Tenses - Sts

present, 4
future
VERBS
 Infinitive to be to live
 Dictionary be live
 Gerund being living
 Participle been lived
 interesting
VERB TENSES
Present simple
Indicates a habitual action and something that is always true.
is/ am/ are…

E.g:
S+
Signals: Always (100%)// usually/often/normally/ frequently/ as
usual// sometimesV/ V(s) /hardly/scarcely/rarely// never (0%)
(50%)/
Once a day/ twice a week/ three times a month/
Everyday/ every two days/
I learn English everydat ; Ngoc Anh is pretty (a/N/Ving/ Ved/p3
I wash my hair every two days.
Every morning/ afternoon/
Every Monday morning/
In the mornings/afternoons
In March/ April/
In Spring/Summer/ Autumn/Winter
In 2016
On Friday, March 18th, 2016
On Tuesday mornings
 On International Women’s Day
 On Christmas Day
 At 9 am
 At sunrise (dawn)/ midday/noon/lunch time/ sunset
(dusk)/ night/midnight/
 At Christmas/Easter
 If S + V simple present, S + will/shall + V
 If we learn hard, we will pass the MA entrance examination.
 When/before/ as soon as/ right after S + V, S + V
 Everyday before going to school, I take my children to school.
Present continuous
An action that is occurring around the
moment of speaking.
S + is/ am/ are + V_ing

E.g:
Signals: Now/ at the moment (of speaking)/ at this time
V – V-ing
Speaking/ Stopping/ running/
Seeing/ Write – writing/ dye – dyeing/ queue –queueing
Die – dying/ lie –lying
Notes: modal verbs: can/could; may/might/ must/have to/
shall/ should/ will/would/ need/dare
I ………..English now A. studies B. am studying
Stative verbs: be/ have (= own/ possess)
Like/love/ want/hate/dislike
Feel/ seem/sound/ taste/ appear/ smell + adj
See/hear/
Taste/ It tastes good.
I’m seeing the dentist tomorrow.
He is seeing me off at the airport at 12 am.
Always:
He is always leaving the keys inside the
house.
Present perfect
Refers to an action in the past that is connected
to the moment of speaking.
E.g: S + have/ has + Vii

Signals: since 2011/ I was 19/since then
For half an hour /
This/ It is the first time I’ve (ever) seen that film
-> I haven’t seen that film before.
This is the most interesting film I’ve ever seen.
-> I haven’t seen such an interesting film before.
I have been to London once/twice/ three times. (I’m in VN
now)
He has gone to LD. (He is in LD now)
We’ve gone to the E class (We are in the E class).
Have you had dinner?
Recently/ lately (# late)
Up to now/ until now/ until this time/ so far
How are the things? - So far so good
Been to/ gone to
Just: We’ve just/ already reviewed/revised the
present continuous tense.
We have not reviewed the present perfect cont.
tense yet.
Never: I’ve never seen a man with 3 heads and
6 hands.
Present perfect continuous
An action that began in the past, connected
to the moment of speaking and can still
continue in the future.
S + have/ has + been + V_ing
Signals: Since/for
We have reviewed 4 tenses since 9 am.
We have been revising tenses since 9 am.
Notes:
My daddy has been working at police office for 10 years
Past simple
Indicates a finished action. Something that
happened in the past and has no connection to
the moment of speaking.
was/ were
S+
V-ed/ V bqt
E.g:
Signals: Yesterday/ last week/ year/
...ago: an hour ago/ 10 years ago/30 years ago.
For (during/in) the last/ past 10 years (since
2006)+ present perfect
If S + V qkt , S + would/should/might + V (>< present)
If I were not in the E class, I would work at my office.
(I’m in the E class. So I don’t work)
S + wish (that) S + V qkt (>< present)
I wish I were the President.
If only I were at home.
(It) is time + S + V qkt. = It is time + for sb + to V =
S + would rather S + V qkt
It is (about/ high) time you got up/ stopped smoking/ we
had a break/rest. (relaxed)
 It’s time for us to have a break.
We would rather you had a break.(you let us have a
break.)
Past continuous
An action that was happening at a certain
moment of the past.
S + was/were + V_ing
E.g:
Signals: At that time/ at 9 am/
At 9 am, the teacher was teaching English when I came
in.
At 9 pm yesterday, my husband was watching TV. My
children were studying and I was washing the dishes.
What were you doing at 9 am yesterday?
What did you do yesterday?
The past perfect tense
Use:
 S + had + pii
Signals: Before/ after/ when/
I had had breakfast before I went to work.
(Right) After/ When I had had breakfast I went to
work.
Hardly ..... when/ no sooner .... than
Hardly had I had breakfast when I went to work.
No sooner had I had breakfast than I went to work.
Have – had – had
Past perfect continuous
An action happened before another
action or before a moment of time in the
past.
S + had + been + V-ing
E.g:
Signals: I had been learning English for two
hours before I went to bed.
Simple future
 An action that will happen in the future
 Decisions taken at the moment of speaking
S + will / shall + V
E.g:
Signals: Tomorrow/ the day after tomorrow/ next week/
month/ year
In 20 days’ time we will take an university (BA/ MA/ PhD)
entrance examination.
I will take an exam to become a state
official.
Be going to
Actions intended to be performed in the
near future
Prediction based on present fact.
S + am/ is/ are + going to +V
E.g: I’m going to revise English lessons for the
coming exam tomorrow.
Signals: Look black cloud! It’s going to rain
soon.
She had a knife in her hand. She …………a
chicken.
She will kill a chicken
Future continuous
Actions in progress at a stated future time
S + will/shall be + Ving
E.g:
Signals: At this time tomorrow/ next week
Nguyen will be working at the office this time
tomorrow.
Anh will be visiting her hometown at this time
tomorrow
Future perfect
Actions which will be finished before a stated
future time
S + will / shall + have + VII
E.g:
Signals: By this time next month we’ll have
finished taking the entrance exam.
By the year 2025, I’ll have lived in Hanoi for 5
years.
By October of this year I’ll have been married for
30 years.
Future perfect continuous
Duration of an action up to a certain time in the
future
S + will / shall + have been V_ing
E.g:
Signals:
By 11 am, we’ll have been reviewing English tenses for 2
hours (without break/ non-stop).
Exercises
1. Jim was cooking dinner in the kitchen while Jo ………..the dog.
A. is feeding B. has been feeding C. was feeding D. had been feeding
2. I …………dinner with James tomorrow.

