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PAST SIMPLE VS CONTINUOUS

by Núria Cases

The Present Perfect Tense

by Mariateresa Puglisi

Future Continuos

by Maja Ribic

English Grammar Past Tenses

by Montserrat Ceron Ortiz

future simple

promises

voluntary actions

tonight, next week, in X days...

questions: will+subject+verb will you call me tonight?

negative: subject+won't+verb I won't call you tonight

afirmative: sujeto+will+verb I'll call you tonight

be going to

predictions

plans and intentions

future events with a solid link with the present

tomorrow, next week, in X days...

questions: to be+subject+going+infinitive is she going to die?

negative: subject+to be+not+going+infinitive He's not going to come

afirmative: subject+to be+going+infinitive He's going to jog

past continuous

actions in an especific period of time

actions being developed in the past when other interrupts

when

while

questions: to be+subject+verb -ing Were you eating? was he talking?

negative: subject+to be+not+verb -ing I wasn't talking They weren't eating

afirmative: subject+to be+verb -ing I was talking They were eating

past simple

repetitive actions in the past

serie of events in the past

actions that happened in the past

questions: to be/to do+subject+verb in infinitive Did I ask her to stop? Does she walk through bullets and haze?

negative: subject+to do/to be+not+verb in infinitive I didn't ask her to stop She doesn't walk through bullets and haze

afirmative: subject+verb -ed/inf. form I asked her to stop she walked through bullets and haze

in 2010, 1973..

yesterday, last night...

present perfect

for, since

just, ever, never, already, yet

questions: to have+subject+p. participe Have you walked? Has he eaten?

negative: subject+to have+ not+p.participe I haven't walked He hasn't eaten

afirmative: subject+to have+p. participe I've walked He has eaten

actions in an inespecific period of time

repetitive action in a period of time

action that happens in the past and continues in present

present continuous

near future

talk about something that happens nowadays

talk about something that´s happening now

questions: to be+subject+verb in -ing are you talking? is he eating?

negative: subject+to be+not+verb in -ing I am not talking

afirmative: subject+to be+verb in -ing I am talking

lately, currently

now, at the moment

programmed events

scientific facts

general statements and actions

habits, facts, thoughts and feelings

present simple

form

questions: do/does+subject+verb Do you eat? Does he walk?

negative: subject+don't/doesn't+verb I don't talk He doesn't eat

afirmative: subject+verb I talk He eats

uses

keywords

on Mondays, Tuesdays

sheldom, whenever

often, always, every day...

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