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    The document outlines the different tenses in English and common time expressions used with each tense. It lists the simple present, present progressive, past simple, past progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, past perfect progressive, future simple, future progressive, near future, immediate future, future past, future perfect, and present simple/progressive with future meaning tenses. For each tense it provides the formation and common time expressions used to express when an action occurred.

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    Relación entre formas verbales en Inglés y expresiones temporales. Útil para exámenes.

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    The document outlines the different tenses in English and common time expressions used with each tense. It lists the simple present, present progressive, past simple, past progressive, present perfect, present perfect progressive, past perfect, past perfect progressive, future simple, future progressive, near future, immediate future, future past, future perfect, and present simple/progressive with future meaning tenses. For each tense it provides the formation and common time expressions used to express when an action occurred.

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    Time Expressions For Verb Tenses

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    TIME EXPRESSIONS FOR TENSES IN ENGLISH

    TENSE FORMATION TIME EXPRESSIONS

    PRESENT SIMPLE V1 (he, she ,it V1+s/es/ies) every day/week/month/year


    usually/generally/

    regularly/ frequently/
    habitually/ repeatedly

    once/twice a week/month etc.

    times a week/month/year

    PRESENT PROGRESSIVE am/is/are + V+ing now

    right/just now

    at the/this moment

    Look!

    Listen!

    PAST SIMPLE V+ed / V2 (irregular verbs) yesterday

    last week/month/year

    ago

    PAST PROGRESSIVE was/were + V+ing when

    as

    while

    a certain time specified:


    yesterday at 9am

    last week on Sunday

    three years ago in May


    PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE have/has + V3 since

    for

    lately/recently

    ever / never / always / seldom /


    rarely / often / already

    yet

    today

    this week/month/year

    PRESENT PERFECT have been/has been + V+ing since


    PROGRESSIVE
    for

    lately/recently

    ever / never / always / seldom /


    rarely / often / already

    yet

    today

    this week/month/year

    PAST PERFECT SIMPLE had + V3 before/after/by the time

    PAST PERFECT had been + V+ing before/after/by the time


    PROGRESSIVE

    FUTURE SIMPLE will + V1 tomorrow

    next week/month/year

    in a few days/weeks/months

    FUTURE PROGRESSIVE will be + V+ing a certain time specified:


    tomorrow at 9am

    next week on Sunday

    next year in May

    NEAR FUTURE be going to + V1

    IMMEDIATE FUTURE be about to + V1

    be on the verge of + V+ing

    FUTURE PAST would + V1 used in Reported Speech after


    Past

    FUTURE PERFECT will have + V3 by noon/ 9am

    by the time

    PRESENT definite or planned actions


    SIMPLE/PROGRESSSIVE
    WITH FUTURE MEANING

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