PRESENT PAST FUTURE

S + V-1(s/es)
S + V-2 S + will/shall + V-1
Express habits or
general truth and
Describe an action Express an action or
describe future event
SIMPLE as part of a plan of
already completed circumstance which
hasn’t taken place yet
arrangement
Jessica drank tea
yesterday. We will read books.
She waters plant
everyday.
S + to be + V-ing
S + will/shall + be +V-
Describe action going S + was/were + V-ing ing
on at the time of
speaking and Express uncompleted Express what will be
temporary action action of the past and going on at some time
CONTINUOUS which may not be describe persistent in the future and
happening at the time habits of the past planned events
of speaking
I was playing guitar. Tiff will be having a
Andrew is drawing a birthday party.
mountain.
S + had + V-3 S + will/shall + have +
S + have/has + V-3
V-3
Describe a completed
Express an action
action of the past that Express and action
which started in the
happened before that will be complete
PERFECT past and has
another event took before another event
continued up until now
place take place
They have eaten
Gery had done his I will have done my
chicken.
work. painting.
S + have/has + been S + had been + V-ing S + will/shall + have
PERFECT + V-ing been + V-ing
CONTINUOUS Describe an action in
Express an action the past that began Describe an action
 that will have
before a certain point
happened for some
which started at some in the past and
time and will not be
TENSES CHART WORK
point in the past and
may not be complete
continued up until that
time.
completed yet at a
certain point in the
future
Dhita has been going I had been working at
to Thailand that company for a
I will have doing
month.
gardening.