The document provides information on verb tenses and aspects in English including:
- The simple present, present continuous, present perfect, past, past continuous, past perfect, future, future continuous, future perfect, and passive voice.
- Examples of verbs in different tenses are given using the scenario of a police officer arresting a thief.
- Time markers and usages are listed for each tense to distinguish when they should be used.
The document provides information on verb tenses and aspects in English including:
- The simple present, present continuous, present perfect, past, past continuous, past perfect, future, future continuous, future perfect, and passive voice.
- Examples of verbs in different tenses are given using the scenario of a police officer arresting a thief.
- Time markers and usages are listed for each tense to distinguish when they should be used.
The document provides information on verb tenses and aspects in English including:
- The simple present, present continuous, present perfect, past, past continuous, past perfect, future, future continuous, future perfect, and passive voice.
- Examples of verbs in different tenses are given using the scenario of a police officer arresting a thief.
- Time markers and usages are listed for each tense to distinguish when they should be used.
point in time. Past actions that may continue in the present.
Is the thief arrested by the
police?
For NOW actions.
Markers: For, since, yet.
Focus on the action.
Markers: everyday, usually, often,
twice a month, every year
Has the police arrested the thief?
Markers: now, at the
moment. PAST
PASSIVE
The police arrested the thief.
The police did not arrest the thief. Did the police arrest the thief?
-ed or irregular verbs.
Markers: yesterday, ago, last week
The police was arresting the
thief. The police was not arresting the thief. Was the police arresting the thief?
An action in the past is
interrupted.
The thief is not arrested by the
police.
SJ + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE + BY + COMPL. The police had arrested the thief. The police had not arrested the thief. Had the police arrested the thief?
Past actions that occur before
another one in the past.
The thief was arrested by the
police. The thief was not arrested by the police. Was the thief arrested by the police?
Markers: when, while
FUTURE
The police will arrest the thief.
The police will not arrest the thief Will the police arrest the thief?
Will: decided as speaking.
Not planned. Promises. The police is arresting the thief tonight. The police is not arresting the thief tonight. Is the police arresting the thief tonight?
-ing: Planned future actions. Prearranged plans.
The police will be arresting
the thief.
The police will have arrested
the thief.
The thief will be arrested by
the police
The police will not be
arresting the thief.
The police will not have
arrested the thief.
The thief will not be arrested
by the police.
Will the police be arresting
the thief?
Will the police have arrested
the thief?
Will the thief be arrested by
the police?
Activity that will occur in
the future and continue for a period of time
Expresses action in the future
before another action in the future.
The thief is going to be
arrested be arrested by the police.
The police is going to arrest the thief.
The police is not going to arrest the thief. Is the police going to arrest the thief?
Planned future actions, planned
events.
The thief is not going to be
arrested by the police. Is the thief going to be arrested by the police?