Verbs of different tenses of the English language. Exercises on Present Simple

Now even a child knows that “without English you can’t get anywhere.” But no one can clearly explain how to learn to speak and understand effectively, where to start, and how to understand that the result has appeared.

In this article we will look at one of the most “painful” topics in language learning, namely - English Times. Everyone knows that there are many of them, they are all different: some require some kind of endings, others require a table of irregular verbs. Are times as scary as they say?

Verb tense(namely, it changes tense) is a concept that characterizes the change of the verb, depending on whether the action happened, is happening, or will happen.

Let’s immediately dispel the popular myth that three times of the Simple group are enough for communication.
Communication may work, but it will be of very poor quality; in most cases, you simply will not be able to convey the idea.

Tenses in English are more connected with the mentality of English-speaking countries, because it was their affection and attention to detail that created the long (Progressive) and complete (Perfect) groups of tenses.

Present tense in English

There are four present tenses in English:

Present Simple;
Progressive;
Perfect;
Perfect Progressive.

The same situation applies to past and future tenses.

Present Simple - present simple tense

Is used for:

Transferring an action that happens regularly (I work 5 days a week; he walks the dog in the morning);
Habits (I don’t smoke; my neighbor runs in the morning);
Traditions (we visit grandma every Christmas; her husband gives her jewelry for every birthday);
Facts (snow melts in spring, water boils at 100 C).

In every time there are so-called marker words, which will help you navigate the choice of time in case of difficulties.

So, write out this list for yourself, and you will not have problems with Present Simple tense:

Always - always;
Usually – usually;
Often – often;
Sometimes - sometimes;
Seldom – rare;
Never - never;
Every day (week, month etc.) – every day (week, month, etc.);
Once/twice a... - once in..., twice in....

In order to make a statement in the Present Simple, you need to remember that the first 2 places in the sentence are a priori occupied by the actor and the verb. The subject comes first, then the predicate. S (subject - subject) + V (verb - verb/predicate) + Obj. (object – object/addition) I(you, we, they) work everyday. BUT! He/She/It workS every day.

When the actor is a third person singular - we must add the ending –s, -es(if the word ends in –o/-s/-ss/-sh/-ch/-x).

To ask a question, you need to use auxiliary. Such verbs have no translation, they simply indicate the time in which the question is asked. After all, in English, unlike Russian, there are no gender or temporal endings.

Auxiliary verbs to form a question:

I/you/we/they – DO
He/she/it – DOES

As you may have noticed, the third person singular always ends in –s/-es. BUT! The ending should be repeated only once per sentence. Therefore, if a sentence has DOES, NO endings need to be added to the verb.

The question is structured like this:

Do(does) + S + V + Obj.
Do you work here?
Does he work here?

If we need to ask special question, just need to be endured question word to the very first place:

WHY do you work here?

Negation is also done using the already familiar do/does, but with the negative particle NOT:

S + do not (does not) + V + Obj.

Shortening for negative auxiliary verbs:

Do not = don`t — I don`t work here.
Does not = doesn`t — He doesn`t work here.

But if the action does not occur at all, every day, often or rarely, but right now, at the time of speech, we will need time Present Progressive.

Present Progressive - present continuous tense

To understand and remember it, you first need to construct a sentence in an unusual way for yourself: I am the one writing this text, my brother is playing football now, etc. This is exactly what the literal translation of sentences sounds like in this tense.

Formula: S + be (am/is/are) + Ving + Obj.

Continuous auxiliary verb – to be.

In the present tense it has 3 forms:

I AM - I am working now;
He/she/it IS — He/she/it is working now.
You/we/they ARE - We/you/they are working now.

Question:

Be + S + Ving + Obj:
- Am I working?
- Is she working?
- Are we working?

Denial:

S + be + not + Ving + Obj:
- I am not working now.
- He is not working now.
- We are not working now.

Reduction:

I'm not;
He/she/it isn`t;
We/you/they aren`t.

