RULES
USE OF S.PRESENT
Habits, permanent situations, facts (always true), future timetables.
Simple Past
past verb + adverb
My dad rarely ______ the newspaper in the morning.
READS
The sun sets in the west.
S. Present
GO
GONE
USE OF S. PAST
Actions in a finished time period
S. Past & Past Continuous
I _________ FOR AN EXAM WHEN THE LIGHT______ (go off)
His flight arrives at 2PM.
Future
DO
DONE
USE of PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Unifinished actions now, temporary situations, definite future plans.
SIMPLE FUTURE
WILL+infinitiveverb
or
GOING TO+infinitive verb
HURRY UP, THE TRAIN __________ IN TEN MINUTES!
LEAVES
I'M STARVING! I HAVEN'T HAD BREAKFAST!
PRESENT PERFECT
PUT
PUT
Action finished before another past action.
PRESENT PERFECT
have/has+past participle
MY GRANNY ______________ (never) SUSHI; SHE IS AFRAID RAW FISH CAN MAKE HER FEEL NAUSEOUS.
HAS NEVER EATEN
WHEN YOU WERE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, I HADN'T BEEN BORN YET!
PAST PERFECT
WRITE
WRITTEN
SIMPLE FUTURE
PAST PERFECT
Past Perfect & Past Simple
I WAS LATE FOR WORK YESTERDAY. WHEN I _________ AT THE TRAIN STATION, THE TRAIN ___________ (already)!
ARRIVED / HAD ALREADY LEFT
BY THE WINTER HOLIDAYS, I WILL HAVE READ 6 NOVELS.
FUTURE PERFECT
FLY
FLOWN