Tenses
In this tense we add -s or -es for the third person.
Simple Present
He ___ (go) for a walk everyday.
Why did you change the channel? I ____ (watch) that movie.
was watching
This time next summer, I ____ (study) yoga in India.
will be studying
Complete with a compound word with home or house:
Let's give her a spectacular _____ party when she gets back from New York.
homecoming
We use this tense for actions that started and ended in the past.
Simple Past
_____ the boys ____ (play) football?
Are the boys playing football?
When he entered the room, somebody _____ (hit) him in the head.
hit
I don't think Brian ___ (come) to the party.
will come
Complete with a compound word with home or house
Now that I am in Paris, I never thought I would be so _____
homesick
Actions that happened before another action in the past.
Past Perfect
They _____ (defeat) their enemies.
They have defeated their enemies.
I told John not to drive because he _____ (drink) all night.
had been drinking
Don't come at 10:00, I ___ (sleep)
will be sleeping
The new chemical ____ (test) when it exploded. (Past passive progressive)
was being tested
We use this tense for future scheduled events.
Simple Present.
____ you ____ your scooter yet? (sell)
Have you sold your scooter yet?
When I ___ (get) out of the shower, the lights ___ (go) off.
When I was getting out of the shower, the lights went off.
Her train ______ (arrive) at 8:35 tomorrow morning.
arrives
He ____ (not tell) about the decision and got angry.
Use past perfect passive
hadn't been told
Actions that began in the past, are in process in the present and will continue in the future. We often use it with by or by the time.
Future Perfect Progressive
We ______ (live) in Chandigarh since 1989.
We have been living in Chandigarh since 1989.
The shopkeeper _____ (close) the shop before I reached there.
had closed
By next August, she _____ (play) tennis professionally for two years.
will have been playing
Complete with a compound word with home or house
I'm just a _____. Three kids, _____ cookies and _____ vegetables.
housewife, home-made, home-grown