GRAMMAR TENSES

SIMPLE PRESENT




We use it mostly to talk about daily routines and habitual actions.
Simple present = subject + do/does + verb + complement

• I eat cup cakes in the bakery
• Do you eat cup cakes in the bakery?
• I don't eat cup cakes in the bakery

 

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1


SIMPLE CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE

The present continuous used for to express an action that is being made.
Present continuous = subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + main verb (ing) + complement

• Fred is cooking dinner
• Is Fred cooking dinner?
• Fred isn't cooking dinner

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-progressive-1


PAST SIMPLE

The simple past used for to express an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past.
Past simple = subject + verb (past) + complment
                    = subject + did + ver + complement

• You called Debbie.
• Did you call Debbie?
• You did not call Debbie.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-past-1


PAST CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE

The past continuous used for  to indicate a action that in the past was interrupted.
Past continuous = subject + was/were + verb (ing) + complement

• You were studying when she called.
• Were you studying when she called?
• You were not studying when she called.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-1

PRESENT PERFECT

The present perfect expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present.
Present perfect = subject + auxiliary verb (have/has) + main verb + complement

• You have seen that movie many times.
• Have you seen that movie many times?
• You have not seen that movie many times.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-perfect-simple-1


PAST PERFECT

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past.
Past perfect = subject + auxiliary verb (had) + main verb (past partiple) + complement

• You had studied English before you moved to New York.
• Had you studied English before you moved to New York?
• You had not studied English before you moved to New York.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-perfect-simple-1

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

The Present Perfect Continuous used for to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now.
Present perfect continuous = subject + auxiliary verb (have/has) + been + main verb (ing) + complement

• You had studied English before you moved to New York.
• Had you studied English before you moved to New York?
• You had not studied English before you moved to New York.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-perfect-progressive-2