Past tense in English

Past Simple- the time we use for events that began and ended in the past.

Marker words:

Yesterday - yesterday;
The day before yesterday - the day before yesterday;
Late (week, Friday, year etc.) – last week, last Friday, last year, etc.;
10 years AGO – 10 years ago;
When I was a child - when I was a child;
In 1996 – in 1996.

Statement:

S + V (II/ -ed) + Obj — I worked yesterday.

Note! In English there is no regular verbs, that is, those that form the past tense not according to the rules. For example, the verb go. We can't add the ending -ed to it because it's incorrect. We simply look at the table, find its second form - went, and insert it into the sentence. I went to school yesterday. I went to school yesterday.

Question:

Did + S + V + Obj: Did you work last week?

Did is used for all persons, and the verb we WE DO NOT CHANGE.

Negation:

S + didn`t + V + Obj — I didn`t work last week.

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Past Progressive

To express a long-term action in the past, it is used Time Past Progressive. Most often, it is used in conjunction with the Past Simple when talking about a process that was interrupted brief event in past.

For example:

I was reading a book when I heard a strange noise. I was reading a book (process) when I heard a strange sound (it interrupted the process).

As with any time, markers will help you find your way:

At 7 pm – 7 pm (or any other specific time;
From…. Till….. – from…..to….;
While - while.

Statement:

S+be+Ving+Obj

As you can see, the formula is absolutely identical to the Present progressive tense, but there is still a difference. And this is the form of the verb to be.

In the past tense, the verb has only 2 forms:

was (for singular);
were (for plural).

Question:

Be + S + Ving + Obj. —Was I sleeping at 10 am?

Negation:

S + be NOT + Ving + Obj — I wasn`t sleeping at 10 am.

Future tense in English

The future tense can be expressed in several ways. The most used ones are time Future Simple and the phrase be going to.

The Future Simple is used for unplanned events in the future. We often use it for spontaneous decisions. The catch is that most school teachers presented this time as the only time available for talking about the future, but in practice, other phrases overtake it in frequency of use.

You can create this time using auxiliary verb will.

Time markers:

Tomorrow - tomorrow;
Next week (month, Summer) – next week, next month, next summer;
In 10 years – in 10 years;
Later - later.

Statement:

S + will + V + Obj:
- I will call you later.
- He will call you later.
- We will call you later.

As you can see, the verb after will does not need to be changed.

Reduction:

I will – I'll
He will – he'll
We will – we'll

Question:

In any interrogative sentence in English, we need to put the auxiliary verb first:

Will + S + V + Obj:
- Will you call me later?
If the question is special, put a question word before the auxiliary verb:
- WHEN will you call me?

Negation:

S + will NOT + V + Obj — I will not call you later.

Reduction:

Will not = won't

Design be going to used for a pre-planned action in the future, it is often translated as "about to do something."

Statement:

Question:

Be + S + going to + V?:
- Am I going to swim?
- Is he going to swim?
- Are you going to swim?

Negation:

S + be NOT + going to + V + Obj:
- I am not going to swim.
- He is not going to swim.
- We are not going to swim.

Signs of tenses in English

We have already found out that each tense has marker words that help distinguish one grammatical tense from another. Therefore, you should remember the markers, which is best done by making several dozen various offers with every.

Remember that the ending – ing can only be used in conjunction with the verb be.

One of the most common mistakes up to high levels we can consider sentences like:

I'm working here.
We live here.

They are grammatically incorrect because the verb ending in –ing is used in the following sentences:

I AM working.
We are living.

If we are not talking about at this moment, and about what is happening, in general, a simple character and a verb are enough:

I work here.
He work here.

Coordination of tenses is a topic that makes you want to quit studying, but in fact, the logic behind it is very simple.

Remember, if the past tense was used at the beginning of the sentence, then we can ONLY use the past tense, even if the Russian version uses the present tense.

For example:

Her father found out that she smokes.

