Copy of Tenses

TENSES 1

TENSES

OVERVIEW

Present Simple

Past Simple

Future Simple - will

I study English every day

Past

Present

If you are having problems, I will help you to study English

Two years ago, I studied

English in England

Past

Future

Present

Past

Present

Past

Future

Past

Present

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Future Simple

Future

Future Simple

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Continuous

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Continuous

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Continuous

Future Simple

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous

Past Continuous

Present Continuous

Future Simple -

to be going to

I am studying English now

I was studying English when you called

Now

I am going to study English next year

Now

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Past Simple

I have studied English in several different countries

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Present Simple

Future Simple

Past Continuous

Past Simple

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous

I had studied a little English before I moved to the US

When it is used

iets is nu aan de gang

Signal words

right now

at the moment

When it is used

iets gebeurt regelmatig/altijd

of iets is een feit

Signal words

before

Signal words

every day

usually

never

Signal words

when

When it is used

Iets vond in het verleden plaats en is nu voorbij

Signal words

just

recently

yet

since [2011]

Signal words

last night

in [1997]

When it is used

iets is (ergens) in het verleden begonnen en gaat nu nog door of heeft nu nog effect.

When it is used

iets gebeurde in het verleden vóór er iets anders gebeurde (in past simple).

What it looks like

I work

you work

he/she/it works

we work

you work

they work

Signal words

right now

at the moment

When it is used

something is happening

right now

Signal words

before

What it looks like

be + -ing

I am working

you are working

he/she/it is working

we are working

you are working

they are working

When it is used

something happens every day, it

is a habit, it happens frequently

or doesn't change

Signal words

every day

usually

never

What it looks like

have + -ed of 3

I have worked

you have worked

he/she/it has worked

we have worked

you have worked

they have worked

When it is used

something will happen in the future. You make a decision at the moment of speaking or you are very decisive about it

What it looks like

have past + -ed of 3

I had worked

you had worked

he/she/it had worked

we had worked

you had worked

they had worked

Signal words

when

When it is used

iets was in het verleden aan de gang.

In combinatie met past simple om aan te geven dat iets gebeurde dat de handeling onderbrak.

Signal words

just

recently

yet

since [2011]

When it is used

something happened in the past and has stopped

Signal words

last night

in [1997]

What it looks like

be past + -ing

I was working

you were working

he/she/it was working

we were working

you were working

they were working

When it is used

something happened or has been done in the past and still continues or still has an effect on the present.

What it looks like

I will work

you will work

he/she/it will work

we will work

you will work

they will work

What it looks like

-ed of 2

I worked

you worked

he/she/it worked

we worked

you worked

they worked

What it looks like

I am working

you are working

he/she/it is working

we are working

you are working

they are working

What it looks like

I work

you work

he/she/it works

we work

you work

they work

What it looks like

I have worked

you have worked

he/she/it has worked

we have worked

you have worked

they have worked

Signal words

when

When it is used

something happened in the past befóre something else happened (in the past simple).

Signal words

for

all day

What it looks like

I had worked

you had worked

he/she/it had worked

we had worked

you had worked

they had worked

What it looks like

I was working

you were working

he/she/it was working

we were working

you were working

they were working

When it is used

something was happening in the past.

Used in combination with the past simple to indicate that something interrupted the activity.

What it looks like

I worked

you worked

he/she/it worked

we worked

you worked

they worked

When it is used

something was happening in the past, when something else happened (in past simple)

What it looks like

I have been working

you have been working

he/she/it has been working

we have been working

you have been working

they have been working

When it is used

something happened in the past and still continues (or has júst finished). The focus is on the activity or on the duration.

What it looks like

I had been working

you had been working

he/she/it had been working

we had been working

you had been working

they had been working

Past Perfect Continuous in lyrics

Chris Brown - Superhuman

"I had been crying and crying for weeks"

Backstreet Boys - What makes you different

"the girl I had been waiting for"

Elton John - Flintstone Boy

"he had been cheating on him"

"he had been messing around"

?

Future Simple - will

Sue: "Let's have a party!"

Mike: "That's a great idea! We will invite lots of people!"

Future Simple- to be going to

Tom: "Sue told me you're having a party."

Mike: "That's right! We are going to invite lots of people"

When it is used

something is going to happen in the future. The activity has been decided upon/planned at the moment of speaking.

What it looks like

I am going to work

You are going to work

he/she/it is going to work

we are going to work

you are going to work

they are going to work

I am working

It is raining (at the moment)

I like cats

I wake up at 8 o'clock every morning

I liked cats

I woke up at 8 o'clock this morning

I have bought a car recently

I have lived here since 1998

Paul had gone home, before Sarah arrived

at the party.

I was working (when Sally rang the doorbell)

Present Perfect Continuous in lyrics

Charlie Winston - Hello Alone

"we've been making beds for too long"

"we’ve been shaking hands for too long now"

"we’ve been making friends for so long now"

Drake - Marvin's Room

"I've been in this club too long"

"I've been drinking so much"

"I've been talking crazy"

The Rolling Stones

I've been holding out so long

I've been sleeping all alone

I've been hanging on the phone

I've been sleeping all alone

The Rasmus - In the shadows

I've been watching

I've been waiting

In the shadows all my time

I've been searching

I've been living

For tomorrows all my life

I am working

It is raining at the moment

I like cats

I wake up at 8 o'clock every morning

I liked cats

I woke up at 8 o'clock this morning

I have been working all day

I have been running for three hours

I have bought a car recently

I have lived here since 1998

I had been watching TV when my father came in

I was working (when Sally rang the doorbell)

Paul had gone home(, before Sarah arrived at the party).

Past Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Continuous

I had been studying English for five years when I moved to the US.

I have been studying English for five years