Table of English Tenses

Table of English Tenses

• Present Simple (Indefinite)
• Past Simple (Indefinite)
• Future Simple (Indefinite)
• Present Continuous (Progressive)
• Past Continuous (Progressive)
• Future Continuous (Progressive)
• Present Perfect
• Past Perfect
• Future Perfect

English Tenses

Present Simple

Denotes an action that occurs always, usually, constantly.

+ V1, 3 л., ед. ч. Vs

- do/does + not + V1

? do/does + подлежащее + V1

always

usually

sometimes

seldom

often

every day

+ I swim every summer (He swims every summer)

- I don’t swim in winter (He doesn’t swim in winter)

? Do you swim in summer? Yes, I do. (Does he swim in winter? No, he doesn’t.)

What does he do in summer?

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Past Simple

+ V2, Ved

- Didn’t + V1

? Did + подлежащее + V1

Denotes an action that happened in the past

Yesterday,

last week (month, year),

a week ago,

last time

+ I swam

- I didn’t swim

? Did you swim? (Yes, I did/No, I didn’t)

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Future Simple

Denotes an action that will happen in the future

+ will + V1

- won't + V1

? will + подлежащее + V1

tomorrow,

in a week (month, year),

next time

+ I will swim

- I won't swim

? Will I swim? (Yes, I will/No, I won't)

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Present Continuous

Denotes an action that occurs at a certain moment or period of time.

+ am/is/are + Ving

- am/is/are +not + Ving

? am/is/are + подлежащее + Ving

NOW

+ I am swimming/You are swimming/She is swimming

- I am not swimming/You aren't swimming/She isn't swimming

? Am I swimming/Are you swimming/Is she swimming? (Yes, I am /No, I am not)

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Past Continuous

Denotes an action that occurred at some particular moment or period of time in the past.

+ was/were + Ving

- was/were +not + Ving

? was/were + подлежащее + Ving

all the morning,

from 2 till 5 o'clock,

when you came,

at that time yesterday

+ I was swimming/You were swimming

- I was not swimming/You weren't swimming

? Was I swimming/Were you swimming? (Yes, I was/No, I wasn't)

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Future Continuous

Denotes an action that will take place at a certain moment or period of time.

+ will+ be + Ving

- won't +be + Ving

? will + подлежащее + be + Ving

from 2 till 3 o'clock

tomorrow,

when mother comes

+ I will be swimming

- I won't be swimming

? Will I be swimming? (Yes, I will/No, I won't)

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Present Perfect

Indicates an action that has been completed by now.

+ Have/has + V3, Ved

- Have/has + not + V3, Ved

? Have/has+ подлежащее + V3, Ved

already,

yet,

recently,

today,

just ever,

never,

this week (month, year)

+ I have swum/She has swum

- I haven't swum/She hasn't swum

? Have I swum (Yes, I have/No, I haven't)

/Has she swum? (Yes, she has/No, she hasn't)

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Past Perfect

Indicates an action that has completed by some point in the past.

+ Had + V3, Ved

- Had + not + V3, Ved

? Had+ подлежащее + V3, Ved

by 5 o'clock yesterday,

before you came,

by the end of…

+ I had swum.

- I hadn't swum.

? Had I swum (Yes, I had/No, I hadn't)

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Future Perfect

Indicates an action that will be completed by a certain point in the future.

+ will+ have + V3

- won't+ have + V3

? will + подлежащее + have + V3

by 5 o'clock tomorrow,

before you come

+ I will have swum.

- I won't have swum.

? Will I have swum (Yes, I will/No, I won't)

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