This summary contains an overview of all the tenses that you need to study.
First of all it has the present, past and future tenses (simple, continuous and perfect forms).
It also includes;
- 'used to'
- 'be to infinitive'
- 'be due infinitive'
- 'be going to infinitive'
Besides that, you ...
Formation subject subject subject subject
+ verb (+s) + -ing-form + have/ has + have/ has been
+ -ed + -ing-form
Communicative 1 to talk about general truths and facts 1 to talk about ongoing actions 1 describing states/ actions that have 1 describing an ongoing action/ stage
function or permanent situations started in the past and are continuing which began in the past and is still
2 to talk about temporary actions
2 to talk about repeated actions/ in the present continuing or has just finished
3 to talk about states in a progress
events (habits) 2 describing actions that happened in with stress on duration
of change
3 to talk about a series of the past but may happen again 2 describing an ongoing action/ state
4 repeat its actions within temporary
events/ actions 3 describing actions that were which began in the past and is still
time
completed in the past but have some continuing or has just finished
5 events in the future which has
present results with stress on the activity as such
actually been arranged at the
moment of speaking
Example 1 The sun rises in the east. 1 At the moment, I’m teaching econ. 1 Since/ for + point in time 1 I have been studying for 3 hours.
2 The chef provides meals every day. 2 Lucy is staying in the Rita this time. 2 Often, seldom, (n)ever, so far, 2 We have been redecorating the
3 Cross the road, pass a gate… 3 British summers are getting hotter. already, yet, still living room.
4 I’m feeding the neighbours’ cat this 3 Just, recently, lately
week while she’s away.
5 We are seeing a musical next week.
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