The document discusses various verb tenses in English including:
- Present tenses: simple present, present continuous, present perfect
- Past tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect
- Future tenses: will, going to, present continuous, future continuous, future perfect
It provides examples of how and when to use each tense, such as using the present continuous for ongoing actions and the past perfect to refer to an action that occurred before another past action.
2. PRESENT TENSES FORM
PRESENT SIMPLE
Affirmative
I / you / we / they think
He / she / it thinks
Negative
I / you / we / they Do not / don't think
He / she / it Does not/ doesn't think
Questions
Do I / you / we / they Think.....?
Does He / she / it Think......?
3. PRESENT TENSES FORM
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
I am/ 'm wearing
He / she / it is / 's wearing
You / we / they are/ 're wearing
Negative
I am not/ 'm not wearing
He / she / it is not/ isn't wearing
You / we / they are not/ aren't wearing
Questions
Am I wearing.....?
Is He / she / it wearing......?
Are you/ we/ they Wearing......?
4. PRESENT TENSES FORM
PRESENT PERFECT
Affirmative
I/ you/ we/ they Have/ 've discovered
He/ she/ it Has/ 's discovered
Negative
I/ you/ we/ they Have not/ haven't discovered
He/ she/ it Has not/ hasn't discovered
Questions
Have I/ you/ we/ they Discovered?
Has He/ she/ it Discovered?
5. PRESENT SIMPLE –
CONTINUOUS
PRESENT
SIMPLE
ACCIONES HABITUALES
The manager attends that meeting once a year
VERDADES ABSOLUTAS O HECHOS PROBADOS
When you press Enter, the program runs
VERBOS ESTÁTICOS Y ACCIONES PERMANENTES
She works as a database administrator
PRESENT
CONTINUO
US
PARA DESCRIBIR ACCIONES QUE ESTÁN OCURRIENDO
EN ESTE MOMENTO:
You are using the Internet.
PARA DESCRIBIR UNA ACCIÓN TEMPORAL QUE ESTÁ
OCURRIENDO DENTRO DE ESTE PERIODO TEMPORAL.
We are revising verb tenses this week.
PARA CITAS CONCRETAS EN EL FUTURO PRÓXIMO
On Saturday, we are having a party.”
6. PAST SIMPLE –
CONTINUOUS
PAST
SIMPLE
UNA ACCIÓN FINALIZADA EN EL PASADO,
Alan Turing foresaw the creation of computers in 1937.
UNA ACCIÓN PASADA TRAS OTRA UNIDAS POR “AND”
Grace Hooper removed the bug and solved the problem.
PAST
CONTINUO
US
ACCIÓN INCOMPLETA O NO ACABADA EN EL PASADO.
una acción incompleta interrumpida por otra acción puntual:
"Grace Hooper was working on the computer when she found a
dead moth in one relay.“
DOS ACCIONES INCOMPLETAS SIMULTÁNEAS
"I was cooking dinner while he was setting the table"
7. FUTURE TENSES
USOS EJEMPLOS
WILL
Cuando crees que algo va a ocurrir : predicciones
basadas en la opinión
Para decisiones espontáneas
Para promesas o ofrecerse a hacer algo
Sugerencias y ofrecimientos: shall I/we..?
- I think Barça will win the next league.
- I’m hungry. I will have a sandwich.
- I will help you! Shall I help you?
BE GOING TO
Para predecir lo que va a ocurrir a continuación
basándonos en información visual...
Planes o intenciones de futuro
Look at those clouds! It is going to
rain.
We are going to visit Ibiza next
summer.
PRESENTE
CONTINUO
Citas concretas en el futuro cercano She has her plane tickets and she is
flying to Miami tonight.
FUTURO
CONTINUO
Acciones que se estará desarrollando en un
momento concreto del futuro
When you are in Australia will you be
staying with friends?
FUTURO
PERFECTO
Se refiere a una acción completada en el futuro
en el momento mencionado.
A menudo se utiliza con una expresión de tiempo:
BY + un punto en el futuro
- I'll have been here for six months on
June 23rd.
- By the time you read this I'll have
left .
8. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE –
CONTINUOUS
PRESENT
PERFECT
SIMPLE
ACCIONES QUE EMPEZARON EN EL PASADO Y
CONTINÚAN EN EL PRESENTE:
They have lived here for years.
ACCIÓN QUE TIENE LUGAR EN UN PERIODO DE
TIEMPO QUE NO HA ACABADO TODAVÍA.
I have worked hard this week.
ACCIONES QUE SE ACABAN DE TERMINAR O
RECIENTES Have you just finished work?
PRESENT
PERFECT
CONTINUO
US
ACCIONES LARGAS, CONTINUADAS QUE COMENZARON
EN EL PASADO Y CONTINUAN EN EL PRESENTE
She has been waiting for you all day (=and she's still
waiting now).
ACCIONES QUE ACABAN DE TERMINAR PERO ESTAMOS
INTERESADOS EN LOS RESULTADOS
She has been cooking since last night (=and the food on
the table looks delicious).
9. PAST PERFECT SIMPLE –
CONTINUOUS
PAST
PERFECT
SIMPLE
SE REFIERE A UNA ACCIÓN EN EL PASADO QUE
OCURRE ANTES QUE OTRA ACCIÓN TAMBIÉN EN EL
PASADO:
EVENT A EVENT B
John had gone out when I arrived in the office.
I had saved my document before the computer broke.
When I arrived he had already started cooking
PAST
PERFECT
CONTINUO
US
SE REFIERE A UNA ACCIÓN CONTINUA Y LARGA EN
EL PASADO QUE OCURRE ANTES QUE OTRA
ACCIÓN TAMBIÉN EN EL PASADO:
They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived.
SE PUEDE USAR PARA EXPRESAR CAUSA EN EL
PASADO. Jason was tired because he had been jogging.
10. PAST PERFECT SIMPLE –
CONTINUOUS
PAST
PERFECT
SIMPLE
SE REFIERE A UNA ACCIÓN EN EL PASADO QUE
OCURRE ANTES QUE OTRA ACCIÓN TAMBIÉN EN EL
PASADO:
EVENT A EVENT B
John had gone out when I arrived in the office.
I had saved my document before the computer broke.
When I arrived he had already started cooking
PAST
PERFECT
CONTINUO
US
SE REFIERE A UNA ACCIÓN CONTINUA Y LARGA EN
EL PASADO QUE OCURRE ANTES QUE OTRA
ACCIÓN TAMBIÉN EN EL PASADO:
They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived.
SE PUEDE USAR PARA EXPRESAR CAUSA EN EL
PASADO. Jason was tired because he had been jogging.