Revision of Tenses
Revision of Tenses
Revision of Tenses
Simple Present
Affirmative She drinks.
Negative She does not drink.
Interrogative Does she drink?
Form I, you we they play | he, she, it plays
action in the present taking place once, never or several times
facts
Uses actions taking place one after another
action set by a timetable or schedule
Present Progressive
Affirmative He is reading.
Negative He is not reading.
Interrogative Is he reading?
Form To be (in the simple present) + verb + ing
action taking place at the moment of speaking
Uses action arranged for the future
Simple Past
Affirmative I cried.
Negative I did not cry
Interrogative Did I cry?
Regular verbs: Verb + ed | Irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by
Form
heart. This is a list of irregular verbs
action in the past taking place once, never or several times
Uses actions taking place one after another
Past Progressive
Affirmative He was driving.
Negative He was not driving.
Interrogative Was he driving?
Form to be (in the simple past) + verb + ing
action going on at a certain time in the past
actions taking place at the same time
Uses
action in the past that is interrupted by another action
Future Plan
(going to)
Affirmative He is going to clean the car.
Negative He is not going to clean the car.
Interrogative Is he going to clean the car?
Form to be (in the simple present) + going + to + verb
to express the future when we intend to do something or have decided to
do something but did not arrange it. It is just an intention.
Uses
to express predictions.
Future Plan
(Present Progressive)
Affirmative He is traveling to Egypt next week.
Negative He is not traveling to Egypt next week.
Interrogative Is he traveling to Egypt next week?
Form to be (in the simple present) + verb + ing
when we say what we have planned and arranged to do at a specific time
Uses in the future. These are fixed plans with definite time and/or place.
Future Progressive
Affirmative She will be listening to music.
Negative She will not be listening to music.
Interrogative Will she be listening to music?
Form will + be + verb + ing
action that is going on at a certain time in the future
Uses action that is sure to happen in the near future
Future Perfect
Affirmative He will have spoken.
Negative He will not have spoken.
Interrogative Will he have spoken?
will + have + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed | Past
Form participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart. This is
a list of irregular verbs)
action that will be finished at a certain time in the future
Uses
Conditional Simple
Affirmative We would relax.
Negative We would not relax.
Interrogative Would we relax ?
Form would + verb
action that might take place
Uses
Conditional Progressive
Affirmative He would be writing.
Negative He would not be writing.
Interrogative Would he be writing?
Form would + be + verb + ing
action that might take place
Uses putting emphasis on the course / duration of the action
Conditional Perfect
Affirmative He would have written.
Negative He would not have written.
Interrogative Would he have written?
Form would + have + past participle (past participle of regular verbs: verb + ed | Past
participle of irregular verbs: forms differ and should be learned by heart This is
a list of irregular verbs)
action that might have taken place in the past
Uses