12 verbs tenses

2. USE 1 : REPEATED ACTIONS (PRESENT)
[VERB] + s/es in third person
The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a
scheduled event or something that often happens
interrogative and negative auxiliary (do)

3. I, you, we, they: Work, drink, study, play, speak, wash
He, she it : works, drinks, studies, plaies, speaks,
washes.
Negative:
I, you, we, they: do not, don´t
He, she it: doest not, doesn´t

4. I drink juice
She does not drink juice
Do you drink juice?

5. Express that something is happening right now.
To say that something is happening for a limited time.
Termination ing
watch / watching
speak / speaking
pay / paying
eat / eating
do / doing
Verbs where the final consonant is doubled
run / running
swim / swimming
stop / stopping
plan / planning

6. I: am
he she it: is
We, you, they: are
NEGATIVE: negative sentences only the word "not " is added
I: am not
He, she, it : is not, isn´t
We, you, they: are not, aren´t
INTERROGATIVE
He she it: what is
We, you, they: what are

7. I am watching a movie.
Maria is studying in this school.
Is the computer working?

8.  We use the time " Past simple " to talk about
actions that occurred at a specific time in the
past.
 Termination “ed”
 For negative and interrogative sentences we
use the auxiliary "did" .

9.  AFFIRMATIVE:
I, he, she, it, we, you, they: ED
NEGATIVE:
I, he, she, it, we, you, they: DID NOT
INTERROGATIVE: DID

10.  He closed the window
 He did not close the window.
 Did he arrive on time?
 When did they arrive?

11.  The tense " past continuous " is used to talk about an
activity in progress at some specified time in the past
 Pronoun / Name + was / were + "-ing" verb + complement
 Affirmative/ Negative:
 I, he, she, it: was, was not
 We, you, they: Were, were not

12.  My boyfriend was watching the TV show
 We were not playing soccer
 Was Peter listening to music? Answer Yes / No)
 Where was Angela living before? specific response

13.  have” / ”has” + Past Participle of the verb
 It is used in the following three ways:
 To speak about a past event which happened
over a period of time and until now ended
 EXAMPLE: I have watched three seasons of
this TV show.

14.  To talk about an event from the past that has
an effect in the present.
EXAMPLE: I have paid the rent
To talk about a situation that began in a
specific time in the past and continues until
now.
EXAMPLE: I have studied english for five years.

15.  AFFIRMATIVE/NEGATIVE
I, you, we, they: have, have not
He, she it: has, has not.
- Has she ever ridden a motorcycle? SI/NO
- Where have you been this morning?

16.  We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that
something started in the past and has continued up until
now.
 You can also use the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT
a duration such as "for two weeks
 [has/have + been + present participle

17.  You have been waiting here for two hours.
 Have you been waiting here for two hours?
 You have not been waiting here for two hours

18. Subject
+
HAD
+
Verb (past participle
form)
he, she, a dog, etc.
gone, taken,
done, etc.
The past perfect is formed by combining the auxiliary verb "had" with the
past participle positive sentences.
QUESTIONS
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
HAD
+
Subject
+
Verb (past participle
form)
e.g. he, she, a
dog, etc.
e.g. gone, taken,
done, etc.
Subject
+
HADN'T
+
Verb (past participle
form)
e.g. he, she, a
dog, etc.
e.g. gone, taken,
done, etc.

19. Before I went to the park, I had finished my work.
Had she eaten the dinner before she went to the
cinema?
I had not seen this movie before we went to the
cinema yesterday to see it

20. Subject
+
HAD
+
BEEN
+
Verb
(continuous
form)
he, she, a
dog, etc.
walking,
going,
taking, etc.
The Past Perfect Continuous is used to talk about actions or situations that were in
progress before some other actions or situations.
FORM:
• QUESTIONS
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
HAD
+
Subject
+
BEEN
+
Verb
(continuous
form)
he, she, a
dog, etc.
walking,
going,
taking, etc.
Subject
+
HAD + NOT
+
BEEN
+
Verb
(continuous
form)
e.g. he, she, a
dog, etc.
e.g. walking,
going,
taking, etc.

21. Example:
1.-I had been running for an hour before I
twisted my ankle.
2.-For how many hours had fred been
painting the house when the ladder fell?
3.-If I hadn't been studying all night, I would
have problems with this test now.

22.  The auxiliary Shall only used for the first person singular and plural .
While the assistant will be used in all cases
SUJETO + will/shall + VERBO
• The denial of the future is done simply by adding the adverb will not
between the auxiliary and the verb
SUJETO + will + not + VERBO
The interrogation It is formed by inverting the verb and the subject
will + SUJETO + VERBO?

23. Conjugation
I will work
I will /shall not work
Will you work

24.  future continuous is used to actions to be
undertaken in the future and have a certain
duration
 Construction of continuous future is
SUJETO + will be + VERB TERMINATIÓN-ing
For denial the adverb "not" after the auxiliary verb
"will" is added
SUJETO + will not be + gerundio del verbo
 the question is constructed by reversing the order
of subject and auxiliary verb "will" :
 will SUJETO + be + gerundio

25. 1.-Tomorrow I will be travelling to Los
Angeles
2.-I will be walking
3.-I will not be working next week
4.-will you be studying tomorrow?

26.  The Future is used in English to express an event that will
be completed in the future
Conjugation:
 SUJETO + will/shall have + PARTICIPIO DEL VERBO
 Denial is formed by adding the adverb will not between the
auxiliary and the verb
 SUJETO + will/shall not have + PARTICIPIO DEL VERBO
 The question is constructed by reversing the auxiliary verb
and the subject
 will/shall + SUJETO + have + PARTICIPIO DEL VERBO?

27. 1.-I will have paid off my mortgage in less
than 3 years
2.-you will not have finished
3.-will I have studied?

28.  Structure future perfect continuos
 As we have already told in the simple future , the auxiliary Shall
only used for the first person singular and plural .
 SUJETO] + will/shall have been + GERUNDIO DEL VERBO (-
ing form)
 Denial is easily formed by adding the adverb will not between
the auxiliary and the verb
 [SUJETO] + will/shall not have been + [GERUNDIO DEL
VERBO (-ing form)]
 The mark is formed by simply reversing the auxiliary verb and
the subject
 will/shall + [SUJETO] + have been [GERUNDIO DEL VERBO]?

29. 1.-you will have been saving
2.-you will not have been sleeping
3.-will you have been traveling?