ENGLISH VERB TENSES
PRESENT SIMPLE FORM USE I / You / We / You / They drive I / You / We / You / They don’t drive When do I / You / We / You / They drive? (WH-) + AUX + SUBJ + VERB + (COMPL)? He / She / It drives He / She / It doesn’t drive Does He / She / It drive? Yes, he/she/it does No, he /she/ it doesn’t USE Habits, routines Permanent situations State verbs
PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM USE AM / IS / ARE + -ING Actions happening at the moment of speaking Temporary actions Annoying repeated actions (+’always’) Definite future arrangements
PAST SIMPLE FORM I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They played / drove I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They didn’t play / drive Did I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They play / drive? USE Actions that started and finished in the past and with past time expressions
It expresses past habits or actions that don’t happen any more. Used to + Infinitive It expresses past habits or actions that don’t happen any more. He used to run 4 km. I didn’t use to speak Chinese. Did they use to be happy? Yes, they did. No, they didn’t
‘Would’ + Infinitive It can be used instead of ‘used to’ when it is followed by a verb that shows an action. He used to / would run 4 km. I didn’t use to / wouldn’t speak Chinese. Did they use to be happy?
PAST CONTINUOUS FORM USE WAS / WERE + -ING Actions in progress at a past moment Actions in progress interrupted by others Simultaneous actions
FUTURE SIMPLE FORM USE WILL + INFINITIVE Talking about future ideas that aren’t definite Predictions with no evidence Decisions taken at the moment of speaking Promises, offers
AM / IS / ARE GOING TO + INFINITIVE BE GOING TO FORM AM / IS / ARE GOING TO + INFINITIVE USE Future intentions and plans Predictions with evidence
FUTURE CONTINUOUS FORM USE WILL BE + -ING Actions in progress in the future
WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE FUTURE PERFECT FORM WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE USE Actions already finished in the future
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