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TENSES

CZASY

PAST TENSES

Past Tenses

Past Simple

  • an action which happened at a stated time
  • actions which happened one after the other
  • to talk about people who are dead
  • a sudden activity which interrupted the other one

+ verb+ed/ (V2) .......

- didn't verb (V1) .....

? Did verb (V1) .... ?

Past Simple

yesterday, last week, two months ago, in 2014

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-1.html

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/Past_simple_tense_dc110kf

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple/Past_Simple_Tense_id1688eh

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Irregular_verbs/PAST_SIMPLE_(irregular_verbs)_qf7369tb

Past Continuous

+ was/were verb+ing .....

- wasn't/weren't verb+ing...

? Was/were verb+ing ...?

  • an action in progress at a given time in the past
  • simultaneous past actions
  • the atmosphere description
  • a longer activity which was suddenly interrupted

Past Continuous

at four o'clock yesterday, while, when, all day

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple_and_past_continuous/Past_Simple_or_Past_Continuous_rn26757od

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple_and_past_continuous/Past_Simple_and_Continuous_-_When_-_While_vk7865vm

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t124-past-tense.htm

Past Perfect

+ had Past Participle (V3)...

- hadn't Past Participle (V3)...

?Had Past Participle (V3)... ?

  • action which happened before another past action
  • action which happened in the past and its result was visible in the past

Past Perfect

before, already, just, by the time

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-exercise-3.html

Past Perfect Continuous

+ had been verb+ing ...

- hadn't been verb+ing...

? Had been verb+ing?

  • to emphasise the duration of an action in the past before another past action
  • for activities which had a visible result in the past

Past Perfect Continuous

how long, for, since

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_tenses/Past_tenses_revision_tb6594qa

https://english.lingolia.com/en/grammar/tense-comparison/past-tenses/exercises

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Grammar/Past_simple,_past_perfect_simple_and_past_perfect_continuous_mz167141rj

PRESENT TENSES

Present Tenses

Present Simple

  • permanent states
  • repeated actions
  • laws of nature
  • timetables
  • sports narration

+ verb (V1) .......

verb+s/es/ies...

- don't verb (V1) .....

doesn't verb (V1)...

? Do verb (V1) .... ?

Does verb (V1)....?

Present Simple

usually, every month, on Thursdays, in the afternoon, at night

Present Continuous

+ am/is/are verb+ing .....

- am not/isn't/aren't verb+ing...

? Am/is/are verb+ing ...?

  • actions taking place now
  • temporary actions
  • already arranged plans for the future
  • changing situations
  • irritating actions (+always/never)

Present Continuous

now, nowadays,these days, at present

State verbs

Generally, state verbs are not continuous:

agree, be, believe, belong, concern, consist of, contain, depend on, deserve, exist, hate, imagine, include, know, like, love, matter, mean, own, need, possess, prefer, promise, remember, resemble, seem, surprise, understand, want, wish

State verbs

Some state verbs have continuous form

but their meaning is different.

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/stative-verbs-exercise.html

Present Perfect

+ have/has Past Participle (V3)...

- haven't/hasn't Past Participle (V3)...

?Have/has Past Participle (V3)... ?

  • an action which has finished and its result is visible now
  • an action which happened in the past and is much more important than the time it happened
  • actions which have happened and are not over
  • for state verbs -> actions which started and continue up to the present, time of duration is important

Present Perfect

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-5.html

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t087-present-perfect-tense.htm

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Present_perfect/Present_Perfect_og38040he

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_mix.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_mix2.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_already_yet.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_perfect_statements2.htm

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Present_perfect_or_past_simple/Present_Perfect_vs._Past_Simple_lu38453bo

https://www.liveworksheets.com/jm484913uc

ever, never, yet, just, already, so far, lately, recently

Present Perfect Continuous

+ have/has been verb+ing ...

- haven't/hasn't been verb+ing...

? Have/Has been verb+ing?

  • to stress the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to the present
  • an activity which lasted for some time in the past and its result is visible in the present

Present Perfect Continuous

how long, for, since

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t073-present-perfect-continuous.htm

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Present_Perfect_Simple_and_Continuous/Present_perfect_simple_or_continuous_by31479zi

http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/tenses-exercise-one

http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/tenses-exercise-two

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Present_tenses/Grade_8-Present_Tense_Review_qv117905zb

FUTURE TENSES

Future Tenses

Future Simple

+ will verb (V1) .......

- won't verb (V1) .....

? Will verb (V1) .... ?

  • predictions about the future
  • hopes, expectations, beliefs
  • promises, threats, warnings
  • on-the-spot decisions
  • uncontrollable events which will definitely happen

Future Simple

tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week, some day

maybe, perhaps

I'm afraid, I'm sure, I promise, I expect, I hope that

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Future_Simple/Will_%E2%80%98%C2%B7Won%27t_xx277555qi

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-will/exercises

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future-simple-quiz.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_future_mix.htm

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/future/will-positive-negative-questions-write-2

Remember

We don't use Future Simple after:

when, while, before, until, as soon as, after,

if, by the time, as, in case

I will call you when I get home.

Remember

http://www.autoenglish.org/generalgrammar/AssoonasExercise.htm

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-52148.php

https://www.e-grammar.org/time-clauses/test1-exercise1/#topad

https://www.e-grammar.org/time-clauses/test2-exercise2/#topad

"be going to" construction

  • plans and intentions for the future
  • predictions based on evidence

+ am/is/are going to verb (V1) ....

- am not/isn't/aren't going to verb (V1).....

? Am/Is/Are going to verb (V1)?

tomorrow, next year, soon

"be going to" construction

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/future/positive-negative-questions-write

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Will_vs_going_to/Be_Going_to_vs._Will_-_1_an26755vt

http://www.my-english.edu.pl/index.php?id=78

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Will_vs_going_to/Be_Going_to_vs._Will_-_2_pq26756qp

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t122-future-forms.htm

Future Continuous

+ will be verb+ing .....

- won't be verb+ing...

? Will be verb+ing ...?

  • action which will be in progress at a stated time in the future
  • for an action which will surely happen as the result of arrangement
  • when politely asking someone to do us a favour

Future Continuous

this time next week, later, at 11 o'clock tomorrow

https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Future_continuous/Future_continuous_ch3352mv

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/future-continuous-exercise-1.html

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/future_progressive_statements.htm

Future Perfect

  • an action which will be finished before a stated future time

+ will have Past Participle (V3)...

- won't have Past Participle (V3)...

?Will have Past Participle (V3)... ?

Future Perfect

by five o'clock,by the time, until, before

By the time she _________ work,

I ____ _____ __________ my homework.

finishes

will have done

https://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/FutPerf.htm

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/single/futurep.htm

https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/the-future-perfect-tense

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/future-perfect-exercise-4.html

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/048_01.htm

Future Perfect Continuous

  • an action which will have been lasting for a given time by a stated moment in the future

+ will have been verb+ing ...

- won't have been verb+ing...

? Will have been verb+ing?

Future Perfect Continuous

by ....... for .....

By the end of next month, we ____ _____ _____ ___________

for two years.

will have been travelling

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future-perfect-continuous-quiz.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs26.htm

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-2-progressive/exercises

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-future-perfect.php