Present

Past

Future

Simple

J V(s/es)

J don’t / doesn’t V

do/does J V?

Yes, J do/does

No, J don’t /doesn’t

(usually, often, always, never, sometimes, every day)

I live in Moscow.

He lives in Moscow.

He doesn’t live in Moscow.

Do we live in Moscow?

Yes, we do.

No, we don’t

We always play football on Sundays.

We don’t often play football on Sundays.

We never play football on Sundays.

J V(ed) / J V2

J didn’t V

did J V?

Yes, J did

No, J didn’t

(last year, yesterday, five years ago, last Friday, the day before yesterday)

I lived in Moscow.

He lived in Moscow.

He didn’t live in Moscow.

Did he live in Moscow?

Yes, he did.

No, he didn’t.

I met Jane yesterday.

I visited my Granny last year.

I was in London 5 years ago.

I wrote the letter last Friday.

J will V

J won’t V

will J V?

Yes, J will

No, J won’t

(tomorrow, in a week, soon, next Sunday, next week, next month, the day after tomorrow, in a few days, one day, some day, some of these days )

I’ll live in Moscow.

He’ll live in Moscow.

He won’t live in Moscow.

Will he live in Moscow?

Yes, he will.

No , he won’t.

We’ll phone you tomorrow.

My son ’ll go home in a

week.

Continuous

J am/is/are Ving

J ‘m not/ isn’t/ aren’t Ving

Am/ is/ are J Ving?

Yes, J am/ is /are

No, J ‘m not/ isn’t/ aren’t

(now, at the moment)

I’m reading now.

He’s reading now

He isn’t reading now

Is he reading now?

Yes, he is

No, he isn’t

J was/were Ving

J wasn’t/ weren’t Ving

Was/ were J Ving?

Yes, J was/ were

No, J wasn’t/ weren’t

(at 5 o’clock yesterday, when he came)

I was reading at 5 yesterday.

He was  reading at 5 yesterday 

He wasn’t reading at 5 yesterday

Was he reading at 5 yesterday?

Yes, he was

No, he wasn’t

They were reading at 5 yesterday

J will be Ving

J won’t be Ving

Will J be Ving?

Yes, J will

No, J won’t

(at 5 o’clock tomorrow, when he  comes)

He will be reading at 5 tomorrow

He won’t be reading at 5 tomorrow

Will he be reading at 5 tomorrow?

Yes, he will

No, he won’t

Perfect

J have/has V(ed)/V3

J haven’t/hasn’t V(ed)/V3

Have/has J V(ed)/V3 ?

Yes, J have/has.

No, J haven’t /hasn’t.

(just, already, yet, ever, never,  for, since, how long, for a long time = for ages, today, this week, this year, recently, lately, so far, in the last few days, in the last few years)

I’ve just done it.

He’s already done it.

Have you ever been to England?

They’ve never been to England.

I haven’t done it yet.

I’ve known him for 5 years.

I’ve known him since Monday.

How long have you lived here?- I’ve lived here for 7 years.

I’ve had tea twice today.

I haven’t had holidays this year.

We’ve bought a car recently / lately.

+ This is the first time he’s driven a car.

J had V(ed) / V3

J hadn’t V(ed) / V3

Had J V(ed) / V3 ?

Yes, J had .

No, J hadn’t.

(by Sunday, by 3 o’clock, by that time, by the end of the year; after;

When …had already / just Ved/ V3)

I had finished my work by 3 o’clock yesterday.

I’d done the shopping by his return.

Had you translated the text by the end of the lesson?

He hadn’t read the letter by dinner.

After the sun had set, the children went home.

When they arrived at the station the train had already / just gone.

The boy had cleaned the room when his mother came in.

J will have V(ed) / V3

J won’t have V(ed) / V3

Will J have V(ed) / V3?

Yes, J will .

No, J won’t.

(by Sunday, by 3 o’clock tomorrow, by that time, by the end of the year)

I’ll have finished  my work by 3 o’clock tomorrow.

I’ll have done the shopping by his return.

Will you have translated the text by the end of the lesson?

She won’t have read the book by the end of the year.

Perfect Continuous

J have/has been Ving

J haven’t/hasn’t been Ving

Have/has J been Ving ?

Yes, J have/has.

No, J haven’t /hasn’t.

(for, since, how long)

How long have you been reading? – I’ve been reading since morning / for 5 hours.

+

Your hands are dirty. – I’ve been painting the wall.

J had been Ving

J hadn’t been Ving

Had J been Ving ?

Yes, J had.

No, J hadn’t.

(for, since, how long)

I’d been reading for 20 minutes when the teacher came.

How long had you been reading when the teacher came?

+ His hands were dirty as he had been painting the wall.

J will have been Ving

J won’t have been Ving

Will J have been Ving ?

Yes, J will.

No, J won’t.

(for, by)

When he comes back, they will have been reading for 20 minutes.

By the end of the summer they will have been working there for 2 months.