A summary of all English tenses (orginized in tables) and all the irregular verbs (orgnized in 3 categories of tables)

1. Te Forms Uses Time phrases
SIMPLE
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
A:
(I/You/we/they) + B.F
(He/she/it) + [B.F+s]
(I/You/we/they) work.
(He/she/it) works.
N:
(I/You/we/they) + do not(don’t)+ B.F
He/she/it + does not(doesn’t)+ B.F
(I/You/we/they) do not work.
(He/she/it) does not work.
Q:
Do + (I/You/we/they) + B.F
Does + (He/she/it) + B.F
Do (I/you/we/they) work?
Does (he/she/it) work?
1) General and scientific
truth:
I speak English and French.
The Earth rotates round its axis.
2) Habits (Repeated actions):
He gets up at 8 o’clock every
morning.
They never listen to their teacher.
3) Future timetable/schedule:
The train leaves at 3 tomorrow.
Classes begin next week.
as,
every [d/m/y],
twice a [w/d],
never, always,
often, normally,
seldom, sometimes,
usually, all the time
P
A
S
T
A:
All pronouns + P.S form
(Regular/Irregular)
(I/…) worked/went.
N:
All pronouns+ did not(didn’t)+ B.F
(I/…) did not work/go.
Q:
Did + All pronouns + B.F
Did (I/…) work/go?
1) Completed past actions
(generally with time expressions):
I met my friend yesterday.
He opened the door, switched on
the light and fed his cat.
2) Past habits:
When I was a boy, I walked a mile to
school every day.
last[y/w/Sunday],
yesterday, in 1970,
the other day,
F
U
T
U
R
E
A:
All pronouns + will(‘ll)+ B.F
!) for Planned events:
[All pronouns + to be] + going to + B.F
(I/…) will work.
N:
//+ will not(won’t)+ //
(I/…) will not work.
Q:
Will + All pronouns + B.F
will (I/…) work?
1) Future actions:
I’ll call you tomorrow.
Mary will get a present next month.
2) Predictions:
I think it will rain tomorrow.
Perhaps she'll be late.
I don't think the exam will be very
difficult.
in a month,
one of these days,
soon, someday,
in the near future,
probably, I expect,
I'm sure, I think, I
wonder, perhaps
CONTINIOUS (PROGRESSIVE)
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
A:
[All pronouns + To be] + [v+ing]
I am (I’m) working.
(You/we/they) are(’re) working.
(He/she/it) is(’s) working.
N:
// + not + //
I am not working.
(You/we/they) are not(aren’t) working.
(He/she/it) is not(isn’t) working.
Q:
To be + All pronouns + [v+ing]
Am I working?
Are (you/we/they) working?
Is (he/she/we) working?
1) Actions that are happening at
the moment of speaking or
around it:
Look! The boys are playing football.
Hurry up! The train is coming.
We are studying very hard these days.
2) Arranged future plans:
I am meeting my friend at the station.
She is arriving at 8 pm.
now,
at the moment,
at present,
Look!, Listen!
these days,
this morning,
today
P
A
S
T
A:
(I/He/she/it) + was + [v+ing]
(You/we/they) + were + [v+ing]
(I/He/she/it) was working.
(You/we/they) were working.
N:
// + was not(wasn’t)+ //
// + were not(weren’t)+ //
(I/He/she/it) was not working.
(You/we/they) were not working.
Q:
Was + (I/He/she/it) + [v+ing]
Were + (You/we/they) + [v+ing]
Was (I/he/she/it) working?
Were (you/we/they) working?
1) Ongoing actions at a
specified time in the past:
What were you doing at 6 o’clock
yesterday?
I was working as a cashier in October.
2) Simultaneous past actions:
She was cooking dinner while her kids
were watching TV.
3) Action interrupted by another
action in the past:
I was working on computer when the
telephone rang.
at midnight,
from 3 to 6 On
Monday,
while
when
F
U
T
U
R
E
A:
All pronouns + will be + [v+ing]
(I/…) will be working.
N:
// + will not be + //
(I/…) will not be working.
Q:
Will + All pronouns + be + [v+ing]
Will (I/…) be working?
1) Ongoing actions at a
specified time in the future:
I will be playing tennis at 10am
tomorrow.
When you arrive, he will be waiting for
you.
2) Simultaneous future actions:
I’ll be playing basketball on Sunday,
and my partner will be playing tennis.
this time on
Sunday,
when you come
while

