Simple present Present progressive Future Perfect
Singular + infinitives + (e) s /does /doesn’t/ Singular + have/hasn’t/has Will + have/ won’t have/ will have?
I + plural + infinitive/Do/ don’t I + plural + has/haven’t/have By + time in the future
e.g: always, usually, normally, yearly, never, weekly Already, yet, ever, never, how long + twice
Present perfect progressive
Simple past Past progressive Singular has+been+infinitive-ing/hasn’t/has?
Regular verb –ed Singular was + infinitive +ing/wasn’t / was or were? Plural+ I have + been + infinitive + ing
Irregular verb -2nd form Plural were + infinitive + ing/ weren’t/ was? For, time, since + time, thist time, recently
Did+ subject +infinitive + completment When, while, as just as
Was/were + (Subject) Past perfect progressive
Future progressive Had + been + infinitive –ing/ hadn’t/had?
Simple future Will + be + infinitive – ing / will not/ will be For, time, before, when, after
Will
No evidence Tomorrow, today, next, in the future, tonight Future perfect progressive
Spontaneous action Will + have + been + infinitive-ing/won’t/will have?
Offers, promises, requests, invitation Present perfect By + time in the future
Rapid decisions Singular + have/ hasn’t/has
Refusal, treats I + plural + has/haven’t/have Conjunctions + joining words eg and, but, it, or
Be going to
Evidence Already, yet, ever, never, how long, twice Nouns
Action with a plan Noun – naming word –the
Intentions Past Perfect Proper noun – names of thing – capital letter
Be going to + infinitive/not Had/hadn’t/had? Collective noun – collection of or groups –
replaces less of
Present progressive tense Before, after, when, by the time, hardly Abstract noun – not visible – not give
Singular is + infinitive + ing/ isn’t/is? someone in a box
Plural are + infinitive + ing/aren’t /Are? Pronoun – instead of a noun
Past perfect Adjective – deceptive word
Past progressive Had/hadn’t/had Verb – doing words
Singular was + Infinitive + in wasn’t/was or were Before, after, when, by the time, hardly Adverbs: modifies the verb – who,why,where
Plural were + infinitive + ing / weren’t/ was? Conjunction: joining word
When/while/as Preposition: relate two words – time place, manner or
reason
Future progressive
Will the + infinitive + ing/will not/will be? Article – a, an = indefinite
The = definitive
Tomorrow, today, next, in the future
Singular + infinitives + (e) s /does /doesn’t/ Singular + have/hasn’t/has Will + have/ won’t have/ will have?
I + plural + infinitive/Do/ don’t I + plural + has/haven’t/have By + time in the future
e.g: always, usually, normally, yearly, never, weekly Already, yet, ever, never, how long + twice
Present perfect progressive
Simple past Past progressive Singular has+been+infinitive-ing/hasn’t/has?
Regular verb –ed Singular was + infinitive +ing/wasn’t / was or were? Plural+ I have + been + infinitive + ing
Irregular verb -2nd form Plural were + infinitive + ing/ weren’t/ was? For, time, since + time, thist time, recently
Did+ subject +infinitive + completment When, while, as just as
Was/were + (Subject) Past perfect progressive
Future progressive Had + been + infinitive –ing/ hadn’t/had?
Simple future Will + be + infinitive – ing / will not/ will be For, time, before, when, after
Will
No evidence Tomorrow, today, next, in the future, tonight Future perfect progressive
Spontaneous action Will + have + been + infinitive-ing/won’t/will have?
Offers, promises, requests, invitation Present perfect By + time in the future
Rapid decisions Singular + have/ hasn’t/has
Refusal, treats I + plural + has/haven’t/have Conjunctions + joining words eg and, but, it, or
Be going to
Evidence Already, yet, ever, never, how long, twice Nouns
Action with a plan Noun – naming word –the
Intentions Past Perfect Proper noun – names of thing – capital letter
Be going to + infinitive/not Had/hadn’t/had? Collective noun – collection of or groups –
replaces less of
Present progressive tense Before, after, when, by the time, hardly Abstract noun – not visible – not give
Singular is + infinitive + ing/ isn’t/is? someone in a box
Plural are + infinitive + ing/aren’t /Are? Pronoun – instead of a noun
Past perfect Adjective – deceptive word
Past progressive Had/hadn’t/had Verb – doing words
Singular was + Infinitive + in wasn’t/was or were Before, after, when, by the time, hardly Adverbs: modifies the verb – who,why,where
Plural were + infinitive + ing / weren’t/ was? Conjunction: joining word
When/while/as Preposition: relate two words – time place, manner or
reason
Future progressive
Will the + infinitive + ing/will not/will be? Article – a, an = indefinite
The = definitive
Tomorrow, today, next, in the future
