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Subject + Present Tense + object(s) + time Expression They aren't having fun this morning.
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One use of the present continuous tense is for scheduled future ... ago
events. This usage is especially useful when talking about ... in + year / month
appointments and meetings for work. ...yesterday
...last week / month / year
This tense is often used with the following time expressions: ... when ....
The past continuous tense is used to describe what This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
was happening at a specific moment in time in the past. Do not
use this form when referring to longer periods of time in the ... when xyz happened
past such as 'last March', 'two years ago', etc. Use the past ... while xyz was happening.
continuous with times of the day in the past.
Basic Construction
This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
Positive
... at 5.20, three o'clock, etc.
Subject + was / were + verb + ing + object(s) + time
Basic Construction Expression
We were meeting with Jane at two o'clock yesterday Subject + was / were + not (wasn't, weren't) + verb + ing +
afternoon. object(s) + time Expression
Question What were you doing when Tom gave you the bad news?
Positive Positive
Subject + be + going to + verb + object(s) + time Expression Subject + will + verb + object(s) + time Expression
Tom is going to fly to Los Angeles next on Tuesday. The government will increase taxes soon.
Negative Negative
Subject + be not (isn't, aren't) + going to + verb + object(s) + Subject + will not (won't) + verb + object(s) + time
time Expression Expression
They aren't going to attend the conference next month. She won't help us much with the project.
Question Question
(Question Word) + be + subject + going to + verb + object(s) (Question Word) + will + subject + verb + object(s) + time
+ time Expression Expression
When are you going to meet Jack? Why will they reduce taxes?
The future with 'going to' is used for future intent. Remember
that you can express a future intent without expressing the
exact future time that something will occur. This use of the
future with 'going to' can be used to discuss future study plans,
Use the present perfect to express a state or repeated action
career plans, and more.
that began in the past and continues into the moment of
speaking. The present perfect or the present perfect continuous
This tense is often used with the following time expressions: can often be interchanged. The main difference between these
two forms is that the present perfect continuous is generally
... next week / month used to express the length of the current activity up to the
... tomorrow present moment in time.
... on Monday, Tuesday, etc.
This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
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... for + amount of time
Positive ... since + specific point in time
They aren't going to develop any new projects for the next few Negative
years.
Subject + have / has not (haven't, hasn't) + past participle +
Question object(s) + time Expression
(Question Word) + be + subject + going to + verb + object(s) Max hasn't played tennis since 1999.
+ time Expression
Question
Why are you going to change your job?
(Question Word) + have / has + subject + past participle +
object(s) + time Expression
This tense is often used with the following time expressions: This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
Positive Positive
Subject + has / have + been + verb + ing + object(s) + time Subject + will + have + past participle + object(s) + time
Expression Expression
He's been cleaning house for two hours. They will have finished the report by tomorrow afternoon.
Negative Negative
Subject + has / have not (hasn't / haven't) + been + verb + ing Subject + will not (won't) + have + past participle + object(s)
+ object(s) + time Expression + time Expression
Janice hasn't been studying for too long. Mary won't have answered all the questions by the end of this
hour.
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(Question Word) + has / have + subject + been + verb + ing
+ object(s) + (time Expression) (Question Word) + will + subject + have + past participle +
object(s) + time Expression
How long have you been working in the garden?
What will you have done by the end of this month?
The future perfect continuous is used to express the duration
of an action up to a future point in time. This tense is not
commonly used in English. The past perfect continuous is used to describe how long an
activity had been going on before something else happened. It
This tense is often used with the following time expressions: is often used to provide context, or a reason for a specific
action.
... by / ... by the time ...
This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
Basic Construction
... for X hours, days, months, etc
Positive ... since Monday, Tuesday, etc.
Subject + will + have + been + verb + ing + object(s) + time Basic Construction
Expression
Positive
We will have been studying for two hours by the time he
arrives. Subject + had + been + verb + ing + object(s) + time
Expression
Negative
She had been waiting for two hours when he finally arrived.
Subject + will not (won't) + have + been + verb + ing +
object(s) + time Expression Negative
He won't have been working long by two o'clock. Subject + had not (hadn't) + been + verb + ing + object(s) +
time Expression
Question
They hadn't been working long when the boss asked them to
(Question Word) + will + subject + have + been + verb + ing change their focus.
+ object(s) + time Expression
Question
How long will you have been working on that project by the
time he arrives? (Question Word) + had + subject + been + verb + ing +
object(s) + time Expression
How long had Tom been working on that project when they
decided to give it to Pete?
Basic Construction
Positive
She had already eaten by the time the children came home.
Negative
... before Where had you gone before the class began
already
once, twice, three times, etc.
... by the time
The future continuous is used to talk about an activity that will be in progress at a specific point in time in the future. For example,
We'll be having lunch on the beach this time next week.
Basic Construction
Positive
Negative
Subject + will not (won't) + be + verb + ing + object(s) + time Expression
Question