TIME EXPRESSIONS AND VERB TENSES

PRESENT
SIMPLE

PRESENT
CONTINUO
US

PAST
SIMPLE

PAST
CONTINUO
US

FUTURE

PRESENT
PERFECT

*Every
(day,
morning ..)
* In the
morning,
afternoon..
*on
Sunday
*Adverbs of
frequency

* Now

* Last
( day,month,
year,
week ...)

* While/as
(simultaneou
s actions )
*All day
yesterday

* Next
(day,week,year
)

*Already(+)
*Just
*yet ( - , ? )
*Ever (?) /
never
*Still

Always
Sometime
s
Often
Usually
Never
Rarely
seldom
Hardly
*Once,
twice (a
day,
week..)
*Timetabl
es
(at 3)

*Today

* Right now
*At the
Moment
*At present

* Yesterday

Yesterday:

*Still

*The other
day

* At 6
oclock

*The day
before

*From 5 to
7

* Ago

*The whole
day

*Tonight
(expressing
future)

* When
(interrupted
action)

*all day
yesterday

*Tomorrow
*The day after
tomorrow

PAST
PERFECT
( PAST)
*By the time
* By 6 oclock
*By The end of
..
*Before
* When my
mother came
home, I had
done my
homework.

*This
(morning,year.
*In the future
.)
(Will)
*Recently/lat
ely
* preceding
*later
*For
action:
*Since
He wanted to
*soon
*Today
know what she
*How long?
had bought
* In 3 minutes, 5 *These 5
before,
days
Past
p. after
years
Also used
continuous
with
. for two hours
PRESENT
before they came
PERFECT
home.
CONTINUO

FUTURE
PERFECT
*By the
time
*By
( 2020 )
*When my
mother
comes
home, I will
have been
doing my
homework
for an hour.

-S/ ES
DO/DOES

BE+ V ing

-ED /
Irregular
- DID

WAS/WERE
+ V ing

Will
BE GOING TO

HAVE/HAS+
PARTICIPLE

HAD +
PARTICIPLE

WILL +
HAVE +
PARTICIPL
E