PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT (SIMPLE) PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
BASE + ED / IRREGULAR FORM WAS / WERE + ING-FORM HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE HAD + BEEN + ING-FORM
Vb: I ate Vb: I was eating Vb: I had eaten Vb: I had been eating
He ate He was eating He had eaten He had been eating
finished action in the past action going on in the past past action happened before another started in the past (before another
action in the past action in the past) and continuous up
to now
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT (SIMPLE) PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
BASE (+ S) TO BE + ING-FORM HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE HAVE/HAS + BEEN + ING-FORM
Vb: I eat Vb: I am eating Vb: I have eaten Vb: I have been eating
He eats He is eating He has eaten He has been eating
facts, habits temporary events action started in the past, started in the past, continuous up
schedules (vb: my train leaves at happening NOW continuous/ have results to the present to now
4pm) arrangements (vb: she’s meeting them life experience ( nadruk op duur)
Friday)
CONDITIONALS
0 1 2 3
if/when + present simple , if/unless + present simple, future if + past simple, would(n’t) +infinitive if + past perfect, would(n’t) +have
present simple simple +pa.pa
or if + present simple, imperative Vb: If he lowered the price, he would sell
Vb: if water freezes, it becomes more.
If I were you, I would lower the price.
ice. Vb: unless the sun shines, we won’t go to the Vb: If she had studied, she would have passed
beach unlikely to happen the exam.
If you are in danger, call me
always true
imagined situations in the past that
describes what happens in likely to happen didn’t happen
general describes a particular situation
English tenses
BASE + ED / IRREGULAR FORM WAS / WERE + ING-FORM HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE HAD + BEEN + ING-FORM
Vb: I ate Vb: I was eating Vb: I had eaten Vb: I had been eating
He ate He was eating He had eaten He had been eating
finished action in the past action going on in the past past action happened before another started in the past (before another
action in the past action in the past) and continuous up
to now
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT (SIMPLE) PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
BASE (+ S) TO BE + ING-FORM HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE HAVE/HAS + BEEN + ING-FORM
Vb: I eat Vb: I am eating Vb: I have eaten Vb: I have been eating
He eats He is eating He has eaten He has been eating
facts, habits temporary events action started in the past, started in the past, continuous up
schedules (vb: my train leaves at happening NOW continuous/ have results to the present to now
4pm) arrangements (vb: she’s meeting them life experience ( nadruk op duur)
Friday)
CONDITIONALS
0 1 2 3
if/when + present simple , if/unless + present simple, future if + past simple, would(n’t) +infinitive if + past perfect, would(n’t) +have
present simple simple +pa.pa
or if + present simple, imperative Vb: If he lowered the price, he would sell
Vb: if water freezes, it becomes more.
If I were you, I would lower the price.
ice. Vb: unless the sun shines, we won’t go to the Vb: If she had studied, she would have passed
beach unlikely to happen the exam.
If you are in danger, call me
always true
imagined situations in the past that
describes what happens in likely to happen didn’t happen
general describes a particular situation
English tenses
