TENSES

+
- ? USES
Present simple I am a pilot – She I am not a pilot – Am I a pilot? – Is PRESENT
TO BE (AUX=am- is an actress She isn’t an she an actress? - State
are-is) actress How old are Location
(AUX=am not- you? - Physical trait
are not-is not) Where are you Personality trait
(AUX=’m not- from? - Age
aren’t-isn’t) What are you Born
like? Profession

Past simple TO I was a pilot – I was not a pilot Was I a pilot? – PAST
BE She was an – She wasn’t an Was she an State
(AUX=was-were) actress actress actress? - Location
(AUX=was not- How old were Physical trait
were not) you? - Personality trait
(AUX=wasn’t- Where were you Age
weren’t) from? - Born
What were you Profession
like?
Present simple I play – she plays I don’t play – she Do I play? – Does Routines
(AUX=do-does) – She runs – I doesn’t play – I she play? – Do I General truths
(AUX=do not- have don’t have - have? - Present events
does not) She doesn’t have Where do you
(AUX=don’t- live? -
doesn’t) What do you do?
-
Third person=+s What do you
look like? -
What do you
like? -
Why don’t you
have time?

Past simple I played (Reg V) I didn’t play – Did I play? – Did Past events
(AUX=did) – She ran (Irreg she didn’t run - she run? -
(AUX=did not) V.) She didn’t have Where did you
(AUX=didn’t) go? -
Reg=+ed Why didn’t you
Irreg=list (2°) have time?

Present I am playing – I’m not playing – Am I playing? – Actions

continuous She is running She isn’t running Is she running? - happening right
(AUX=am-are-is) now
(AUX=am not- What are you
are not-is not) doing?
(AUX=’m not-
aren’t-isn’t)
Verb-ing
Past continuous I was playing – I wasn’t playing – Was I playing? – Actions
(AUX=was-were) She was running She wasn’t Was she happening at a
(AUX=was not- running running? - specific moment
were not) Where were you in the past
(AUX=wasn’t- born?
weren’t)
Verb-ing
Was= I, 3° sing.
Were= rest (we,
you, they)
Present perfect I have played – I haven’t played Have I played? – Experiences
(AUX=has-have) She has run – She hasn’t run Has she run? - Actions with
(AUX=has not- – She hasn’t had Have you seen consequences in
have not) “Magia Salvaje”? the present
(AUX=hasn’t- -
haven’t) Why haven’t you
Verb= p.p. had time?
Reg=+ed
Irreg=list (3°)
Past perfect I had played – I hadn’t played – Had I played? – Actions with
(AUX=had) She’d run She hadn’t run – Had she run? consequences in
(AUX=had not) She hadn’t had the past
(AUX=hadn’t)
Verb= p.p.
Reg=+ed
Irreg=list (3°)
Future (will) I will play – She’ll I will not play – Will I play? – Will Uncertain future
(AUX=will) run She won’t run she run? - events
(AUX=will not) Where will you
(AUX=won’t) go?
I,we= SHALL (+)
Verb= normal
Future (be going I am going to I’m not going to Am I going to Certain future
to) (going to = play – She’s play – She isn’t play? – Is she events
gonna) going to run going to run going to run? -
(AUX=am-are-is- Where are you
was-were + going to go?
going to)
(AUX=am not-
are not-is not-
was not-were
not + going to)
(AUX=’m not-
aren’t-isn’t-
wasn’t-weren’t
+ going to)

Verb= normal
Conditional I would play – I would not play Would I play? – Conditions
(would) She’d run – She wouldn’t Would she run?
(AUX=would) run
(AUX=would
not)
(AUX=wouldn’t)
Verb= normal
Can-could I can play – She I cannot play – Can I play? – Ability
(AUX=can-could) could play She couldn’t run Could she run? Possibility
(AUX=cannot-
could not)
(AUX=can’t-
couldn’t)

Verb= normal
May-might I may win the May I go to the Permission-
(AUX=may- lottery bathroom? Possibility
might)
(AUX=may not-
might not)

Should-Ought to You should pray Why should I Moral obligation

(outta) pray?
(AUX=should-
ought to)
(AUX=should
not)
(AUX=shouldn’t)

Need I need to win the I don’t need to Do I need to win Needs

(AUX +=need- quiz - win the quiz - the quiz? - Necessities
needs-needed) She needs to win She doesn’t need Does she need to
(AUX=do not- the quiz - to win the quiz - win the quiz -
does not-did not I needed to win I didn’t need to Did I need to win
+ need to) the quiz win the quiz the quiz?
(AUX=don’t-
doesn’t-didn’t +
need to)
Have to I have to work - I don’t have to Do I have to Obligation
(AUX +=have- She has to wash work - work? -
has-had) my she doesn’t have Does she have to
(AUX=do not- underpanties- to wash my wash my
does not-did not you had to study underpanties - underpanties?-
+ have to) you didn’t have Did you have to
(AUX=don’t- to study study?
doesn’t-didn’t +
have to)