Cudro de tiempos

TENSE | AFIRMATIVE | NEGATIVE | QUESTIONS | USE | TIME EXPRESIONS |
PRESENT SIMPLE | I Live in Chihuahua City.He Lives in Chihuahua city. | I don´tlive in Chihuahua city.He doesn´t live in Chihuahua city. | Do I live in Chihuahua city?Does he live in Chihuahua city? | We use present simple forhabits or actions that happen regularly. | At – 9 o´clock, etc. noon night.In – the morning, march, afternoon.On – Friday, the weekend. |
PRESENTPROGRESIVE | I´m eating.She is surfing.You´re playing. | I´m not eating.She´s not surfing.You´re not playing. | Am I eating?Is she surfing?Are you playing? | Weuse for actions that are happening at the moment of speaking. | Now, at the moment. |
PAST SIMPLE | I watched TV.He visited Chihuahua. | I not watchedTV.He not visited Chihuahua. | Was I watched TV?Was he visited Chihuahua? | We use the past simple for past actions and situations. | Yesterday,morning, etc. In – years, week, days, years.Ago – a week, two days, years. |
PAST PROGRESIVE | I was eating.We were playing. | I wasn´t eating.We weren´tplaying. | Was I eating?Were we playing? | We use past progressive for actions which were in progress at a specific point in the time in the past. | Inthe past. |
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE | I have seen a movie.I have visited Chihuahua. | I haven´t seen a movieI haven´t visited Chihuahua. | Have you seena movie?Have you visited Chihuahua? | For actions which happened in the past, but we don´t mention when exactly. | Ever, never, before, just, etc. |