Simple Continuous
V (Vs) am
I write. He writes.
Do I write? Does he write?
I don’t write. He doesn’t write.
EXPRESSIONS
§ A) Frequency adverbs: always,
often, usually, generally,
frequently, occasionally,
sometimes, rarely, seldom,
hardly ever, never
§ B) Frequency expressions:
every………, once/twice a…………,
three/four times a…………….,
on+days of the week, day by day,
weekly, monthly, daily, yearly
each day, regularly…
§ C) at first…, then…
§ Tomorrow
Perfect
have (has)+ Vз(Ved)
to be is + Ving
are
I am writing. He is writing.
Am I writing? Is he writing?
I am not writing. He is not writing.
EXPRESSIONS
A) At present, currently, now,
right now, at the moment, at
this moment
B) “today”, contrastando con un
hábito
I usually play football but today
I am playing tennis
C) This afternoon, week…
Tonight
Next week, month…
(para referirnos al futuro)
Perfect Continuous
have (has) been + Ving
(llevo+verbo ando-
I have written. He has written.
endo,
Have I written? Has he written?
He estado +verbo
I haven’t written. He has not written
ando,endo)
EXPRESSIONS
A) Lately/Recently I have been writing.
B) For/since Have I been writing?
C) Already/yet/still* I have not been writing.
D) Just
E) Never, ever EXPRESSIONS
F) How long A) Todas las partículas del
G) So far, up to now (hasta el present perfect
momento) B) This week, month, year
H) Today I have been learning English
I) This morning …. this year
J) Después de adjetivos y C) All +expresión de tiempo (day,
superlativos Ej.This is the week, year)
worst film I have seen I have been studying all day
K) The first time, the only time D) Since when..?
Ej. This is the second time he has
won the lottery
 V2 was (were) + Ving had + Vз (Ved) had been + Ving
I wrote. He wrote. I was writing. I had written. I had been writing.
Did I write? Did he write? Was I writing? Had I written? Had I been writing?
I did not write. He did not write. I was not writing. I had not written. I had not been writing.
EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS
A) Ago A) At that moment A) Before+past simple……….past A) That/Those + day, week
B) Yesterday B) While/As perfect B) Todas las partículas del
C) Last C) When B) After+past perfect………..past present perfect
D) The previous (day, week…) D) All day long simple
E) The (day, week…) before E) The whole day….. C) Todas las partículas del
present perfect

will + V will be + Ving will have +Vз (Ved) will have been+Ving

I will have written. I will have been writing.

I will write. (I shall write.)
Will I write?
I will not write. I won’t write.
I will be writing. Will I have been writing?
Will I have written?
Will I be writing? I will not have been writing.
I will not have written.
I will not be writing.

EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS EXPRESSIONS

A) Tomorrow A) This time tomorrow/next A) By the time/ By June/By the
B) Next week… week…. end of the week/ By next
C) Probably, maybe, perhaps
Sunday
D) I (hope, expect, think,
believe, suppose, guess…)
E) I am not sure