Here is a summary + explanation and examples of the following times: present simple, present continious, future simple, going to future, past simple, past continious, present perfect simple, present perfect continious, past perfect simple, past perfect continious.
REVISION OF THE TENSES
present simple
form = infinitive (i work...)
exeption = 3rd person + s (he works)
neg = do not/ don’t
use = -characteristics
- routines, habits, hobbies
- facts, truths
- series of actions
- action as a whole
signal words: always, often, never, usually, generally...
present continious
form = infinitive + ing
exeptions: to lie -> lying, to die -> dying, to sit -> sitting, to panic -> panicking, -> to travel -> travelling
neg = not
use = - action going on at the moment
- irritations
signal words: right now, at the moment, while...
future simple
form = will + infinitive
neg = will not/ won’t
use = - something that will definitely happen in the future
- a decision at the time of speaking
- a prediction based on what you think of imagine
- an opinion
- a promise
going to future
form = present simple of ‘to be’ (i am...) + going to + infinitive
neg = present simple of ‘to be’ + not + going to + infinitive
use = - a plan
- an intention
- a prediction based on what u see
past simple
form = infinitive + ed
exeptions: to hope -> hoped, to try -> tried, to stop -> stopped, to prefer -> preferred, to travel ->
travelled, to panic -> panicked.
neg = did not
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