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English verb tenses explained in a timeline.
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The Present
Thinking about the future.
Thinking about the past.
The Past
The time line
The Future
Present simple: states facts and routine Present Continuous: analyses specific moments
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Present Future Past
working am
work
Past Simple: describes a fact from the past Past Continuous: describes a specific moment in progress
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was
Present Future Past
working
worked
Thinking about the past.
Will: decisions/predictions without evidence going to: plans/predictions with evidence
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will
am going to
Present Future Past
working
be
work
will
am going to
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Present Future Past
Notice that “working” is in the past, present and future. It does not show us which tense is being
used. It is just a continuation of an action which is marked by the “ing”.
working am was working will working be
Present Future Past have
been
working
have
worked
Present Perfect Continuous: describes a moment which started in the past and continues now Present Perfect Simple: describes a fact from the past with relevance now
Hybrid tenses: depend on how you feel about the past or how recent the fact or moment is to you.
Past Perfect: more distant past Past Perfect Continuous: Action in progress+ how long
Present Future Past Past/Past had worked
working
yesterday day
before
had been
for 3 hours
Past continuoust: action in progress in the past Past Perfect Continuous: Action in progress in the past + how long
Present Future Past Past/Past
was
working
yesterday day
before
had
been
for 3 hours
working
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have
been
working
Present Future Past Past/Past
had
been
working
Notice that both present perfect and past perfect are used to talk about the past. The
difference lies in how close to the present the action/state is
Future perfect Simple: makes a prediction for the outcomes of the future
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Present Future Past tomorrow
will have
worked
by 18:00
Future Perfect Continuous: describes moments in progress in the future.
Present Future Past
tomorrow
will
have been
working
by 2