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TENSES

Diana Trejo

PRESENT TIME Simple present tense Present perfect tense Present progressive (continuos) tense Present perfect progressive tense

PAST TIME Simple past tense Past perfect tense Past progressive (continuos) tense

FUTURE TIME Going to (short term) Will (long term)

THE PRESENT

SIMPLE PRESENT Help us to express: Habits, Routines &

facts.

Statement: Pronoun + Verb(present) + C

Question: AV + Pronoun + Verb(present) + C?

Short Answer: Y/N + Pronoun + AVAuxiliary Verb

DoDoes

TO REMEMBER

PronounsAdverbs of frequency

I YO 1PS Always 100%

YOU TU 2PS Usually

HE EL 3PS Often

SHE ELLA 3PS Sometimes

IT ESO 3PS Seldom

WE NOSOTROS 1PP Rarely

YOU USTEDES 2PP Hardly ever

THEY ELLOS 3PP Never 0%

PRESENT PERFECT Help us to: show a connection between

past & present, an action that began in the past & continuos on present.

Statement: Pronoun +AV + Verb(Participle) + C

Question: AV + Pronoun + Verb(Participle) + C?

Short Answer: Y/N + Pronoun + AV

Auxiliary VerbHaveHas

TO REMEMBER

Pronouns Adverbs

I YO 1PS For

YOU TU 2PS Since

HE EL 3PS

SHE ELLA 3PS

IT ESO 3PS

WE NOSOTROS 1PP

YOU USTEDES 2PP

THEY ELLOS 3PP

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOS) Help us to express: actions that are in

progress and happenning at the time of speaking or around.

Statement: Pronoun +AV + Verb(ING) + C

Question: AV + Pronoun + Verb(ING) + C?

Short Answer: Y/N + Pronoun + AV Auxiliary Verb

Am, Is, Are

TO REMEMBER

Pronouns Adverbs

I YO 1PS Right now

YOU TU 2PS Today

HE EL 3PS This year

SHE ELLA 3PS This week

IT ESO 3PS

WE NOSOTROS 1PP

YOU USTEDES 2PP

THEY ELLOS 3PP

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOS) Help us to: talk about an activitythat

was in progress very recently in the past.

Statement: Pronoun +AV + been + Verb(ING) + C

Question: AV + Pronoun + been+ Verb(ING) + C?

Short Answer: Y/N + Pronoun + AV

Auxiliary VerbHaveHas

TO REMEMBER

Pronouns Adverbs

I YO 1PS Lately

YOU TU 2PS Recently

HE EL 3PS

SHE ELLA 3PS

IT ESO 3PS

WE NOSOTROS 1PP

YOU USTEDES 2PP

THEY ELLOS 3PP

THE PAST

SIMPLE PAST Help us to: describe events that

hapenned over a period of time in the past.

Statement: Pronoun +Verb (past)+ C

Question: AV + Pronoun + V + C?

Short Answer: Y/N + Pronoun + AV

Auxiliary VerbDid

PAST PERFECT When two events both hapenned in the

past. Past Perfect (1), simple past (2nd/Most recent)

Statement: Pronoun +AV(past)+V(PP)+C

Question: AV(past) + Pronoun + V (PP)+ C?

Short Answer: Y/N + Pronoun + AV(past)

Auxiliary VerbHad

PAST PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOS) For an action that was in progress at a

specific time in the past. Statement: Pronoun +AV(past)+V(ing)+C

Question: AV(past) + Pronoun + V (ing)+ C?

Short Answer: Y/N + Pronoun + AV(past)

Auxiliary VerbWas /Were

THE FUTURE