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GRAMMAR
BOOKLET
 Welcome to class!!
Today we are going to
learn about the
different tenses in
english
INDEX
Past Present Future
Past simple. Future simple.
Present simple.
Past continuous or Future continous or
Present continuous or
progressive. progresive.
progressive.
Past perfect. Future perfect.
Present Perfect
Past perfect continuous. Future perfect. continous.
Present perfect
continous.
Past simple Affirmative
We ran to the school.

Is used to write and talk about completed

actions that happened in a time before the
present.
She ate birthay cake.
Stucture
Subject + Verb-ed + Complement They walked at home
together.
 I didn't like the story
Past simple Negative

Is used to deny actions that did not

I did not drive to the cinema happen in the past.

Structure

I didn't like her food Subject + did not/didn't + verb +

complement.
Past simple Interrogative Did you eat all the food?

Is used to ask about things that

happened in the past. Did you understand what
she said?
Structure
Did + Subject + Verb + Complement Did you fall asleep in the
car?
 She was writing a book. Past continuous Affirmative
or progressive
When Aranza was cookin, Is used to:
1. Shows that an action in the past lasted a long
she burnt his hand. time.
2. If an action happened, while another took
place.
3. If two long actions happened at the same time.
While I was repairing my Stucture
bike, she was watching TV. Subject + was/were + verb-ing +
complement.
Past continuous Negative
They were not playing
or progressive this week.
Is used to talk about actions as if they were in
progress in an specific time in the past, but
didn't happen.
I was not going to bed.

Structure My friend was not telling

Subject + was/were + not + Verb-ing +
Complement me the truth.
 Were the children laughing Past continuous Interrogative

at my cleverness, as I spoke? or progressive

Is used to ask about actions that were
Was I eating dinner at 6 in progress in an specific time in the
past.
o'clock?
Was the audience Interrogative
Was/were + Subject + verb-ing +
aplaudding until he fell of complement.
the stage?
 Someone had
stolen her
Past Perfect Affirmative
car.

When you tell a story it's sometimes necessary to

tell about actions that had happened before the

past tense. You have to use the past perfect to

express the time when these actions happened.

He had studied a lot.

Structure
Subject + had + past participle +

She had done the

complement.

homework
 I had not eaten at that
restaurant before today.
Past Perfect Negative

Deny actions that had happened before

Sam hadn not had time to the past tense.
explain her side of the
Structure
story. Subject + had + not + past participle +
My friends had not ever complement.
gone to France.
 What had they said that
Past perfect Interrogative
made him so angry?
To ask if actions had happened before
the past tense Had he drunk before you
Structure got to him?
Had + subject + past participle +
complement + ? Had he agreed to work for
that salary?
I had been working all Past perfect
day. Affirmative
continous
She had been reading for Indicate the cause of something in the past
We use the past perfect continuous to refer to
seven hours when she fell an ongoing action that ended before another
asleep. action/event, in the past.
Structure
We had been dancing all Subject + had + been + verb-ing +
night. complement
Past Perfect I had not been working
Negative there long when she
Continous quit.
It´s used to describe an action in the past He had not been going
that didn´t already start and continue up to
another action or time in the past to classes.
Structure
It had not been raining
Subject + had + not + been + verb-ing +
complement long when I got home.
 Had he been playing
hockey for two hours?
Past perfect Interrogative
continous
Had she been cooking in Is used to talk about

ongoing actions that
this hotel for many ended before another action/event, in the
past
months? Structure
Had he been runing since Had + subject + been + verb-ing +
complement + ?
morning?
Present Simple Affirmative I play videogames.

Is used to express habits, facts, thoughts and

feelings. It's also used with general statements
and actions that are repeated.
He eats chocolate cake.
Structure
Subject + verb (+s) + complement You ride a bicycle.
I don't like chicken. Present simple Negative

It is used to deny habits, facts, thoughts,

You don't drive to the feelings, general statements

and actions that
are repeated.
park.
Structure
We do not dance. Subject + do not/don't + verb + complement
Present Simple Interrogative Do you like chocolate?

Is used to ask about habits, facts, thoughts,

feelings, general statements and actions that are
Do they like to go to
repeated. the cinema?
Structure
Do/does + subject + verb + complement + ? Does he want a car?
I am washing the dishes. Present continuous Affirmative
or progressive
You are taking your It is used to indicate actions happening at the
time of speaking or used for planned future
pills. actions.

Affirmative
He is talking to his dog. Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing + complement
Present continuous He is not walking to the
Negative
or progressive school.
It is used to express actions that are not
happening at the current time. We are not eating cheese.
Structure
Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing + They are not coming
complement home.
 Is she talking to her Present continuous Interrogative
friend? or progressive
It is used to question about actions that
Are you drinking water? are happening at the time of speaking.