A. am having B. have been having C. have had D. had had
3. You can’t leave the table until you…………your dinner.

A. finished B. finish C. are going to finish D. will finish
4. Dane…. in Manchester for several years before he decided to move to London.

A. will work B. has worked C. had been working D. works
5. Those cakes…………. delicious! Can I have one more?

A. tastes B. are tasting C. tasting D. taste
6. They……….. Paris twice this month.

A. have gone in B. had gone to C. have been to D. had been in
7. Mary is a good girl. She……….. her mother with the housework.

A. is helping B. always helps C. had always helped D. always helped
8. He………. as a waiter for ten years, then he opened his own
restaurant.
A. works B. has worked C. had worked D. has been
working
9. He’s a famous singer. He ……..……a lot of concerts so far.
A. is giving B. has given C. gives D. had been giving
10. They haven’t seen us……………two weeks.
A. before B. until C. for D. since
11. They have written four novels…………….
A. so far B. last week C. one year ago D. one year
12. He……………….in this factory for 2 years.
A. worked B. was C. has worked D. have been
13. Have you done your homework………..?
A. JustB. already C. yet D. still
14. Have you ever…………. to New York? Yes, two times.
A. been B. gone C. visited D. come
15. He…………me every Sunday.
A. came to see B. comes to see
C. is coming to see D. has come to see
16. I ………….them since I left school.
A. didn’t see B. don’t see
C. haven’t seen D. hadn’t seen
17. The police…………..the people not to come home one hour
ago.
A. has warned B. have warned
C. warned D. had warned
18. It ……………..everyday so far this week.
A. has rained B. is raining
C. rained D. rains
19. We……………. here for 2 years.
A. have living B. had lived
C. live D. have lived
20. How long ago………….you come here?
A. have B. did C. had D. do
21. The sky is getting dark. It……………
A. has rained B. rained
C. rains D. is going to rain
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present, 4

is/ am/ are…

S + is/ am/ are + V_ing

E.g: S + have/ has + Vii

2. I …………dinner with James tomorrow.

3. You can’t leave the table until you…………your dinner.

4. Dane…. in Manchester for several years before he decided to move to London.

5. Those cakes…………. delicious! Can I have one more?

6. They……….. Paris twice this month.

7. Mary is a good girl. She……….. her mother with the housework.

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