56335 tenses

Part + - I work You work He She works It We work You work They work I don’t work You don’t work He She doesn’t work It We don’t work You don’t work They don’t work SIMPLE USE ? Do I work? Do you work? he Does she work? it Do we work? Do you work? Do they work? Use the Present Simple • for things you every day, week, year • for general truths • for timetables (of planes, trains, etc.) • for sports commentaries, reviews and narration Time expressions: usually, often, always, every day, sometimes, rarely, at the weekend, on Mondays Example: Peter gets up at o’clock every day I worked You worked He She worked It We worked You worked They worked I didn’t work You didn’t work He She didn’t work It We didn’t work You didn’t work They didn’t work Did I work? Did you work? he Did she work? it Did we work? Did you work? Did they work? Use the Past Simple • for finished past actions • for actions which happened immediately one after the other • for past habits or states which are now finished Time expressions: yesterday, last week / month, ago, when, in 1997 Example: Peter got up at o’clock yesterday because he didn’t have to go to work I’ll work You’ll work He She will work It We’ll work You’ll work They’ll work I won’t work You won’t work He She won’t work It We won’t work You won’t work They won’t work Will I have flown? Will you have flown? he Will she have flown? it Will we have flown? Will you have flown? Will they have flown? Use the Future Simple • for predictions about the future • for on-the-spot decisions • for promises, warnings and hopes • for actions/events/ situations which will definitely happen in the future Time expressions: tomorrow, tonight, next week, next month, in a week, soon, one day Example: I think Kate will become a great artist one day Part + I am working You are working He She is working It We are working You are working They are working I’m not working You aren’t working He She isn’t working It We aren’t working You aren’t working They aren’t working CONTINUOUS USE ? Am I working? Are you working? he Is she working? it Are we working? Are you working? Are they working? Use the Present Continuous • for things that are happening now • for fixed arrangements in the near future •with adverbs like always/constantly, etc for frequently repeated actions to express annoyance, irritation or danger Time expressions: now, at the moment, at present, these days, still, today, tonight Example: Mum is baking a cake in the kitchen at the moment I was working You were working He She was working It We were working You were working They were working I wasn’t working Was I working? Were you working? He he She wasn’t working Was she working? It it We weren’t working Were we working? You weren’t working Were you working? They weren’t working Were they working? You weren’t working Use the Past Continuous • to describe an action in progress at a specific time in the past • for an action which was in progress when another action interrupted it • for two or more simultaneous actions Time expressions: while, when, as, the moment that, all morning/evening/day/night Example: They were watching the football match on TV at o’clock lat night I will be working You will be working He She will be working It We will be working You will be working They will be working I won’t be working You won’t be working He She won’t be working It We won’t be working You won’t be working They won’t be working Will I be working? Will you be working? Will he / she /it be working? Will we be working? Will you be working? Will they be working? Use the Future Continuous • for an action which will be in progress at a stated time in the future • for actions which will definitely happen in the future as the result of a routine or arrangement Time expressions: tomorrow, tonight, this time next week, in two days Example: This time tomorrow I’ll be travelling to London Part + - I have flown You have flown He She has flown It We have flown You have flown They have flown I haven’t flown You haven’t flown He She hasn’t flown It We haven’t flown You haven’t flown They haven’t flown PERFECT ? Have I flown? Have you flown? he Has she flown? it Have we flown? Have you flown? Have they flown? USE Use the Present Perfect • to talk about recent events and to give news • for an action which started in the past and continues up to the present • for an action which happened at an unstated time in the past Time expressions: never, ever, just, already, yet, for, since, so far, how long, recently, lately Example: Kate has known John since 2005 I had flown You had flown He She had flown It We had flown You had flown They had flown I hadn’t flown You hadn’t flown He She hadn’t flown It We hadn’t flown You hadn’t flown They hadn’t flown Had I flown? Had you flown? he Had she flown? it Had we flown? Had you flown? Had they flown? Use the Past Perfect • when you are talking about the past and you want to talk about an earlier past action • for an action which finished in the past and whose result was visible in the past Time expressions: for, since, already, by, after, just, before, by the time Example: She had cooked dinner by o’clock I will have flown You will have flown He She will have flown It We will have flown You will have flown They will have flown I won’t have flown You won’t have flown He She won’t have flown It We won’t have flown You won’t have flown They won’t have flown Will I have flown? Will you have flown? he Will she have flown? it Will we have flown? Will you have flown? Will they have flown? Time expressions: by, by the time, before, until, by then Example: They will have painted the room by Thursday Use the Future Perfect • for an action which will be finished before a stated time in the future Part + I have been flying You have been flying He She has been flying It We have been flying You have been flying They have been flying I haven’t been flying You haven’t been flying He She hasn’t been flying It We haven’t been flying You haven’t been flying They haven’t been flying PERFECT CONTINUOUS ? Have I been flying? Have you been flying? he Has she been flying? it Have we been flying? Have you been flying? Have they been flying? USE Use the Present Perfect Continuous • for actions which have been going on very recently They have usually just stopped • to put an emphasis on the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present Time expressions: for, since, recently, all morning/day/year Example: Dave has been writing letters all morning I had been flying You had been flying He She had been flying It We had been flying You had been flying They had been flying I hadn’t been flying Had I been flying? You hadn’t been flying Had you been flying? He She hadn’t been flying It We hadn’t been flying You hadn’t been flying They hadn’t been flying he Had she been flying? it Had we been flying? Had you been flying? Had they been flying? Use the Past Perfect Continuous • for actions continuing over a period up to a certain time in the past • for past actions of certain duration which had visible results in the past Time expressions: for, since, how long Example: She had been working in the garden for three hours before she stopped for lunch I will have been flying You will have been flying He I won’t have been flying She will have been flying She won’t have been flying It You won’t have been flying He It We will have been flying You will have been flying They will have been flying We won’t have been flying You won’t have been flying They won’t have been flying Will I have been flying? Will you have been flying? he Will she have been flying? it Will we have been flying? Will you have been flying? Will they have been flying? Use the Future Perfect Continuous • to express the duration of an action up to a certain time in the future Time expressions: by … for Example: By the end of this year, he will have been teaching at this school for ten years Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (All Tenses) PRESENT Kate in London (live) She _ in an office (work) She _ (not/work) now, she _ (have lunch) at a restaurant near her office with her boyfriend, Kevin Kate and Kevin (know) each other for six months Kate _ (lose) a lot of weight She (eat) a lot less recently PAST Martin his motorbike last month (buy) I to Mary two days ago (speak) When Tim _ (arrive) we _ (watch) a film on television Kevin _ (fly) a plane last week He _ (never/ fly) one before When I _ (get) to the station, the nine o’clock train _ (already/leave) Andy (practise) the piano for six months before he _ (enter) the competition FUTURE Dinner _ (be) ready at seven o’clock I _ (always/love) you Can I borrow $ 20? I _ (pay) back tomorrow This time tomorrow I (travel) to New York By the time we get to the theatre, the pay _ (already/start) By the time he is eighteen he _ (learn) English for ten years KEY Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (All Tenses) PRESENT lives works isn’t working, is having have known has lost, has been eating PAST bought spoke arrived, were watching flew, had never flown got, had already left had been practising, entered FUTURE will be ‘ll always love ‘ll pay will be travelling will have already started will have been learning