + complement.

Affirmative Negative Question

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Subject + had + been + past participle

Affirmative Negative Question

Subject + will + verb + complement.

Affirmative Negative Question

Subject + will + be + Verb(-ing)

Affirmative Negative Question

Subject + will + have+ past participle

Affirmative Negative Question

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Subject + will + have + been + past

Affirmative Negative Question

• I am working hard. • I was waking up. • He will be sleeping.

Continuos • It is not raining. • They weren’t running. • She Won’t be writing.

• He has been speaking • I will have been working

continuos on the board.

• Have you been listening • Will we have been

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