Interrogative
Are you getting late? Am/is/he + subject + verb-ing +
complemet + ?
 He has just eaten
Present Perfect Affirmative
something bad.
The Present Perfect is used, if an action happened in
the past and there is a connection to the present.
This action has just stopped or is still going on. She has lived in Spain
There's no exact time expressed when the action
happened.
for ten days.
Structure He has been in Italy
Subject + have/has + past participle +
complement. since Friday.
 I have not eaten at that
restaurant in a long time.
Present perfect Negative

Its used to talk about something that didn´t

My friends haven't ever begin in the past and doesn´t continue in the
present.
gone to France.
Structure
Jim has not worked on Fridays Subject + have not / has not + past participle +
since he joined the company. complement
 Have you painted the
Present perfect Interrogative
wall?
It is used to ask if an action has begun
sometime in the past and continues in Has she played this
the present. before?
Structure
Have they eaten in this
Have/has + subject + past participle +
complement + ? restaurant?
I have been working all Present Perfect Affirmative
day. Continous
It is used when a long action has started in the
She has been watching past and has just ended (usually recently) or is
still continuing. There has to be a connection to
TV since 7.30. the present. The verbs have to express a long
period of time.

Nick has been lying in Structure

Subject + have/has + been + verb-ing +
bed for two days. complement.
Present Perfect They has not been
Negative performing at the top of
Continous their game.
It´s used to talk abot an action that didn´t
start in the past and has recently ended or I have not been feeling
still continue
well lately.
Structure
Subject + have/has + not + been + verb-ing +
Simon has not been attending class
complement regularly since he got a job.
 Have you been keeping Present Perfect
track of sales? Continous
Interrogative

Its used to ask if something started in

Has Jerry been picking the past and just ended or still
fruit from my trees again? continue
Structure
Have you been saving the Have/has + subject + been + verb-ing
coupons for me? + complement?
 I will be there, I
Future simple Affirmative
promise!
It is used to:
1. Talk about future actions we can't influence or
control. I will call him
2. Foretell future actions or to express hopes,
expectations, fears, offers, promises, refusals... tomorrow.
3. With I/we for spontaneous reactions or making
promises.
The sun will rise
Stucture
Subject + will/shall + verb + complement.
tomorrow.
 They will not win the
match.
Present simple Negative

It is used to express actions that will not

He will not read the happen.
book.
Structure
I will not call him as Subject + will/shall + not + verb +
complement.
soon as possible.
 Will you work on
Future simple Interrogative
important projects next
It is used to ask if something will month?
happen in the future or someone's
intentions. Will you visit your
Structure
mom tomorrow?
will + subject + verb + complement + ? Will she wear her dress?
 Michael will be running Future
a marathon thi s Friday. Affirmative
continuous
She will be competing It is used to express a future action in a specific moment,
indicate that a future action is interruoted by another,
against Michael in the present assumptions that could happen in the future or
even in the present, talk about actions that start in the
race. present and will continue to develop in the future,
Mention two parallel actions in the future, Ask in a polite
way about an event that could happen in the future.
I will be watching the Structure
race. Subject + willl + be + verb-ing + complement.
Future I will not be watching
Negative TV tomorrow.
continuous
It is used to refer to something that will She will not be sleeping
not happen in the future and continue
for an expected length ef time.
during the class.
Structure I will not be going to
Subject + will + not + be + verb-ing +
complement.
bed late tonight.
 Will he be going to Future
work next week? Interrogative
continuous
Will we be watching a It is used to ask if something will occur in
movie next monday? the future and continue for an expected
length of time.
Structure
Will you be swimming will + subject + be + verb-ing +
on Sunday after lunch? complement.
 I will have finished
Future Perfect Affirmative
cooking by then.
We use the future perfect to talk about something
that will be completed before a specific time in We will have been married
the future.
for 50 years on October 9.
Structure
Subject + will + have + past participle + He will have finished his
complement
homework.
You will have not gone
to work.
Future Perfect Negative

Its used to talk about something that

They will have not slept will not be completed before an specific
time in the future.
at 11 p.m.
Structure
Ray will have not Subject + will + have + not + past
watched a movie. participle + complement.
 Will Ray have watched
Future Perfect Interrogative
a movie?
Its used to ask if an action will be
completed before an specific time in the Will they have slept at
future 11 p.m?
Structure
Will + subject + have + past participle + Will you have gone to
complement + ? work?
I will have been working Future Perfect
at my company for three Affirmative

years. Continous
Is a verb tense that describes actions
I will have been waiting that will continue up until a point in
for thirty minutes. the future.
Structure
I will have been playing Subject + will + have been + verb-ing +
piano for twenty-one years. complement.
 They will not have been
Future Perfect living here for even a
Negative
Continous year.
Its used to deny actions that will They will not have been
continue up until a point in the future.
cooking for very long.
Structure
Subject + will + have + not + been + I will not have been running long
verb-ing + complement enough to try a marathon this
year.
Will you have been Future Perfect
practicing long? Interrogative
Continous
Will Anna have been It´s used to ask if an action will
playing the piano? continue up until a point in the future.

Structure
Will Leo have been Will + subject + have + been + verb-ing
running fast? + complement?
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