Universidad del Istmo

Career
Bachelor of Teaching in English Language

Student Name
Katherine Quintero
8-967-1559

Subject
Grammar I

Level
Second Quarter

Topic
Tenses in English language

Teacher's name:
Rosalba Bryan.

Delivery date Work:

July 8, 2020.
 Index
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….3
Body……………………………………………………………………………………….4-5
Self-Reflection……………………………………………………………………………6
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………7
 Introduction

Having a good grammar is ideal in this language, as we can sound fluent and safe when
we are speaking. We can also make sentences with a good structure.
Next, we will see which verb tenses are very important to know in this language, since it
gives us the key to how we have to write sentences in past, present and future. There are
many there, but you must learn them so that when writing or speaking we can understand
what we want to say at the moment that is.
 Different Tenses in English language

How many verb tenses are there in English?

There is the past, present and the future, those times are divided into many more times, so
the answer to that question is that there are several. There are four types of grammatical
aspects: continuous or progressive, perfect, perfect progressive and the simple. Here are
a few of them:
Verbs in past:

 Past simple: used for past actions that have already ended.
Its structure is: Subject + verb in past tense (ending in “ed” if regular verb if
irregular is different).
Examples: We played monopoly last night. (as we saw the verb is regular).
I was in Santiago last week. (as we saw the verb is irregular).

 Past Continuous: used to talk about events or actions that occurred in the past
that have already ended, but that have lasted a certain time and we want to
precisely emphasize this duration.
Its structure is: Subject + was/were + verb with “ing”.
Examples: I was playing football in the park.
They were eating pizza for dinner.

 Past Perfect: used to talk about past events or actions that have already ended
and happened before another action.
Its structure is: Subject + had + participle.
Example: Gianna had studied English before she went to USA.

 Past perfect Continuous: we use it for actions in the process of realization in the
past before another action occurred.
Its structure is: subject + had been + verb with “ing”
Example: Gianna had been working as a teacher since 2018.

Verbs in Present:

 Present Simple: is used to talk about routines, natural laws or permanent

situations. It’s common to use time expressions like always, every day.
Its structure is: Subject + verb in infinitive without using “to”. (for the third person
singular its necessary to add “s” or “es” to the verb)
Example: My sister never does her homework’s.

 Present Continuous: is used when the actions are performed at the same time as
being spoken, or for exceptional circumstances (today, this month).
Its structure is: subject + verb to be + verb ending in “ing”.
Examples: She is playing football in the park with friends.
  Present Perfect: it indicates an action that began in the past and continues into
the present.
Its structure is: subject + have/has + past participle verb
Example: She has gone to party.
We have talked to teacher about the exam.

 Present perfect continuous: it is used to describe an action that has been taking
place for some time and is still ongoing.
Its structure is: subject + has/have been + verb with “ing”.
Example: She has been eating a hamburger.
We have been playing this game.

Verbs in future:

 Future simple: it is used when we plan to do something.

Its structure is: subject + will + verb in infinitive without “to”.
Example: I will go to the cinema with Fer.

 Future continuous: it describes a continuing action that will happen in the future.
Its structure is: subject + will be + verb with “ing”.
Example: I will be playing football in the park.

 Future perfect: it refers to an action that will happen in the future before another
action.
Its structure is: subject + will have + participle verb.
Example: She will have done it by this evening.

 Future perfect continuous: it indicates a continuing action, which will be

completed at a specific time in the future.
Its structure is: subject + will have been + verb with “ing”.
Example: Donna will have been playing basket tonigh.

As we saw learn the verb tenses maybe complicated as there are several structures, but
it’s no impossible and difficult. We should just practice, try to learn it and read it.
 Self-Reflection
It was very important for me to remember, all the rules and differences about tenses,
although I already knew, because in school I always gave them. Its gratifying to see these
videos as this is very important to know if we want to learn this language well. This
teaches us to know about verb tenses so that we know how to differentiate, how to write
sentences when they are in past, present and future at the right moment.
 Bibliography
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/verb-tenses.html
https://www.superprof.es/apuntes/idiomas/ingles/gramatica-inglesa/verb-tense/verb-
tenses.html