2. PERFECT
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
A:
(I/we/you/they) + have + P.P form
(Regular/Irregular)
(He/she/it) + has + P.P form
(Regular/Irregular)
(I/we/you/they) have worked/gone.
(He/she/it) has worked/gone.
N:
// + have not(haven’t)+ //
// + has not(hasn’t)+ //
(I/we/you/they) have not worked/gone.
(He/she/it) has not worked/gone.
Q:
Have + (I/we/you/they) + P.P form
Has (He/she/it) + P.P form
Have (I/we/you/they) worked/gone?
Has (he/she/it) worked/gone?
1) action that started in the
past, and continue until now:
They have taught English for seven
years.
She has lived in London since 1990.
2) Past action without time
expressions:
She has seen this movie already.
I have met the president.
3) An action that has recently
finished:
I have passed the exam.
Look! I have done my homework.
For, since,
Never, before
already
Just, recently,
already
P
A
S
T
A:
All pronouns + had + P.P form
(Regular/Irregular)
(I/…) had worked/gone.
N:
// + had not(hadn’t)+ //
(I/…) had not worked/gone.
Q:
Had + All pronouns + P.P form
Had (I/…) worked/gone?
1) Past Action finished before
another past action:
He had gone out when his wife arrived
in the office.
When we arrived, the film had started.
2) To express the duration of
a completed past action:
I had watched anime for two years.
I had lived in a dorm for 1 year.
When
for
F
U
T
U
R
E
A:
All pronouns + will have + P.P form
(Regular/Irregular)
(I/…) will have worked/gone
N:
// + will not have + //
(I/…) will not have worked/gone.
Q:
will +All pronouns+ have + P.P form
Will (I/…) have worked/gone?
1) Future action will be
finished at a specified time:
She will have finished this work by 2
o’clock tomorrow.
The film will have already started by
the time we come. Hurry up!
By 8 o’clock tomorrow, I will have taken
off for Japan.
by this time
tomorrow,
by 2 o’clock
tomorrow,
PERFECT CONTINIOUS
P
R
E
S
E
N
T
A:
(I/we/you/they) + have been + [v+ing]
(He/she/it) + has been + [v+ing]
(I/we/you/they) have been working.
(He/she/it) has been working.
N:
// + have not(haven’t) been + //
// + has not(hasn’t) been + //
(I/we/you/they) have not been working.
(He/she/it) has not been working.
Q:
Have (I/we/you/they) + been + [v+ing]
Has (He/she/it) + been + [v+ing]
Have (I/we/you/they) been working?
Has (he/she/it) been working?
1) action that started in the
past, and continue until now:
I’ve been learning English for six years.
It’s been raining all day.
2) Past actions that have
present results:
I have been working, that’s why I’m
tired.
Her eyes are red because she has been
crying all evening.
For, since,
P
A
S
T
A:
(I/…) + had been + [v+ing]
(I/…) had been working.
N:
// + had not(hadn’t) been + //
(I/…) had not been working.
Q:
had + (I/…) + been + [v+ing]
Had (I/…) been working?
1) Past Action finished before
another past action:
The boys had been playing when it
started to rain.
When
F
U
T
U
R
E
A:
(I/…) + will have been + [v+ing]
(I/…) will have been working
N:
// + will not(won’t) have been + //
(I/…) will not have been working.
Q:
will + (I/…) + have been + [v+ing]
Will (I/…) have been working?
1) Future action will be a past
action at a specified time:
We will have been living in this house
for 10 years by next month.
You will have been waiting for more
than two hours when her plane finally
arrives.
by this time
tomorrow,
by 2 o’clock
tomorrow,

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