VERB
TENSE CHART
|
TENSE
|
POSITIVE
|
NEGATIVE
|
QUESTION
|
USE
|
|
Simple
Present |
I
play soccer on Mondays. |
They
don't (do not) play tennis |
Does
she like U2? |
Habitual
activities - States |
|
Present
Continuous |
He's
(is) working at the moment. |
They
aren't (are not) coming this evening. |
What
are you doing? |
Actions
happening at the present moment. Near future intention and scheduling. |
|
Simple
Past |
She
went to Paris last week. |
They
didn't (did not) drive to work. |
Where
did she get that hat? |
Actions
happening at a defined moment in the past. |
|
Past
Continuous |
I
was watching TV when you called. |
He
wasn't (was not) working when she arrived. |
What
were you doing when I called? |
Interrupted
past action, action happening at a specific moment in time in the past. |
|
Future
with Going to |
He's
(is) going to fly to Boston next week. |
They're
(are) not going to invite the Browns. |
Where
are you going to stay? |
Future
intent or planned action |
|
Simple
Future |
I'll
(will) meet you at the airport tomorrow. |
He
won't (will not) be able to come. |
Will
they visit us soon? |
Decisions
made at the moment about the future, future predictions, future promises |
|
Present
Perfect |
I've
(have) seen Mick three times this week. |
She
hasn't (has not) been to New York. |
How
long have you worked at Smith's? |
1)To
express an action that was begun in the past and continues into the
present. 2) To express an action that happened in the UNspecified past.
3) To express a recent action that has a present effect. |
|
Present
Perfect Continuous |
She's
(has) been waiting for over three hours. |
They
haven't (have not) been studying for long. |
How
long have you been working on that problem? |
To
express the duration of a continuous activity begun in the past and
continuing into the present. |
|
Past
Perfect |
I'd
(had) already eaten before they came. |
She
hadn't (had not) been to Rome before that trip. |
Had
you ever seen such a crazy lady before that? |
To
express an action that happens before another action in the past. |
|
Past
Perfect Continuous |
She'd
(had) been waiting for three hours when he finally arrived. |
I
hadn't (had not) been sleeping for long when I heard the doorbell ring. |
How
long had you been playing tennis when she arrived? |
To
express the duration of a continuous activity begun before another
activity in the past. |
|
Future
Continuous |
I'll
(will) be cooking dinner when you arrive. |
They
won't (will not) be living in Paris this time next year. |
What
will you be doing next week at this time? |
Future
action at a specific moment in the future. |
|
Future
Perfect |
We'll
(will) have lived here for twenty years by 2005. |
She
won't (will not) have finished her homework by the time we arrive. |
How
long will you have lived in France by the end of next year? |
To
express what will have happened or how long something will have happened
up to a certain point in the future. |
|
Future
Perfect Continuous |
He'll
(will) have been sleeping for a few hours by the time we arrive. |
She
won't (will not) have been working for long by 5 o'clock. |
How
long will you have been driving by 6 o'clock? |
To
express the duration of an activity up to a point of time in the future.
|
Let's do some exercises on the links below! (I'm sorry if any link is not in service, ok?)
(Don't forget to check your answers!)
After you finish each exercise, close the 'window'.
Present Continuous with Pictures
5. Simple Present / Present Continuous
6. Simple Present / Present Continuous
7. Simple Present / Present Continuous
9. Simple Past / Past Continuous
10. Simple Past / Past Continuous
11. for/since
12. Present Perfect1
13. Simple Past / Present Perfect
14. Simple Past / Present Perfect
15. Simple Past / Present Perfect
16. Simple Past / Past Perfect
17. Simple Past / Present Perfect / Past Perfect
23. Will / be going to 3
Four ways to talk about the future
25. Should 2
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TENSES CHART
29. Passive Voice1
30. Passive Voice2
31. Passive Voice3
32. Passive Voice4
33. Active/Passive
Adjectives (cool)
Adjectives Opposites 1
Adjectives Opposites 2
Regular Comparatives and Superlatives
Regular Comparatives and Superlatives2
Comparative 1 (L1)
Comparative 2 (L1)
Countries, Nationalities & Languages
These exercises were taken from different
sites!
By the way, these sites are very good for you to practice and
review some grammar 'points'!