English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Essential English Tenses Revision – Page Example: Times: Forms: Auxiliary Verbs: Typical Times: Uses: Example: Times: Forms: Auxiliary Verbs: Typical Times: Uses: Present Simple I eat breakfast every morning regular time / future infinitive s form - he, she, it (third person) use infinitive for questions and negatives / not (don’t) does / does not (doesn’t) if main verb is BE, use am, are, is every… / once a… adverbs of frequency (e.g often) regular actions / facts future - timetables zero conditional (regular time) Past Simple I ate breakfast yesterday past (finished time) past tense infinitive (for questions and negatives) -ed (regular verbs) / if irregular, learn the form(s) did / did not (didn’t) if main verb is BE, use was, were Present Perfect I have eaten breakfast today unfinished time / from the past up to now past participle (3rd form) -ed (regular verbs) / if irregular, learn the form(s) yesterday / last… / …ago finished actions in the past to tell stories / news second conditional (unreal future) today / this… for + number / since + time / already / yet recent actions (just) life experience (have you ever…? / never) action is past, but the time is not finished Present Continuous I’m eating breakfast now now / at the moment future (including time phrase) ing form (present participle) am (I’m) / am not (I’m not) are (’re) / are not (aren’t) is (’s) / is not (isn’t) now at the moment / at present currently / presently temporary continuous actions arrangements (future + time) repetition with always Past Continuous I was eating breakfast yesterday past (finished time) Present Perfect Continuous I have been eating breakfast unfinished time / from the past up to now ing form (present participle) was / was not (wasn’t) were / were not (weren’t) ing form (present participle) have (’ve) been / have not (haven’t) been has (’s) been / has not (hasn’t) been yesterday / last… / …ago when / while an action is progress just before a past simple action interrupted actions in the past to set the scene in the past repetition with always today / this… / all… / over the last… / just recently / lately (no specific time) Big Grammar Book Intermediate Book have (’ve) / have not (haven’t) has (’s) / has not (hasn’t) continuous actions in recent past temporary actions experience