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    The Tenses (active voice)

    Simple present

    The sun rises in the east.

    • used to talk about something that happens regularly, usually often or never.
    • used if something is always true.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    work
    work
    works
    work
    work
    work

    Present progressive

    Jane is working on her new article.

    We are flying to Paris on Friday.

    • is used when an activity or event is in progess at the moment of speaking and hasn't finished yet.
    • used when an activity has been arranged for a certain time in the future.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    am
    are
    is
    are
    are
    are
    working

    Simple Past

    I painted a picture yesterday.

    • used to say when something happened.
    • used to report about past events or to tell a story.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    worked

    Past Progressive

    I was cleaning my car when it began to rain.

    • used when an activity was in progress at a certain point in time in the past.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    was
    were
    was
    were
    were
    were
    working

    Present perfect

    John has bought a new car.

    • used to say that someting has happened in the past, but it is not kown or unimportant when. Only the result of the action is important.
    • used with state verbs.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    have
    have
    has
    have
    have
    have
    worked

    Present perfect progressive

    I have been learning English for 4 years.

    I have been learning English since 1998.

    • used if an activity started in the past and continues (almost) up to the present.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    have been
    have been
    has been
    have been
    have been
    have been
    working

    Past perfect

    I had looked at the letter before I gave it to her.

    • used when an action took place before another action in the past.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    had
    worked

    Past perfect progressive

    I had been trying to phone her before my boss entered

    • used for an activity that started before a certain time in the past and finished at that point.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    had been
    working

    will-future

    It will rain again tomorrow.

    All right, I will think about it again.

    • used to talk about a future event that can't be planned or influenced.
    • used with spontaneous decisions about the future.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    will
    work

    Future progressive

    This afternoon I will be travelling to London.

    • used to talk about an activity that will be in progress at a certain point in time in the future.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    will be
    working

    Future perfect

    He will have finished when we return.

    • used to talk about something that will happen in the future, but will be finished at a certain point in time.
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    will have
    worked

    Future perfect progressive

    When we return he will have been working for two hours.

    • we put our minds to a certain point in time in the future at which a certain event will have finished.
      (cp. present perfect progressive)
    I
    You
    He, she, it
    We
    You
    They
    will have been
    working
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