2. SIMPLE CONTINUOUS PERFECT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
PRESENT I study English I am studying I have studied I have been
everyday. English now. English in studying
several English for 5
different years.
countries.
PAST Two years ago, I was studying I had studied a I had been
I studied English when little English studying
English in you called before I moved English for 5
England. yesterday. to London. years before I
moved to
London.
FUTURE I am going to I will be I will have I will have been
study English studying studied every studying
next year English when tense by the English for over
you arrive time I finish this two hours by
tonight. course. the time you
arrive.

3. Info or fact which is true Info which is true at the A repeated or habitual
all the time. time of speaking action
Dungun is in Terengganu. I have ten ringgit in my Haniza walks to the
The earth is round. purse. campus everyday.
I am here! I play tennis every week.

4. Act that not only A series of Act which started Habit in the past
started but also completed and stopped with
ended at a specific actions. a specific duration.
time in the past.
I ate the apples Lyna finished work, Sara lived in Kamal played the
yesterday. walked to the Zimbabwe for 5 violin when he was
I watched a Tamil beach, and found a years. a child.
movie last night. nice place to swim. Shaouki studied Joyah studied
Japanese for 8 French when she
years. was 8 years old.

5.  When clauses
 When Dolah paid RM1, Dolly talked.
 Dolly talked, when Dollah paid her RM1
 Dollah paid her RM1, when she talked.
 When Dolly talked, Dollah paid her RM1.
 Adverb comes before the verb.
 Formation of simple present and past tense
 SUBJECT + VERB

6. Action or situation that will occur in the future (any time after the moment of
speaking.)
I will help him later
I am going to help him
The french restaurant opens at 7 p.m tomorrow.
Timah is visiting him tomorrow.

7. to express a to express a to express a plan Express prediction
voluntary action promise
A: I am hungry I will call you when I Amira is going to Datuk Roslan will
B: I’ll make you arrive. spend her vacation be the next Prime
some lasagna. in Langkawi. Minister of
Singapore.
FORMATION OF SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
- SUBJECT + WILL + VERB (root/base word)
- SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + GOING TO + VERB (root/base word)

8. Action which is Action which is Near future Repetition and
happening at the happening over a irritation with
moment of period of time “always”
speaking
You are learning. Lina is studying to Ariff is meeting He is constantly
I am teaching. become a doctor. some friends after talking. I wish he
Somebody is Are you working on class. would shut up.
yawning. any special projects
Everybody is at work?
listening.

9. Act. that was in 2 acts that were in 2 actions happened Repetition and
progress at a progress at the where the 2nd irritation with
particular time in same time in the actions interrupts “always”
the past past the 1st
The workers were I was studying while Della was watching Sheila was always
busy painting the Amir was praying. CSI when Annie coming late to class.
baby’s room from Ghani was drinking arrived.
May to August. and Gayah was
talking.

10. Act which will be in 2 actions that will be 2 actions happening
progress on specific time happening at the same where the 2nd actions
time (parallel) interrupts the 1st
- At 11pm, Kamisah will be -Afifah will be singing and -Firdaus will be reading a
sleeping. Aariq will be dancing at book when Amirul arrives.
- Tomorrow at 6p.m, the concert. - _____ is going to be
Harun is going to be -Aisyirah is going to be _____ when _____ _____.
buying food with his cooking while Nafis is
girlfriend. going to be washing the
car.

11.  SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + (VERB+ING)
 SUBJECT + WILL BE + (VERB+ING)
 SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + GOING TO BE +
(VERB+ING)

12. Act that happens at Act that happen duration Act that happened in the
unspecified time before from past until now past but the time
now expressions used do not
show specific time.
I have seen that movie I have had cold for two It has been so hot recently.
twenty times. weeks.
Ever, never, once, many since= specific time Recently, lately
times, several times, before, For=duration
so far, already, yet

13. Two actions in the past; Duration before something in the past
1st action = Past Perfect Tense is used
2nd action = Simple Past Tense is used
I had worked in Mekdi before I worked in We had had that car for ten years before
Keyepsi. it broke down.
I had never seen such a beautiful beach By the time Aiman finished his studies, he
before I went to Kulai. had been in London for over eight years.

14. Action that will occur Action that will happen Action that will continue
before another action in before a specific time in up for certain duration
the future. the future. until another action in
the future
Nabil will have perfected Before next December, I Khalida will have been in
his English by the time will have received my Papua New Guinea for six
Fahrin arrives. present. years by the time I leave.
By Monday, Susan is going
to have had my book for a
week!

15.  SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
 SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE
 SUBJECT + WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
 SUBJECT + [AM/IS/ARE] + GOING TO HAVE+
PAST PARTICIPLE