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Present simple
REPEATED ACTIONS, DAILY ROUTINES,UNIVERSAL TRUTHS, ALWAYS, NEVER, SOMETIMES…
Will have done is which tense?
Future perfect
Has written is which tense?
present perfcet
After AFTER future perfect changes into
present perfect
Future simple
A DECISION TAKEN ON THE SPOT
EXPRESSING OUR BELIEFS, IDEAS, PROMISE…
OFFERING/ASKING FOR HELP
After TILL, WHEN, BY THE TIME, BEFORE future simple changes into
present simple
Future in the past
WHEN THE MAIN CLAUSE IS IN THE PAST WE USE WOULD INSTEAD OF WILL
Future continuous
1. An action at a certain moment in future
2. A logical consequence of an action
3. An arrangement for a certain period of time in future
4. Use in the interrogative form we are intrerested in the answer
Present perfect
A RECENT ACTION, WE ARE NOT GIVEN THE TIME! WE ARE INTERESTED ONLY IN THE ACTION
Past simple
IN THE PAST(LONG AGO), OR WE ARE GIVEN THE TIME
Past continuous
AN ACTION AT A CERTAIN MOMENT IN THE PAST, A LONG ACTION INTERRUPTED BY A SHORT ACTION
Past perfect
AN ACTION BEFORE ANOTHER ACTION IN THE PAST
Future perfect in the past
WHEN THE MAIN CLAUSE IS IN THE PAST WE USE WOULD HAVE DONE INSTEAD OF WILL HAVE DONE.
Past simple is used with
WHEN, AGO, IN, ON, LAST, THAT
Future perfect
AN ACTION BEFORE ANOTHER ACTION IN FUTURE
Present continuous
1. Now
2. ACTIONS HAPPENING OFTEN BUT BY CHANCE
IRRITATING ACTIONS IN PRESENT
TEMPORARY PERIODS OF TIME
PLANNED ACTIONS FOR THE NEAREST FUTURE
CHANGING ACTIONS
Past perfect continuous
1. It shows how long an action had been lasting before a certain moment in the past
2. It explains the result of an action that took place by a certain moment in the past
Future perfect continuous shows
how long an action will have been lasting before another action in future
Present pefect continuous
1. It shows how long an action has been lasting
2. It explains the result of an action
3. It shows an irritation in the past
Present perfect is used with
EVER, NEVER, ALREADY, YET, JUST, AT LAST, SO FAR, THIS, FOR AGES, SINCE…