PAST PRESENT FUTURE

verb + (s or es -if using 3th person)

will+ verb
An action that is habitual o repeated
Verb + ed or irregular am/is/are/+going to+ verb
An action that ended in the past A plan for an action in the future.
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SIMPLE
✅Verb ✅You study English.
❌❓Do + Verb ✅She studies English. ✅You will study English in the future
✅You studied English yesterday.
❌You don't study English yesterday. ❌You won't study English in the future.
❌You didn’t study English yesterday.
❌It doesn't often rain here ❓Will you study English in the future?
❓Did you study English yesterday? ❓Does Alice like jazz?
❓Do you study English yesterday?
was/were + ***ing am/is/are + ***ing
An action that was happening (past continuous) when will + be + ***ing
An action is in the process of happening now
another action finished (simple past) am/is/are + going to + be + ***ing
An action that will happen in the future for a length of
time
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CONTINUOUS ✅You are studying English right now.
be + ***ing ✅You were studying English when the mobile rang. ✅She's arriving at lunchtime.
✅I was painting when I saw the accident.
❌I wasn't doing anything important. ❌She isn't leaving until Friday.
✅You will be studying English for the next years.
❌They weren't for us when we arrived. ❌They aren't coming to the party ✅You are going to be studying English for the next two
❓Was it raining when you got up? ❓What are you doing this evening? years
❓What were you doing at 11 o'clock last night? ❓Is she meeting us at the restaurant? They will be painting when you arrive tomorrow

will + have + past participed

has/have + ***ed o irregular am/is/are + going to + have + past participed
had + ***ed o irregular
An action that happened at an unsaid time in the past An action that will finish before another action or time in
An action that finished before another action or time in
the future
the past.
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PERFECT SIMPLE
[...] + have + ***ed ✅You have studied English at some time in the past.
You had studied English at some pointing time before ✅She has painted many portraits. You will have studied English for two years at some
you came to class. ❌You haven't studied English at some time in the past. time in 2012.
We had painted the house before the rain started. ❓Have you finished the exercise? You are going to have studied English for two years at
❓Has he done the homework? some time in 2012.
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had + been + ***ing will + have + been + ***ing
has/have + been + ***ing
An action that happened over time in the past before am/is/are + going to + have + been + ***ing
An action that happens over time, starting in the past and
another action. An action that happens over time in the future before
continuing into the present.
another action.

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PERFECT CONTINUOUS
[… +] have + been + You have been studying English for three years and you
You had been studying English for two years before you may continue studying English. You will have been studying English for two years next
came to class. I have been painting landscapes since I started school. Monday.
She had been painting for a while when she started ▶️▶️He estado pintando paisajes desde que he You are going to have been studying English for two
classes. comenzado la escuela. years next Monday.
✅I'd been working hard all day. We will have been painting for several hours before we
▶️▶️Había estado trabajando duro todo el día. can see how it looks.
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