Present Tense Past Tense Future Tense

Simple present: root verb + s (sing) Simple past: +ed for regular verbs Simple future: Will + root verb
root verb – s (plural)

Eg: Eg: Eg:

Sarah listens to the radio. Sarah and Toby listen to the radio. Sarah will listen to the radio
tomorrow.

TIME: Today, often, never, every day,
twice a week
Present progressive: Is (sing)
Are (plural)
TIME: yesterday, last week, last
Monday, two hours ago
5qaz
Present progressive: Was (sing)
Were (plural)
TIME: tomorrow, next week, later
Future progressive: will + be + (root
verb) + ing

Eg: Eg: Eg:

Sarah is singing now. Sarah was singing when the bell Sarah will be singing the song when
rang. the event starts.

TIME: now, at the moment, currently TIME: ..when/while another event TIME: …when/while another event is
is happening happening

Present Perfect Tense Past Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Simple: has + verb (pf) (sing) Past Perfect Simple: had + verb (pf) (sing)
have + verb (pf) (plural) had + verb (pf) (plural)

(completed action during that time) (completed action)

Eg: Eg:
Sarah has sung two songs. Sarah and her friends had sung two songs before 12am
yesterday.
TIME: just, recently, already, not yet, since 9am, today…
TIME: before an event that has already taken place

sing now sing 12am now

Present Perfect Progressive: has + been + verb(+ing) Past Progressive Perfect: had + been + verb(+ing) (sing)
have + been + verb(+ing) had + been + verb(+ing) (pl)

Eg:
Sarah has been writing emails since 8am. Eg:
Sarah and her friends had been singing the same song
all day yesterday.
email email email email

8am now yesterday now

sing