ENGLISH TENSES

ENGLISH TENSES SIMPLE Present simple I play – I don’t play *She plays – She doesn’t play Yo (no) juego Past simple I played – I didn’t play *go à went (irregular verbs) Yo (no) jugué Future simple I will play – I won’t play Yo (no) jugaré Present continuous I am playing – I’m not playing *am/is/are Yo (no) estoy jugando I was playing –I wasn’t playing *was/were Yo (no) estuve/estaba jugando Future continuous I will be playing – I won’t be playing Yo (no) estaré jugando Present perfect I have played – I haven’t played *have/has *go à gone Yo (no) he jugado Past perfect I had played – I hadn’t played Yo (no) había jugado Future perfect I will have played – I won’t have played Yo (no) habré jugado CONTINUOUS Past continuous (BE + ING) PERFECT (HAVE + PP) PP: Past Participle Present perfect continuous I have been playing – I haven’t been playing *have/has PERFECT CONTINUOUS Past perfect continuous I had been playing – I hadn’t been playing (HAVE + BEEN + ING) Future perfect continuous I will have been playing – I won’t have been playing Yo (no) he estado jugando Yo (no) había estado jugando Yo (no) habré estado jugando ENGLISH TENSES: English -­‐ Spanish Children spend too much time in front of the computer. Los niños se pasan demasiado tiempo delante del ordenador. Past simple The financial crisis started in 2008. La crisis financiera empezó en 2008. Future simple Tokyo will hold the Olympic Games in 2020. Tokio celebrará los JJOO en 2020. Present continuous Global warming is becoming a serious threat. El calentamiento global se está convirtiendo en una seria amenaza. Present simple SIMPLE CONTINUOUS Past continuous PERFECT They were talking yesterday. Future continuous Next year we will be studying at university. El año que viene estaremos estudiando en la universidad. Present perfect She has never been abroad. Ella nunca ha estado en el extranjero. Past perfect I had never seen her like that. Yo nunca la había visto así. Future perfect Tomorrow at 7am I will be sleeping. Mañana a las 7am estaré durmiendo. Present perfect continuous I have been running for 40 minutes! PERFECT Past perfect continuous CONTINUOUS Future perfect continuous Ayer estuvieron hablando (ellos). He estado corriendo 40 minutos. She had been crying. (Her eyes were red) Ella había estado llorando. I will have finished before 8pm. Habré acabado antes de las 8. ENGLISH TENSES PRACTICE Present simple Past simple Future simple Present continuous Future continuous Present perfect Past perfect Future perfect Present perfect continuous PERFECT CONTINUOUS Past perfect continuous (HAVE + BEEN + ING) Future perfect continuous SIMPLE CONTINUOUS Past continuous (BE + ING) PERFECT (HAVE + PP) PP: Past Participle ENGLISH TENSES: QUESTIONS Children spend too much time in front of the computer. Do children spend too much time in front of the computer? Past simple The financial crisis started in 2008. Did the financial crisis start in 2008? Future simple Tokyo will hold the Olympic Games in 2020. Will Tokyo hold the Olympic Games in 2020? Present continuous Global warming is becoming a serious threat. Is Global warming becoming a serious threat? They were talking yesterday. Were they talking yesterday? Future continuous We will be studying at university next year. Will we be studying at university next year? Present perfect She has never been abroad. Has she (ever) been abroad? Past perfect I had never seen her like that. Had I (ever) seen her like that? Future perfect Tomorrow at 7am I will be sleeping. Will I be sleeping tomorrow at 7am? Present simple SIMPLE CONTINUOUS Past continuous PERFECT Present perfect continuous I have been running for 40 minutes! PERFECT Past perfect continuous CONTINUOUS Future perfect continuous Have I been running for 40 minutes? She had been crying. (Her eyes were red) Had she been crying? I will have finished before 8pm. Will I have finished before 8pm?