12 TENSES
PAST

PRESENT

5. Past Simple
S + was/were …

FUTURE

1. Present Simple
S + V2/Ved …

6. Past Continuous/Progressive
S + was/were + V-ing …

7. Past Perfect
S + had + past participle (V3/Ved) …

8. Past Perfect Continuous
S + had + been + V-ing …

S + am/is/are …

9. Future Simple
S + V(s/es) …

2. Present Continuous/Progressive
S + am/is/are + V-ing …

3. Present Perfect
S + have/has + past participle (V3/Ved) …

4. Present Perfect Progressive
S + have/has + been + V-ing …

Future with be going to

S + will/shall + Inf …
S+am/is/are going to +Inf …

10. Future Continuous/Progressive
S + will/shall + be + V-ing …

11. Future Perfect
S + will/shall + have + past participle (V3/Ved) …

12. Future Perfect Continuous
S + will/shall + have + been + V-ing …

1) Yesterday we (be) …….in the mountains, but now we (be) …..on the beach, and tomorrow we (be) ……….back home.
2) She (live) ……with her aunt as a child, but at present she (live) ….. alone, and next year she (live) ………………. abroad to work there.
3) Our dad (work) ………………. for that company since 2000.
4) Our friends (learn) ……………………... French for 7 years.
5) The robbers (run) ……………….. away before the police came.
After …………………………………………………………………………..
6) I (hand) …………………… in my report before the deadline at 12pm yesterday.
7) I hope my team (finish) …………………………….the project by next Friday.
8) The farmers (work) ……………………. on the field from 5am and now they're still working together.
9) Peter (wait) …………………..for her from the early morning to the time we came home late afternoon yesterday.
10) Next January they (play) …………………………. for Manchester United for 2 years.

12 TENSES
PAST

PRESENT

5. ………………….
S + ………..…

S + ……………

6. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…

7. ……………………..
S + ………..……………..…………….

8. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…………….

1. ……………….
S + ………..…

S + ………..…

2. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…

3. ……………….
S + ………..……………..…………….

4. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…………….

FUTURE
9. ………………
Future with ………………

S + ……………………...
S + ……………………...

10. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…

11. ……………….
S + ………..……………..…………………

12. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…………………

1) Yesterday we (be) …..…. in the mountains, but now we (be) ………. on the beach, and tomorrow we (be) …..…….back home.
2) She (live) ….… with her aunt as a child, but at present she (live) ..….. alone, and next year she (live) ……………. abroad to work there.
3) Sorry, I can't meet at 8 am tomorrow because at that time I (take) …………………... my driving test.
4) Our dad (work) ……………….. for that company since 2000.
5) Our friends (learn) …………………….... French for 7 years.
6) The farmers (work) ……………………. on the field since 5 am and now they're still working together.
7) Look at the children over there. They (play) ……………………. rugby for an hour and a half.
8) The robbers (run) ……………….. away before the police came. = After ………………………………………………………………………
9) I (hand) …………………… in my report before the deadline at 12pm yesterday.
10) Peter (wait) …………………..for her from the early morning to the time we came home late afternoon yesterday.
11) Next January they (play) …………………………. for Manchester United for 2 years.
12) I hope my team (finish) ……………………….….the project by next Friday.

12 ………….
PAST

PRESENT

5. ………………….
S + ………..…

S + ……………

6. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…

7. ……………………..
S + ………..……………..…………….

8. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…………….

1. ……………….
S + ………..…

S + ………..…

2. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…

3. ……………….
S + ………..……………..…………….

4. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…………….

FUTURE

9. ………………
Future with ………………

S + ……………………...
S + ……………………...

10. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…

11. ……………….
S + ………..……………..…………………

12. ………………………………….
S + ………..……………..…………………

How can we distinguish 12 tenses?
1. The form of the verb / the verb form (see the map of 12 tenses)
2. Time expressions
3. The uses of the tense

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