PRESENT INDEFINITE (SIMPLE) TENSE
Tenses (Времена)
Present Tenses (настоящиевремена)
1Present Simple(Indefinite) (настоящее, простое)
(usually, often, sometimes, always, every day, seldom, rarely, regularly, once, twice, 3 times a week )
I study English. He studies English
Do you study English? Does he studyEnglish? I don’t study English. He doesn’t studyEnglish.
2 Present Progressive (Continuous) (настоящеедлительное)
(now, right now, at the moment)
I am speaking to John. They are playing now. Am I speaking to John? Are you playing?
I am not speaking to John now They are notplaying
He is speaking to Johnnow
Is he speaking to John?
He is not speaking to John
3 Present Perfect (настоящеесовершённое)
(just, already, almost, ?ever, -never, -?yet, recently, for, since, this day, this week, this month, for ages, for a long time)
I have just spoken to mum. He has talked to Tom.
Have you ever spoken to mum? Has he talked to Tom?
I havenever spoken to mum yet. hasnot talkedto Tom
4 PresentPerfectProgressive(настоящее совершенное длительное)
(for, since, how long)
I have been going to school Shehasbeen speakingto
Haveyou beenspeakingto him? Hasshe been speakingtoPete?
I havenotbeenspeakingto him. She hasn’tbeen speakingto Pete.
Past Tenses
1Past Simple ( Indefinite) Tense(прошедшеепростое)
(yesterday, the day before yesterday, last Sunday, in 1967, 4 years ago)
I spoketo my friend. Shewatched TV.
Didyou speakto your friend? Did she watch TV?
I didn’t speak to my friend. She didn’t watch TV.
He wasin the park. They were in the park.
Washe in the club? Werethey at school?
He wasnotat school. They werenotat home
2 Past Progressive( Continuous) Tense- прошедшеедлительноевремя
(at 5 o’ clock yesterday, from 5 up to 6, while)
He wasspeaking. They werespeaking.
Washe speaking? Werethey speaking?
He wasn’tspeaking. They weren’tspeaking
3 Past Perfect
(before, after, when, by 5 o` clock….)
I had spokento Alice.
HadI spokento Alice?
I hadn’tspokento Alice.
4 Past Perfect Progressive( Cоntinuous) (прошедшеедлительноевремя)
( when, for, since)
I had beenspeakingto her.
Hadyou beenspeaking to her?
I hadn’t beenspeaking to her.
Future tenses(будущиевремена).
1 Future Simple(Indefinite) Tense-будущеепростое
(tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next Sunday)
I shallspeak English. He willspeak English.
ShallI speak English? Willhe speak English?
I shallnotspeak English. He willnot speak English
2 Future Progressive( Continuous) Tense-будущее длительное
( at 5 p.m. tomorrow, from Monday up to Friday)
She will be speaking.
Willshe be speaking?
She will notbe speaking.
3Future Perfect-будущеесовершённое
(before, after, by 6 o` clock…).
They willhave spoken
Willthey have spoken?
They won`thave spoken
4 Future Perfect Progressive Tense-будущеесовершённоедлительное
( for, since)
I willhave been speaking. Will I have been speaking? Iwill nothave been speaking
I shall go= I`ll go
He will go= He`ll go
I shall not go = I shan`t go
He willnot go= He won`t go