Table of tenses (1)

TENSE
ACTIVE
PASSIVE
Get/ Have something done
WHEN?
Present Simple
Lihtolevik
I pv + do/does
Am/is/are +
III pv
Have/ get + sth+ III pv
Every day, year , often, usually , always
Past Simple
Lihtminevik
II pv(-ed)+ did
Was/ were + III pv
Had/got + sth + III pv
Yesterday , last year, last week
Present Continuous
Kestev olevik
Am/is/are +
I pv + -ing
Am/ is/ are + being +
III pv
Am/ is/are + have/get
+ -ing + sth + III pv
At the moment, this week, now
Past Continuous
Kestev minevik
Was/were +
I pv + -ing
Was/were + being + III pv
Was/were + have/get +
-ing + sth + III pv
Last night at 8 p.m.
Present Perfect
Täisolevik
Have/has +
III pv
Have/has +
been + III pv
Have/has + had/got + sth + III pv
Never , ever, before , already , since
Past Perfect
Enneminevik
Had + III pv
Had + been +
III pv
Had + had/got +
sth + III pv
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Future Simple
Lihttulevik
Will + I pv
Will + be +
III pv
Will + have/get sth +
III pv
Tomarrow, soon, next week, year
TENSE
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
USE
Present Simple
Lihtolevik
I play tennis on Mondays.
They don’t work in New York .
Does she know him?
Habitual activities
Past Simple
Lihtminevik
She went to Paris last week.
They didn’t drive to work.
Where did she get that hat?
Actions happening at a defined moment in the past.
Future Simple
Lihttulevik
I’ll meet you at the airport tomarrow.
He won’t be able to come .
Will they visit us soon?
Decisions made at the moment about the future, fut. predictions, future promises
Present Continuous
Kestev olevik
He’s working at the moment.
They aren’t coming this evening .
What are you doing?
Actions happening at the present moment. Near future intention and scheduling.
Past Continuous
Kestev minevik
I was watching TV when you called.
He wasn’t working when she arrived .
What were you doing when I called?
Interrupted past action , act-ion happening at a specific moment in time in the past.
Future Continuous
Kestev tulevik
I’ll be cooking dinner when you arrive .
They won’t be living in Paris this time next year.
What will you be doing next week at this time?
Future action at a specific moment in the future
Future with Going to
He’s going to fly to Boston next week.
They’re not going to invite the Browns.
Where are you going to stay ?
Future intent or planned action.
Present Perfect
Täisolevik
I’ve seen Mike three times this week.
She hasn’t been to New York.
How long have you worked at Smith’s?

To express an action that was begun in the past and continues into the present.

To express an action that happened in the unspeci-fied past

To express a recent action that has a present effect .
Past Perfect
Enneminevik
I’d already eaten before they came .
She hadn’t ben to Rome before that trip.
Had you ever seen such a crazy lady before that?
To express an action that happens before another action in the past.
Future Perfect
We’ll have lived here for twenty years by 2005.
She won’t have finished her homework by the time we arrive.
How long will you have lived in France by the end of next year?
To express what will have happened or how long some- thing will have happened up to a certain point in the future.
Present Perfect Continuous
Kestev täisolevik?
She’s been waiting for over three hours .
They haven’t been studying for long.
How long have you been working on that problem?
To express the duration of a continuous activity begun in the past and continuing into the present.
Past Perfect Continuous
Kestev enneminevik?
She’d been waiting for three hours when he finally arrived.
I hadn’t been sleeping for long when I heard the doorbell ring.
How long had you been playing tennis when she arrived?
To express the duration of a continuous activity begun before another activity in the past.
Future Perfect Continuous
He’ll have been sleeping for a few hours by the time we arrive.
She won’t have been working for long by 5 o’ clock .
How long will you have been driving by 6 o’clock?
To express the duration of an activity up to a point of time in the future.