Ingles(?

Tenses Chart
Normal Verbs
Simple Present

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Simple Past
I do not (don’t) play you do not (don’t) play he etc. does not (doesn’t) play we do not (don’t) play you do not (don’t) play they do not (don’t) play I stopped you stopped he/she/it stopped we stopped you stopped they stopped did I stop? did you stop? did sheetc. stop? did we stop? did you stop? did they stop? I did not (didn’t) stop you did not stop she etc. did not stop we did not stop you did not stop they did not stop

I play do I play? you play do you play? he/she/it plays does he etc. play? we play do we play? you play do you play? they play do they play?

Do is used here as an auxiliary verb to form questions, negatives and short answers. Weuse the simple present to talk about – things that are always true: Water boils at 100 degrees. – things that happen more than once: Helen often wears red.

Did is an auxiliary verb which is used to form questions, negatives and short answers. The contracted form of did not is didn’t. We use the simple past when we mention a finished time: I saw Carmen three years ago.

Present Progressive
Iam (I’m) eating you are (you’re) eating he/she/it is (he’s/she’s/it’s) eating we are (we’re) eating you are (you’re) eating they are (they’re) eating am I eating? I am (I’m not) eating are you eating? you are not (aren’t) eating is he/she/it eating? he/she/it is not (isn’t) eating are we eating? are you eating? are they eating? we are not (aren’t) eating you are not (aren’t) eating they are not(aren’t) eating

We use the Present Progressive for: – temporary events that are happening just now, or around now: Helen’s wearing a lovely green dress today. – plans for the future: We’re leaving on Monday.

The Present Perfect
I have (I’ve) seen you have (you’ve) seen he etc. has (he’s) seen we have (we’ve) seen you have (you’ve) seen they have (they’ve) seen have I seen? have you seen? hashe etc. seen? have we seen? have you seen? have they seen? I have not (haven’t) seen you have not (haven’t) seen he etc. has not (hasn’t) seen we have not (haven’t) seen you have not (haven’t) seen they have not (haven’t) seen

We use the Present Perfect – When we are talking about an unfinished time period: I haven’t seen him since last Friday. – When we mean ‘at any time up to now’: ‘Have youever been to Paris?’ ‘Yes, I have.’/ ‘No, I haven’t.’

Note the difference between since and for: Since + the beginning of the period: I’ve known Paul since he was 15. (since 1984; since Christmas, etc.) For + the whole period: I’ve had my car for 5 years. (for two months; for a long time, etc.)

Talking about the future
Present Progressive (plans/appointments)
I’m working (I work/I willwork) on Thursday We’re leaving on Monday. Are you doing anything this evening? I’m meeting Jane tomorrow.

Be going + infinitive

(intentions)

(predictions)
It’s going to rain. She’s going to have a baby. Predictions with going to + verb when we can ‘see things coming’ – when it is clear what is going to happen.

I’m going to learn Chinese. This is going to be the kitchen.

Will(predictions)
Tomorrow will be warm and sunny. I/you/he/etc. will (‘ll) go will I/etc. go? I etc will not (won’t) go

I think Manchester will beat Liverpool 2-0.

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Tenses Chart
Special Verbs
Be
Present
I am (I’m) you are (you’re) he/she/it is (he’s/she’s/it’s) we are (we’re) you are (you’re) they are (they’re)

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Summaryof the tense forms in

The New CAMBRIDGE English Course

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Past
am I? are you? is he/she/it? are we? are you? are they? I am (I’m) not you are not (aren’t) he/she/it is not (isn’t) we are not (aren’t) you are not (aren’t) they are not (aren’t) I was you were he/she/it was we were you were they were was I? were you? was he/she/it? were we? were you? were they? I was not (wasn’t) you were...