A STORY IN A TIMELINE

A story in a timeline

Visual review of english tenses

I will study History because on the weekend I am going to a concert.

I hadn't called Claire to tell her our homework.

FUTURE

PAST

Today

I have snooped in Jamie's instagram.

+info

+info

+info

+info

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I met my friends after class. Later, as I was doing my homework, I was listening to some music. I was listening to Rosalía when I remembered that... (look in past)

I am in English class. We are writing a story and reviewing tenses.

Today

Yesterday

FUTURE

(TO BE) GOING TO

WILL

Future simple

• Predictions with no/low evidence.
• Established timetable
• Decissions taken at the moment of speaking
• Threats, promises.

• Predictions based on evidence.
• Actions about to happen
• Plans and intentions

am/is/are + going to+ verb (bare inf)

will + verb (bare inf)

won't + verb (bare inf)

am not/isn't/aren't+ going to+ verb (bare inf)

will + S + verb (bare inf)...?

am/is/are+ Subj+ going to+ verb (bare inf)...?

this evening, in an hour, at (time), later, tomorrow, next..., soon, in a few weeks, in the future...

PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• Timetables

• Arranged plans and appointments

Mercadona closes at 9:30pm. We still have time.

(At 8:00 pm)

I am visiting the dentist next Monday.

FUT. CONTINUOUS

FUT. PERFECT

By December, we will have done two English exams.

Next Tuesday, at 1:20 pm we will be sitting in class.

PAST TENSES

SIMPLE

CONTINUOUS

• Ongoing past actions.

• Finished past actions.

• In a story, the background actions.

• In a story, the main/short actions, the ones that cut others are in P.S.

verb

+ed /+ied /+d

2nd column

didn't +

verb

Did +

S+ verb...?

was/ were +

verb-ing

wasn't/ weren't +

verb-ing

Was/were+

S+ verb-ing...?

yesterday last... ...ago

while as always (for unpleasant, repetitive actions)

in ... (year/decade/ century)when then

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

• Actions that began in the past and are still going on.

• Past actions with visible/valid present effect.

• A recent action.

+ed /+ied /+d

PAST PARTICIPLE

have/has +

2nd column

haven't/hasn't +

PAST PARTICIPLE

Have/Has + S +

PAST PARTICIPLE....?

NEVER, EVERJUST, ALREADY, YET, STILL SINCE (specific moment) FOR (period of time)

PAST PERFECT

The past in the past: completed actions that took place before another past action.

HAD +

past participle

already after before

by the time until never

just

PRESENT

SIMPLE

CONTINUOUS

• Habits or routines.
• Timetables.
• General truths or scientific facts
• Stative verbs:

• Ongoing action at the moment of speaking
• Temporary actions
• Definite plan for the near future

emotions and feelings (dislike, enjoy, hope)thoughts and opinions (believe, guess, think) perception (feel, hear, see), posession (belong) price and measure (cost, measure, weight)

3rd person sg.

am/is/are

verb+ ing

goesfixeskisseswatches washes

bare infinitive

verb+ s/es

verb+ ing

am not/isn't/aren't

don't

doesn't

am/is/are

+S+ verb-ing...?

Do/Does

+S+ verb...?

unow, right now, at the momentthis year, at present, today, these days, this month this evening, tonight, tomorrow, next...

usually, sometimes, rarely, always, never, seldom, regularly, generally, occasionally, frequently, often...at (time), in the..., on (day), every..., once/twice