The past tense comes first, and the present tense comes second. This is not possible in English.

We must say:

Her father found out that she smoked.

How to remember tenses in English?

There are several ways to remember times, but, unfortunately, there is no universal way:

Remember the name of the time along with the formula, like a rhyme:
- Present Simple (I do/he does)
- Present Progressive (I am going)
- Past Simple (I did), etc.
Find interesting text and highlight all the tenses you see. Then explain the use of each:
Watch movies and TV series in the original and pay attention to the use of tenses;
Practice and practice again!

Exercises on tenses in English with answers

Put the verb into the correct form, using markers and auxiliary verbs:

He often (cut)himself.
What time did Peter (arrive)?
Mike never (forget)
Are you (sit) here?
We (drink) a lot of Coke at the party yesterday.
It was (rain)all night yesterday.
The train_______ leave in a few minutes.
I (put) on a clean shirt yesterday

Answers:

Choose the correct auxiliary verb:

____ did you like the movie we watched yesterday?
_____ do you like ice-cream?
_____ he smoke?
_____ he speaking now?
_____ we writing?
_____ you live in Lindon?
What ____ do you usually have for breakfast?
When ____ you wake up this morning?
What ____ did you watch on TV yesterday?
_____ is it raining now?

Answers:

Did you like the movie we watched yesterday?
Do you like ice-cream?
Does he smoke?
Is he speaking now?
Are we writing?
Do you live in Lindon?
What do you usually have for breakfast?
When did you wake up this morning?
What did you watch on TV yesterday?
Is it raining now?

The main difficulty of the English language for beginners is tenses. There are only 12 tenses in the English language, but due to the specifics of some tenses, confusion occurs. In this article I will tell you in detail about the tenses of the English language with an example of use.

From the article you will learn:

English tenses with examples and translation into Russian

In English, there are traditionally 12 tenses. English tenses are divided into 3 groups:

Simple (Indefinite),
Continuous (Progressive),
Perfect.

They, in turn, in combination with the basic tense forms Present, Past and Future, form the corresponding tenses. Let's start with the group Indefinite.

Present Simple (Presen Indefinite) - Present Simple

How is it formed:

I form of the verb. This form is used in all persons and numbers, except for the third person singular: then the endings – s, -es – are added.

When to use:

1. The action occurs with a certain frequency. Used with such adverbs as always (always), rarely (rarely), often (often), usually (usually), never (ever), etc., in addition, with the word every (every day, every month, every year etc.)

She never listens to me.- She never listens to me.

I always go abroad in summer.— In the summer I always go abroad.

He goes to the theater every weekend.— He goes to the theater every weekend.

2. The effect is scientifically proven.

Water boils at 100 degrees.— Water boils at 100 degrees.

3. The sequence of actions is described.

I get up, wash my hands and face, have breakfast etc.— I get up, wash, have breakfast, etc.

Present Continuous - Present Continuous

It should be noted that some English present tenses can indicate the future.

How is it formed:

verb to be + I form of the verb + ing ending.

When used: 1. the action is happening at the moment.

I am watching TV now.- I'm watching TV now.

2. the action will take place in the near future, which is planned (!).

I am flying to New York next month.— Next month I'm flying to New York.

Present Perfect - Present Perfect

The peculiarity is that the English tenses of the Perfect group can denote the past, although they are called present.

Formation: have / has + III form of the verb.

When to use the present perfect tense:

1. the action happened today, this year, this week, etc., i.e. the period has not yet ended.

Has not written 10 books and he is just twenty!- He wrote 10 books, and he’s only twenty! (Life is going)

We have met this month.— We saw each other this month (the month has not ended)

He has met me today.- Today he met me.

2. with adverbs yet (yet), just (only), recently (recently), ever (always), never (never), already (already), etc.

I have just found out about this.- I just found out about this.

I've never been to England.- I have never been to England.

She has already done this work.- She has already done this work.

