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The Present Tenses: Present Simple Present Simple

The document summarizes the different tenses in English including the present, past, and future tenses. It provides examples of when each tense is used, such as using the present progressive to describe an ongoing action and the past perfect to describe an action that was completed before another past action. In total, it outlines 12 different tenses - present simple, present progressive, present perfect simple, present perfect progressive, past simple, past progressive, past perfect simple, past perfect progressive, future simple, future progressive, future perfect simple and future perfect progressive.

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The Present Tenses: Present Simple Present Simple

The document summarizes the different tenses in English including the present, past, and future tenses. It provides examples of when each tense is used, such as using the present progressive to describe an ongoing action and the past perfect to describe an action that was completed before another past action. In total, it outlines 12 different tenses - present simple, present progressive, present perfect simple, present perfect progressive, past simple, past progressive, past perfect simple, past perfect progressive, future simple, future progressive, future perfect simple and future perfect progressive.

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The Present Tenses

Present Simple
Present Simple

Used to say what someone I always study English on Tuesday.


usually does

Present Progressive/Continuous
Present Progressive

Used to say what someone I am studying English now


is doing now

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect Simple

Used to show unfinished

I have studied English twice this week.

time

Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous


Present Perfect Progressive

Used to say how long


someone has been doing

I have been studying English for 2 years.

I have been studying English since 1997.

something.

The Past Tenses


Simple Past
Simple Past

Used to show a completed


action

I studied English last Saturday.

I was studying English last Monday when my friend rang.

I was studying English at 5pm last Monday.

Past Progressive/Continuous
Past Progressive

Often used to say when


something was being done
or what was happening
when something else
happened

Past Perfect Simple


Past Perfect Simple

The past of have done.


Used to say when

I had done my English homework by 6.30 pm last Saturday.

something was done by.

I had done my English homework by the time I ate dinner last Saturday.

Past Perfect Progressive/Continuous


Past Perfect Progressive

The past of have been.


Used to show how long
something was done for by

I'd been doing my English homework for 30 minutes when my

a certain time.
friend rang last Saturday.

I'd been doing my English homework for 30 minutes by 1 pm


last Saturday.

The Future Tenses


The future can be indicated in several different ways in English. It is often created with the use of auxiliaries: "She will be a student.", "She is going to
drive a new car."
English can even create the future by using the simple present (used for timetables,programs etc.), "The train arrives at 10pm" or the present
progressive (used for future plans), "He is collecting his mother from the station tonight."
Simple Future (uses will or shall or going to + base form)
Simple Future (Some

Decide to do something at I think I'll do my English homework tonight.

uncertainty)

the time of speaking

Simple Future (Certain)

Have already decided or

I am going to study English next Saturday.

arranged to do something

Future Progressive/Continous (uses will be, shall be or going to be +-ing form)


Future Progressive (Some

The English

uncertainty)

lessonshould begin at

I will be starting my English lesson at 7.30 pm.

7.30 and end at 9.15, so


the personshould be
studying at 7.30 (but the
lesson might start late).
Future Progressive (Certain)

The English lesson begins I am going to be studying English when my friends arrive at 9.00 pm.
at 7.30 and ends at 9.15,
so he's certain to be
studying when his friend
arrives at 8.00

Future Perfect Simple (uses will have or shall have + past participle)
Future Perfect Simple

Used to say something will I will have already done my English homework by the time I eat dinner

already be complete by a

on Saturday.

time.

Future Perfect Progressive/Continuous (uses will have been or shall have been + -ing form)

Future Perfect Progressive

Used to say how long

I will have been studying English for 30 minutes when my friends

something will have been

arrive.

happening in the future by a


certain time.

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