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TENSE USE KEY WORDS EXAMPLES
Present simple Acciones habituales Frequency expressions I usually walk to school.
He knows Mary.
PRESENT TENSES

+s/es 3rd person singular Verbos de estado or adverbs

Vegetarians dont eat meat.
Auxiliary: do/does Verdades universales Columbus discovers
Presente histrico America in 1492
Present continuous Accin que est ocurriendo ahora. Now, at the moment, Im watching TV now.
Hes reading a book.
Be + Verb (+ing) Accin en progreso. this week, this year,
Hes always making rude
Criticar o quejarse de comportamientos next Monday, tonight,
comments.
ajenos. tomorrow
Past simple Accin finalizada en un momento Yesterday, ago, last We played football
Verb + ed/irregular verbs conocido. week, when yesterday.
He got up at 8.00. Then he
Narraciones
had a shower
Past continuous Accin inacabada de pasado At 2.30 yesterday, I was having a shower when
Was/Were + Verb (+ing) interrumpida por otra accin ms corta. while, as the phone rang.
I was watching TV while
Dos acciones incompletas que ocurran a
la vez. John was listening to music
in his room.
Present perfect simple Accin iniciada en el pasado que How long, ever, just, He has known Mary for a
Have/Has + participle contina (verbos de estado). already, yet, for, since, long time.
She has felt ill lately.
PAST TENSES

Accin finalizada en el pasado que no se recently, lately

John has gone to the
sabe cundo ha ocurrido.
cinema.
Past perfect Accin anterior a: After, before, by the
Had + participle - Otra accin de pasado. time, already After we had had lunch, we
washed up.
By the time I arrived, they
- Un momento de pasado.
had gone to bed.
Present perfect Accin iniciada en el pasado que The same as in the We have been watching TV
continuous contina (excepto verbos de estado). present perfect. for two hours.
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Future simple Predicciones Tomorrow, in an hour, I It will rain tomorrow.
(The phone is ringing)
Will + verb Decisiones espontneas think, Im sure, this
o no planeadas evening, later Ill answer it.
I will carry some bags
Ofrecimientos
for you.
Shall + verb Peticiones Will you pass me the
Slo con I o We: salt, please?
- Pedir
sugerencia. Where shall we go?
- Dar sugerencia Shall we stay at
- Ofrecimientos
home?
Shall I help you with
the bags?
Immediate/Intention/Be Planes o intenciones futuras. Tomorrow, in an hour, Im going to study English
going to this evening, later this evening.
Look at those clouds! Its
FUTURE TENSES

Am/is/are + going to + verb Predicciones basadas en acontecimientos

Future perfect
Will + have + participle
Future perfect
continuous
Will + have + been + Verb
(+ing)
Future continuous
Will + be + Verb (+ing)
actuales.
Accin finalizada en un momento del
futuro.
Accin que se habr estado desarrollado
de manera ininterrumpida hasta un
momento del futuro.
Accin que estar ocurriendo en un
momento muy concreto del futuro.
Accin que se habr concertado
previamente.
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going to rain.
Hes going to pass. Hes
been studying a lot.
By the end of, by this By tomorrow, the painters
time next, in four will have painted the
months house.
By the end of, By the end of the year, we
when will have been studying at
this school for three years.
At this time tomorrow, By this time tomorrow, I will
at this time next, on be lying on the beach.
We will be meeting Paul at
Friday
the airport.
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