List
of present and past tenses
Present
simple I
do
I
work
in a bank but I don't enjoy
it very much.
Tom
watches
television every evening.
Do
you like
parties?
We
don't
go out very often. We usually
stay
at home.
Present
continuous
I am doing
Please
don't disturb me. I'm
working.
"What's
Tom doing?"
"He's watching
television."
Hello,
Ann. Are
you enjoying
the party?
We
aren't
going to the party
tomorrow night.
Present
perfect
I have done
I've
lost my key. Have
you seen
it anywhere?
`Is
Tom here?' "No, he has
gone home.'
How
long have
they been
married?
The
house is very dirty. We haven't
cleaned it for
weeks.
Present
perfect continuous
I have been doing
I'm
tired. I've
been working hard
all day.
You're
out of breath. Have
you been running?
How
long has
he been learning
English?
I
haven't
been feeling very
well recently.
Past
simple
I did
I
lost
my key yesterday.
They
went
to the cinema but they didn't
enjoy the
film.
What
time did
you get
up this morning?
It
was
hot in the room, so she opened
the window.
Past
continuous
I was doing
When
I arrived, Tom was
watching television.
This
time last year I was
living in Brazil.
What
were
you doing
at 10 o'clock last night?
The
television was on but they weren't
watching it.
Past
perfect
I had done
I
couldn't get into the house because I had
lost my key.
When
I arrived at the party, Tom wasn't there. He had
gone home.
They
didn't come to the cinema with us because they had
already seen
the film.
The
house was dirty because we hadn't
cleaned it for
weeks.
Past
perfect continuous
I had been doing
I
was very tired. I had
been working hard
all day.
He
was leaning against a wall, out of breath. He had
been running.
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