TENSE
FUNCTIONS
-routine -time tables -habits -action are always true
Present simple
Present
continuos
-action in progress at the time of speaking
-future
arrangements -action that irritate
-temporary
action - describe picture -changes
-for finished past actions
Past simple
-describe an action in progress at a specific time in the
Past continuos past
Past perfect
-you use it when you are talking about the past and you
want to talk about an earlier past action
-future plan
Be going to
Will Shall
STRUCTURE
AFF: Subj+base form
INT:
Do/does+sogg+base form
NEG:
Subj+don't/doesn't+base form
TIME INDICATORS
Always-Often-Usually-Sometimes
AFF: Subj+be+verb+ing
INT:
Be+sogg+verb+ing
NEG:
Subj+be+not+verb+ing
AFF: Subj+Past verb
INT:
Did + Subj + VBF
NEG: Subj +
did + not + VBF
AFF: Subj+was/were+VBF+ing
INT:
Was/were+subj+VBF+ing
NEG:
Subj+wasn't/weren't+VBF+ing
AFF: Subj+had+past participle
INT:
Had+subj+past participle
NEG:
Subj+hadn't+past participle
AFF: Subj+am/is/are+going to+VBF
INT: Am/is/are+subj+going to+VBF NEG:
Subj+am/is/are+not+going to+VBF
At the moment-These day-Nowadays-Now
AFF: Subj+will+VBF
Will/shall+subj+VBF
Subj+won't+VBF
In the future+one
day+tomorrow+immediatly+next
INT:
NEG:
Ago-Yesterday-Last
(week,month,summer..)
Last-Every+-Always (something
irritating)+JustPreviously
Ever/never
When+while+before+after+by the time+as
soon as+if+unless
SPELLING