This document is a student's final project on verbal tenses and grammar from April 2012. It includes an introduction where the student explains why they chose this topic and hopes it will help their knowledge. The project then covers the theory and practice of different verb tenses through charts and examples. It includes a matching exercise and conclusion where the student reflects on completing the challenging project and hopes it helped their classmates. References include relevant websites and books used.

1. FINAL PROJECT
VERBAL TENSES
GRAMMAR 2
Professor, Laura Naranjo
Student, Gabriela Alvarez
April, 2012

2. Layout
Cover page
Introduction
Theory and dynamics
Practice
Games and related links
Conclusion
References (at least 5)

3. As a selection of one of the most important topic that, in my opinion, we
have studied during the quarter, the intention I want to follow with this
presentation is not only a self-assess about the gained knowledge but also to
share it with my classmates, and at the same time it could serve to the professor
as a measurement of the individualized achievement of the initial courses
objectives, y also allow me to storage important material that can be very useful
during all my career.
From all the topics that we saw; I chose one; which is not exactly the most easily
understood and assimilated by me, if not the opposite; in which I found greater
degree of difficulty and I think is the most extensive and may include or relate to
the other`s, With the object of being rechecked of important details, in order to
understand them better and especially to spend a little more time in the
practicing them.
I hope my proposal will help you as much as helped me to continue expanding
our English knowledge and that this language every day becomes to be a better
tool for our intellectual and professional development .

4. VERBAL
TENSES
To use correctly past, future and present tenses, there are
just a few rules to keep in mind. For example If you know how to
use the present progressive correctly to express present actions,
you will as well be able to use the past progressive correctly to
express past actions. See graphically is a good way to memorize
things, topics, rules, formulas etc, and I consider this Graphic
Comparison is a good tool that could help us to understand how
and when to use which tense verb in each case.

6. moment in time
o action that takes place once, never or several times
o actions that happen one after another
o actions that suddenly take place
period of time o action that started before a certain moment and lasts
beyond that moment
o actions taking place at the same time
Result o action taking place before a certain moment in time
o puts emphasis on the result
Course / Duration
o action taking place before a certain moment in time
o puts emphasis on the course or duration of the action

7. SIMPLE TENSE
Past Present Future
Simple Present, I, you, we, and Future I Simple,
Simple Past, regular verb to add e,
They, verb in base form, for she, will /going to
irregular verbs in past tense, d
he and it. to add s + in base form
Explanation Neg. form, I, you, we, and They
Neg. form; didn`t + verb in based
don`t, she, he and it. doesn`t + Neg. form Will not/wont
form
verb in based form + verb in based for
They like (she likes) to play He (we) will / is (are) going to
Regular Verbs He played football last night
guitar. buy a new car.
E
x She saw a tiger when she went to The same rule to regular (i) verb, The same rule to regular (i) verb,
Iregular Verbs
a Africa. it doesn`t require conjugation it doesn`t require conjugation
m
p
l We don’t play guitar, It doesn`t
Negative, Regular Verbs He didn`t move his hand He will not/wont to buy a new car
e mean nothing
s
The same rule to regular (i) verb, The same rule to regular (i) verb, The same rule to regular (i) verb,
Negative, Iregular Verbs
it doesn`t require conjugation it doesn`t require conjugation it doesn`t require conjugation

8. PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Past Present Future
Past Progressive, verb to be Present Progressive verb to Future I Progressive will
(was, were) + verb in ing be(m, is, are,) + verb in ing /going to + verb to be +
verb in ing
Explanation
He will be sending a e-mail to
Regular Verbs He was playing football last night They are (she is) playing the guitar.
you
E
x
a She was selling bananas in the The same rule to regular (i) verb, it The same rule to regular (i) verb,
Iregular Verbs
m market. doesn`t require conjugation it doesn`t require conjugation
p
l
He will not/wont be helping to
e Negative, Regular Verbs He didn`t move his hand We aren't playing the guitar
you.
s
The same rule to regular (i) verb, it The same rule to regular (i) verb, it The same rule to regular (i) verb,
Negative, Iregular Verbs
doesn`t require conjugation doesn`t require conjugation it doesn`t require conjugation

9. PERFECT SIMPLE TENSE
Past Present Future
Future II Simple
Past Perfect Simple had + past Present Perfect Simple She, he it (has) We
Explanation Will have + past participle
participle They (have) + past participle
Regular Verbs
She had loved her friend until today She will has worked in the first
. He has (we have) spoken in the conference project
E
x
Iregular Verbs
a He had won five matches until that We will have won five matches by
m day. He has (we have) won five matches so far. then.
p
l Negative, Regular
e Verbs She had not loved her friend until She won’t have worked in the first
s today .I have not loved you any more project.
Negative, Iregular
Verbs He had not won any matches until We have not seen any giraffe never in our
that day. country He wont have won matches by then.

10. PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Past Present Future
Present Perfect Progressive She, he, it ( Future II Progressive She, he, it (
Past Perfect Progressive had been +
Explanation has been ), We , they (have been) + will has been ), We , they ( will
verb in ing
verb in ing have been) + verb in ing
He had been playing singing the same He has (they have) been singing the He will have been playing
Regular Verbs
song until she learned new one. same song during all our vacations football for ten years.
E
x The same rule to regular (i) verb, it The same rule to regular (i) verb, it The same rule to regular (i) verb,
Iregular Verbs
a doesn`t require conjugation doesn`t require conjugation it doesn`t require conjugation
m
p
l He had not been reading any book We haven’t been selling during this She will not has been delivering
Negative, Regular Verbs
e until that day season potatoes for two weeks.
s
He had not won any matches until that We have not seen any giraffe never in He wont have won matches by
Negative, Iregular Verbs
day. our country then.

11. Matching exercise
Match the verbal tense to each sentence
Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
Check
•1. Simple Tense, future ---- He played football last night
•2. Perfect simple tense, present ---- She had loved her friend until today
•3. Perfect Progressive tense, past ---- He had been singing the same song until she learned a new one
•4. Simple Tense, past ---- He will buy a new car
•5. Perfect Simple tense , past ---- She likes to eat rice

12. Completing this project has been really challenging for
me, not just about the English learning but also in the researching
that I applied on it and to practice how to develop an academic
work, long time faraway from school and I had even forgotten how
to make a presentation .I achieved the main goal; to understand
the searched topic! It is more clear to me now, and as I said in my
introduction I hope it was so helpful to my classmates and teacher
as it was to me.

13. References
Internet web pages
1. URL, http://hot-potatoes.softonic.com/ (04/24/2012)
2. URL, http://translate.google.co.cr (04/16/2012)
3. URL, http//grupos.emagister.com/ficheros (04/19/2012)
4. URL, www.apastyle.org/elecref/html (04/25/2012)
Books
Marjorie Fuchs, ( 2006, 2000, 1995) Focus on Grammar 3, work book, thrid
edition, United States of America.
Lourie Frazier, Robin Mills, (2009, 2004, 1998) North Star book 2, thrid edition,
United States of America