SIMPLE CONTINUOUS PERFECT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

V1/V1+s (do/does) be (am/are/is) +V-ing have/has + V 3 have / has been + V-ing

+ I live here. She lives here. + I´m working + I have done it 1. Recent continuous or repeated
- She does not live here. - I am not working - He hasn´t done it actions: I have been living here
? Does she live here? ? Are you working? ? Have you done it? since 1995.
often, rarely, every day, usually, occasionally, now, at the momento, still, while just, ever, never, yet, recently, already, for,
always, as a rule 1. An action in progress right now: I´m reading since
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1. Facts: I´m a student. now, don´t disturb me. 1. A past action with a result in the
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2. Likes/dislikes,opinions: I don´t think it´s 2. An action happening around now: It´s present: I´ve lost my key, I can´t find it.
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true. getting colder. 2. An action started and hasn´t finished
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3. Routines or repeated actions: I go to the 3. An intention, a plan: I´m leaving for Moscow yet: We´ve been friends for so many
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University every day. tomorrow. years.
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4. In clauses of time and conditions: I will (stative verbs: emotions, desires, senses, 3. Experiences, things you´ve
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pass the exam if you help me. possessions, mental activities, to be) done/haven´t done in your life. Telling
(when, while, after, before, as soon as, until, if) the news: I´ve never been to Brazil.
4. A finished action in yet unfinished
period: I´ve seen him this morning.
DON´T USE IT IN WHEN
QUESTIONS!!!
V2 (did + V1) be (was/were) + V –ing had + V3 had been + V –ing
+ I came here yesterday + She was reading a book. + They had done it
- He didn´t come here at this time yesterday, still, the whole evening by She suddenly realized that it was
P ¿ Did you come…? yesterday An action which had finished before completely dark now and that she
A yesterday, the day before yesterday, last, the 1. An action in progress in the past: Yesterday at some other action happened in the past: had been sitting there for a long
S other day, ago 7 p.m. I was sleeping. / He was reading when she He had left when she came. time.
T 1. A finished action in the past: I saw him came. I had finished the report by 5 p.m.
yesterday. 2. Two or more parallel actions: I was reading yesterday.
2. Several action in the past: I came home, had while he was watching TV
dinner and watched TV.
will + V 1 will be + V-ing will have + V3 will have been + V –ing
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+ I will come tomorrow. at this time tomorrow, still, the whole morning
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- She won´t (will not) come tomorrow. tomorrow You will have got my telegram before this I will have been living here for 5
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? Will you come ….? An action that will be in progress at some point letter reaches you. years by next February.
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tomorrow, soon, next week, someday in the future: I´ll be sleeping at this time I will have done it by 5 p.m. tomorrow
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A decision, promise, offer, prediction for the tomorrow.
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future: I´ll be back.

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would + V1 would be + V-ing would have + V3 would have been + V-ing
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