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1. Mixed tenses
• How do you know when to use these
different structures?
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Wow! Look at all these different structures you have studied.

2. Time Expressions
• The best way to remember which structure to use is
to concentrate on the time expression for the
situation you are discussing. There are lots of time
expressions in English and usually (not always) they
indicate the tense you need to use.
• Ago last week for at the moment
• Since by the time while sometimes
• Yet next week tomorrow
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Past time expressions
• Use the PAST SIMPLE with ….
• AGO – I saw that film 2 weeks ago.
• LAST – Last month, I was on holiday.
• WHEN – When did you see him last?
I saw him last when I was in London.
• THEN– I finished my work, then I drove home.
(These expressions are often used with the past simple)
• Use the PAST CONTINUOUS with …
• WHILE– I lost my wallet while I was walking home.
• WHEN – I was having a shower when the phone rang.
• DURING – During the summer, I was working on a farm.
• Use the PAST PERFECT with…
• ONCE – Once they had eaten, they went for a coffee.
• AFTER/BEFORE – After I had painted the kitchen, I did the
bathroom/ Before I did the bathroom, I had painted the
kitchen.

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Present time expressions
• Use the PRESENT SIMPLE with ….
• Always, usually/sometimes etc. – I always do the
shopping on Saturday.
• On + days – On Fridays, I go out for dinner.
• Whenever – Whenever I am angry, I count to 10.
• Use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS with …..
• Now – They’re doing some housework, now.
• Currently – Currently, we’re living in England
• At the moment – I’m not working at the moment.

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Present perfect time
expressions
• Use the PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE with …..
• Ever/never – Have you ever been to London?
• No, I’ve never been there.
• Since – I haven’t seen you since last year!
• For – I have been married for 5 years.
• Yet – We haven’t finished yet.
• Use the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS with …..
• Long – He hasn’t been driving for long.
• How long – How long have they been studying?
• How long have you been studying English?
• For/since – They’ve been studying for 2 years/ since
2010.

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Future time expressions
• Use PRESENT CONTINUOUS for future plans with …
• Tomorrow – Tomorrow, we’re leaving for France.
• This/Next + date– We’re having a party this/next
weekend.
• Exact Date – On March 10th
, they’re opening the new
shop.
• Use GOING TO with……
• Next + date – Next month, I’m going to start a new
course.
• In + time – In 5 months, they’re going to finish the
project.

7. More Future time expression
• Use the FUTURE SIMPLE with …..
• In the future - We’ll have to pay more for
water in the future.
• In+ time – In 10 years, they’ll finish it!
• Use the FUTURE CONTINUOUS with …
• This time + future date – This time next
year, I’ll be living in Brazil.
• Use FUTURE PERFECT with …
• By the time – By the time I retire, I will have
worked/been working for 50 years.
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Conditional expressions
• Use CONDITIONALS with …………
• 1st
conditional
• If – If I have time, I’ll come to see you.
• When – When we finish this project, we’ll take
a holiday.
• 2nd
conditional
• Supposing/Imagine you won the lottery, what
would you do?
• 3rd
conditional
• If only (ojalá) If only I hadn’t been in a hurry, I
wouldn’t have crashed the car.