This document defines and provides examples of different verb tenses in English, including: - Simple Present and Present Continuous tenses, which are used to express present actions that occur frequently or are ongoing. - Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses, which are used to talk about completed actions and ongoing actions that occurred in the past. - Future Simple and Future Continuous tenses, which are used to talk about actions that will occur or be ongoing in the future. - Present Perfect and Past Perfect tenses, which are used to talk about completed actions that occurred recently or in the more distant past. - Future Perfect tense, which indicates a future action will be completed before another specified future time

1. Alumno:
Luis A. Coro Sifontes
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Simple Tenses and
Continuous Tenses .

2. Concept:
This is a verb tense used to express actions
that take place in the present and with a
certain frequency , that is, every day, every
morning , etc.
Interrogative form:
Do/does+ subjet+ Action verb in infinitive +
Complements?
Negative form:
Subjet+Do not o don't/does not o doesn't +
Action verb in infinitive + Complements.
He write a novel.
They sing in a
church

3. Concept:
It is a verb tense used to express actions
that take place in the present, in the moment
which is rendering the phrase . The Present
Continuous forms with this verb (to) be more
action verb (ing) .
Interrogative form:
Am/Is/Are+ Subjet+ action Verb (-ing)+
Complements?
Negative form:
Subjet+am/is/are+not+action Verb (-
ing)+ Complements.
Linda is sleeping in my room.
I'm reading the
newspaper.

4. Concept:
It is a verb tense used to express actions
that took place in the past, without
excessively import the last time in which they
occurred. To construct the negative and
question forms of the Past Simple , we need
the help of the auxiliary verb (to) do , this
time last time , DID .
Interrogative form:
DID+ Subjet + action Verb
infinitive+Complements?
Negative form:
Subjet + did not/didn't+ action Verb
infinitive+Complements
I worked for Citibank.
She was a top model.

5. Concept:
Is a time when verbal actions that took place
in the past are expressed , but in a particular
moment . This tense is formed with the past
of the verb (to) be ( was or were ) + the
action verb ( -ing ) .
Interrogative form:
Was/were+Sujeto+ action Verb
infinitive+ (-ing)+ Complements?
Negative form:
Subjet+ Was not o wasn't/were not o
weren't+ action Verb infinitive+ (-ing)+
Complements
I was driving my car last night
She wasn’t
speaking
english
yesterday

6. Concept:
It is a verb tense used to express actions
that will occur in the future, no matter the
time too . It is formed with the particle will +
infinitive of action verb without (to) .
Interrogative form:
Will+ Subjet+ action Verb infinitive +
Complements?
Negative form:
Subjet+ will not/won't+ action Verb
infinitive + Complements.
John will call in five minutes.
I´ll play the
guitar
tomorrow.

7. Concept:
It is a verb tense used to talk about what is
happening at any given time in the future . It
is formed with the particle will + be + the
action verb ( -ing ) .
Interrogative form:
Will+ Subjet+ be+ the action verb (ing )
+ Complements?
Negative form:
Subjet+ will not/won't+ be + the action
verb ( -ing )+ Complements.
She will be studying French.
They will be
sleeping in
the hotel

8. Concept:
It is a verb tense used to express actions
that have taken place in the past, but in a
very recent past . This tense is formed with
the present of the verb (to) have, or you have
+ the past participle action verb.
Interrogative form:
Has/Have+ Subjet+ past participle
action verb + Complements?
Negative form:
Subjet+ has not o hasn't /have not o
haven't + participle action verb +
Complements.
I have been to Chile.
She have
cooked a
cake.

9. Concept:
Is a tense that expresses actions that
have taken place in the past, but in a
less recent past that is expressed in the
Present Perfect . It is what is called the
last of the past (past in the past ) . It is
formed with the verb (to) have en past,
had + past participle of the action verb.
Interrogative form:
Had+ Subjet+ past participle action
verb + Complements?
Negative form:
Subjet+ had not/hadn't+ participle
action verb + Complements.
I had eaten many candies
He had gone
out early

10. Concept:
This indicates a future tense action
occurred before another future also . It is
formed with the particle will + have +
past participle of the verb of action.
Interrogative form:
Will+ Subjet+ have+ participle action
verb +Complements?
Negative form:
Subjet+ will not/won't+ have +
participle action verb +Complements.
Richard will have decided to
say bye.
Will she have
worked in this
local?