Tenses overview

infinitve + s in 3rd person

one action follows another

things in general

OFENSAU

• often

• first…then

• every day, every week, every month, every year

• never

• sometimes

• always

• usually

be + infinitive + ing

something happens at the same time while talking about it

fixed plan or date

LAN

• Look/Listen

• at the moment

• now

has/have + past participle (n -form)

action started in the past and continues to the present

something happened in the past and has a connection to the present

used when number of times is mentioned

JY ANRUFESS

• just

• yet

• already

• never

• recently

• up to now

• for

• ever

• since

• so far

has/have + been + infinite form + ing

action began in the past and just stopped

how long an action has been happening

length of time continuing in the future

not used when the number of times is mentioned

HAFTS

• how long

• all day

• for

• the whole day

• since

infinitive + ed

action took place in the past

ALIY

• …ago

• last…

• in year/month

• yesterday

was/were + infinitive + ing

action happened in the middle of another action in the past

something is in progress in the past

someone was doing something in the past and you don’t know if it is finished

WWA

• while

• when

• as

had + past participle (n-form)

past of present perfect

1st action in past perfect and second in simple past (relation between actions)

action is now over

JAN

• just

• already

• never

had + been + infinitive + ing

how long something had been happening before something else happened

FHs

• for

• how long

• since

will + infinitive

general predictions about the future

you decide to do something spontaneously at the time of speaking

when you promise or swear something will happen in the future

be + going to + infinitive

when you have already decided to do something in the future

what you think will happen in the future

when you have evidence that something happens in the future

will + be + infinitive + ing

An action will be in progress at a certain time in the future. It will begin before a certain time.

Something happens because it normally happens

signal words such as at this exact time

will + have + past participle (n-form)

Something will have happened before a certain time in the future

by the time in the future

will + have + been + infinitive + ing

Same as Future Perfect with an emphasis on the length of time (progression)

Something will have happened before a certain time in the future and the process is still going on