Revision : the present and past tenses
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE
BASE (+ S) BASE + ED / IRREGULAR FORM
Ex: I study Ex: I studied
He studies He studied
facts, habits finished action in the past
schedules (Ex: my train leaves at 4pm)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS
TO BE + ING-FORM WAS / WERE + ING-FORM
Ex: I am studying Ex: I was studying
He is studying He was studying
temporary events action going on in the past
happening NOW
arrangements (Ex: she’s meeting them
Friday)
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE
Ex: I have studied Ex: I had studied
He has studied He had studied
action started in the past, past action happened before
continuous/ another
have results to the present action in the past
life experience
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
HAVE/HAS + BEEN + ING-FORM HAD + BEEN + ING-FORM
Ex: I have been studying Ex: I had been studying
He has been studying He had been studying
started in the past, continuous up to started in the past (before another
now action
nadruk op duur in the past) and continuous up to
now
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE
BASE (+ S) BASE + ED / IRREGULAR FORM
Ex: I study Ex: I studied
He studies He studied
facts, habits finished action in the past
schedules (Ex: my train leaves at 4pm)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS
TO BE + ING-FORM WAS / WERE + ING-FORM
Ex: I am studying Ex: I was studying
He is studying He was studying
temporary events action going on in the past
happening NOW
arrangements (Ex: she’s meeting them
Friday)
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE
Ex: I have studied Ex: I had studied
He has studied He had studied
action started in the past, past action happened before
continuous/ another
have results to the present action in the past
life experience
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
HAVE/HAS + BEEN + ING-FORM HAD + BEEN + ING-FORM
Ex: I have been studying Ex: I had been studying
He has been studying He had been studying
started in the past, continuous up to started in the past (before another
now action
nadruk op duur in the past) and continuous up to
now