3. Action in the past affects the present state

We have gone to the forest and now he has a cold.— We went to the forest, and he caught a cold.

Past Simple - Past Simple

How to form the past simple tense:

II form of the verb, i.e. verb + ending –ed (regular verbs), or II form of an irregular verb.

When to use:

1. The presence of a time marker yesterday (yesterday), last (past, last) or other.

He visited doctor last week.— Last week he visited the doctor.

I met him when I studied at the University.— I met him when I was at university.

2. The action happened in the past without any conditions.

I knew you would come.- I knew you would come.

3. Sequence of actions.

He took the taxi, asked to stop at the Time Square, looked through the window etc.— He took a taxi, asked to stop at Time Square, looked out the window, etc.

Past Continuous - Past Continuous

How to form the past continuous tense:

Verb to be in 2nd form + verb+ ing ending.

When to use:

1. The process lasted for a long time without interruption.

For example.

He was playing the piano the whole evening.— He played the piano all evening.

2. The process was interrupted by another action.

They came in when she was speaking by the phone.— They came in while she was talking on the phone.

Past Perfect - Past Perfect

How is it formed:

2nd form of the verb have + 3rd form of the verb.

When to use:

1. When agreeing on times.

He said that he had not noticed you.- He said he didn't notice you.

2. One action happened before the other.

Example: He had left before I could figure out something.“He left before I could understand anything.”

3. There is a temporary excuse by.

He had made his decision by summer.— By the summer he made a decision.

Future Simple - Future Simple

How is it formed:

Shall (used only with 1st person) will+I form of the verb.

When to use:

The action will take place in the future. Used with time markers tomorrow, next, or a deadline is indicated.

I will call you tomorrow.- I'll call you tomorrow.

He will visit us in 3 weeks.— He will visit us in 3 weeks.

Future Continuous - Future Continuous

How it is formed.

Auxiliary verb will/shall+be+1 verb form+ing

When used. The process continues into the future.

She will be dancing the whole day tomorrow.- Tomorrow she will dance all day.

Present Perfect Continuous - Present Perfect Continuous

How is it formed:

Have/has + been + verb+ing

When to use:

1. The action lasts from a moment in the past to a moment in the present (translated by the present)

I have been waiting for this moment all my life.“I’ve been waiting for this moment all my life.”

2. with the preposition since (s).

Their family has been owning this castle since 17th century.— Their family has owned this castle since the 17th century.

Past Perfect Continuous - Past Perfect Continuous

How is it formed:

Had + been + verb+ing

When to use:

One action is interrupted by another or is its cause.

I had been working hard the whole year, so I was exhausted. “I worked hard all year and was just exhausted.

Future Perfect Continuous - Future Perfect Continuous

English tenses such as Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous is used extremely rarely.

How is it formed:

Will/shall + have + been + verb+ ing

When to use:

The period of past and future is affected, the preposition of time by.

For example: I will have been working in this company for 10 years by 1st May.— By May 1, it will be 10 years that I have been working in this company.

Thus, we looked at 10 tenses of the English language (all based on 3 main ones).

Speaking English means opening many doors for yourself. IN modern world This skill is highly valued, and therefore you need to devote a lot of time to learning English. You need to develop this ability in yourself from childhood, although an adult can master a new language even in the absence of any basic knowledge. The main thing is to know the grammar, and the rest will come with practice.

Anyone who is familiar with the basics of the English language has encountered its tenses. It is on them that the entire English grammar is based, and it is they that cause difficulties and problems in learning for many. The most commonly used tense is the Present Simple. The table, as a rule, greatly simplifies the learning process.

When to use the Present Simple

English, like any language, is built on general principles and rules, which often do not allow alternatives in the use of certain grammatical structures. Some cases require the use of only a table of the use of this tense must be observed for literate speech.

Present Simple is used in the following cases:

When it comes to general rules, truths - about what everyone knows: a description of the laws, natural phenomena, research results and any other generally accepted facts (Mouses love cheese - