47.1 – Tense overview
| PRESENT SIMPLE | · have (has)
· do(es) |
| We have English once a week in the FH.
We don‘t have Irish. Do you have English too? |
– in general, normally
– always, often…….never – permanently |
| PRESENT CONTINUOUS | · am, is, are + ….ing
|
| He is staying at the Hilton.
He isn‘t living there. Is he enjoying it? |
– now, at the moment
– at or about the present – temporarily |
| PAST SIMPLE | · went
· worked |
| She went to Spain last year.
She didn‘t go to Italy. Did he go with her? |
– yesterday, in 1971
– last year/month/week – on Monday / ten years ago |
| PAST CONTINUOUS | · was, were + ….ing
|
| We were working hard at 7 am.
We weren‘t sleeping. Was it snowing when you woke up? |
– at 8 o‘clock
– with the past simple – as / when / while |
| PRESENT PERFECT | · have / has + past participle
|
| I have often eaten snails.
He hasn‘t ever tried them. Have you ever eaten them? He has just broken his arm. She hasn‘t seen the doctor yet. I‘ve lived here for five years. |
– ever / never
– in your life / up to now – today / this week/year – recently / just – already / yet – for/since |
| PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS | · have / has + been + ….ing
|
| He has been working for hours.
He hasn‘t been sleeping. What have you been doing? He hasn‘t ever tried them. Have you ever eaten them? He has just broken his arm. She hasn‘t seen the doctor yet. I‘ve lived here for five years. |
– ever / never
– in your life / up to now – today / this week/year
– recently / just – already / yet – for/since |
| PAST PERFECT | · had + past participle
|
| I had gone to bed late so I was tired.
I hadn‘t had enough sleep. Had you called before you went? |
– with the past simple ( so, because)
– before/after / when – just / already / yet |
| PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS | · had + been + ….ing
|
| He had been running so he was tired.
Had you been working there for long? |
– with the past simple ( so, because)
– before/after / when – just / already / yet |
| FUTURE | |
| I‘m meeting him at 8 o‘clock.
I‘m going to do that later. I think I‘ll go to Spain. By 6 pm we will have arrived. |
We may go to Italy.
We might go there if we have time. At 8 o‘clock tomorrow, I‘ll be flying over the Atlantic. |
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