SIMPLE CONTINUOUS PERFECT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT I study English everyday.

I am studying English now.

I have studied English in several differentcountries.

I have been studying English for 5 years.

PAST Two years ago, I studiedEnglish in England.

I was studying English when you called yesterday.

I had studied a little English before I moved to London.

I had been studying English for 5 years before I moved to London.

FUTURE I am going to study Englishnext year

I will be studying English when you arrive tonight.

I will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course.

I will have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive.

Info or fact which is true all the time.

Info which is true at the time of speaking

A repeated or habitualaction

Dungun is in Terengganu.The earth is round.

I have ten ringgit in my purse.I am here!

Haniza walks to the campus everyday. I play tennis every week.

Act that not only started but also ended at a specific time in the past.

A series of completed actions.

Act which started and stopped with a specific duration.

Habit in the past

I ate the apples yesterday.I watched a Tamil movie last night.

Lyna finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

Sara lived in Zimbabwe for 5 years. Shaouki studied Japanese for 8 years.

Kamal played the violin when he was a child. Joyah studied French when she was 8 years old.

When clauses

When Dolah paid RM1, Dolly talked.

Dolly talked, when Dollah paid her RM1

Dollah paid her RM1, when she talked.

When Dolly talked, Dollah paid her RM1.

Adverb comes before the verb. Formation of simple present and past tense

SUBJECT + VERB

Action or situation that will occur in the future (any time after the moment of speaking.)

I will help him laterI am going to help himThe french restaurant opens at 7 p.m tomorrow.Timah is visiting him tomorrow.

to express a voluntary action

to express a promise

to express a plan Express prediction

A: I am hungryB: I’ll make you some lasagna.

I will call you when I arrive.

Amira is going to spend her vacation in Langkawi.

Datuk Roslan will be the next Prime Minister of Singapore.

FORMATION OF SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE- SUBJECT + WILL + VERB (root/base word)- SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + GOING TO + VERB (root/base word)

Action which is happening at the moment of speaking

Action which is happening over a period of time

Near future Repetition and irritation with “always”

You are learning.I am teaching.Somebody is yawning.Everybody is listening.

Lina is studying to become a doctor. Are you working on any special projects at work?

Ariff is meeting some friends after class.

He is constantly talking. I wish he would shut up.

Act. that was in progress at a particular time in the past

2 acts that were in progress at the same time in the past

2 actions happened where the 2nd

actions interruptsthe 1st

Repetition and irritation with “always”

The workers were busy painting the baby’s room from May to August.

I was studying while Amir was praying. Ghani was drinking and Gayah was talking.

Della was watching CSI when Annie arrived.

Sheila was always coming late to class.

Act which will be in progress on specific time

2 actions that will be happening at the same time (parallel)

2 actions happening where the 2nd actions interrupts the 1st

- At 11pm, Kamisah will be sleeping.- Tomorrow at 6p.m, Harun is going to be buying food with his girlfriend.

-Afifah will be singing and Aariq will be dancing at the concert. -Aisyirah is going to be cooking while Nafis is going to be washing the car.

-Firdaus will be reading a book when Amirul arrives. - _____ is going to be _____ when _____ _____.

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + (VERB+ING) SUBJECT + WILL BE + (VERB+ING) SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + GOING TO BE +

(VERB+ING)

Act that happens at unspecified time before now

Act that happen duration from past until now

Act that happened in the past but the time expressions used do not show specific time.

I have seen that movie twenty times.

I have had cold for two weeks.

It has been so hot recently.

Ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far, already, yet

since= specific timeFor=duration

Recently, lately

Two actions in the past;1st action = Past Perfect Tense is used2nd action = Simple Past Tense is used

Duration before something in the past

I had worked in Mekdi before I worked in Keyepsi.I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Kulai.

We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.By the time Aiman finished his studies, he had been in London for over eight years.

Action that will occur before another action in the future.

Action that will happenbefore a specific time in the future.

Action that will continue up for certain duration until another action in the future

Nabil will have perfected his English by the time Fahrin arrives.

Before next December, I will have received my present.

Khalida will have been in Papua New Guinea for six years by the time I leave. By Monday, Susan is going to have had my book for a week!

SUBJECT + HAS/HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE SUBJECT + WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE SUBJECT + [AM/IS/ARE] + GOING TO HAVE+

PAST PARTICIPLE