This document summarizes different tenses in English grammar including the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, present perfect simple, will, and going to. For each tense it provides the positive, negative and interrogative forms, example sentences using the tense, time expressions commonly used with the tense, and the uses or meanings of the tense.

1. GRAMMAR 3ºD MANUEL PUERTA

2.  Present simple:
+ Sujeto/verbo-s(si es 3ª persona)/complem
- Sujeto/don´t/doesn´t//verbo/complementos
? Do/does/sujeto/verbo/complementos
EXAMPLES
+He cooks every day.
-We don´t cook on monday.
?Do you cook at the weekend?

3.  Time expresions:
 Every week, at the weekend, adverbs of frequency.
Uses
 Rutinas, hábitos...

4.  Present continuous
+ Sujeto/Is,are,am/verbING/complentos+ Sujeto/Is,are,am/verbING/complentos
- Sujeto/Isn´t,aren´t/verbing/complementos- Sujeto/Isn´t,aren´t/verbing/complementos
? Are,Is/Sujeto/verbING/complementos? Are,Is/Sujeto/verbING/complementos
EXAMPLESEXAMPLES
+He is cooking now+He is cooking now
-We aren´t cooking right now-We aren´t cooking right now
?Are you cooking at the moment??Are you cooking at the moment?

5.  Time expresion:
Now, right now, at the moment...
 Uses:
Para hablar de cosas que ocurren mientras se
habla.

6.  Past simple
+S/verbED/verboirregular(2ªcolumna)+S/verbED/verboirregular(2ªcolumna)
- S/didn´t/verbo- S/didn´t/verbo
?Did/sujeto/verbo.?Did/sujeto/verbo.
ExamplesExamples
+I cleaned my bedroom.+I cleaned my bedroom.
-I didn´t put the pencil on the table.-I didn´t put the pencil on the table.
?Did you put the pencil on the table??Did you put the pencil on the table?

7.  Time expresion
Last week,month, year a week,year ago...
 USES
finished action

8.  Past continuous
+Sujeto/was,were/verbING/complementos
-Sujeto/wasn´t,weren´t/verbING/C.
?Was,Were/sujeto/verbING.
 EXAMPLES
+I was painting
-He wasn´t cooking
?Were you playing?

9.  Time expresion
At nine o´clock, ten minutes ago, last night...
 Uses
Aciones continuas que ocurren en un pesado.

10.  Present perfect simple
+Sujeto/have,has/verboED
-Sujeto/haven´t,hasn´t/verbED
?Have,has/sujeto verbED
EXAMPLES
+I have painted
-They haven´t cooked
?Has he sleeped?

11.  Time expresion
Ever, just, already, never, yet, for,since...
Uses
Para expresar una acción que ocurrió en el
pasado y esta sucediendo en un presente.

12.  Will
+ Sujeto/will/Verbo/complementos
- Sujeto/won´t/verbo/complementos
? Will/sujeto/verbo/complementos
Examples:
+ I will build my house
- He won´t eat
? Will they run?

13.  Time expresion:
Tomorrow, one day, in the future, later, soon,
next week...
Uses:
Uncertan future, predictions instant decisions
orders in cafes, restaurant... and the weather.

14.  Going to
+ Sujeto/am,is,are/going to/verbo+complem.
-Sujeto/isn´t,aren´t/going to/complem.
?Am,Is,Are/sujeto/going to/verbo/complemem
Examples
+I am going to madrid.
-He is going to run
?Are thye going to eat?

15.  Time expresion:
Tomorrow, later, soon, next week, in a hour...
Uses:
Certan future, plans and intentions.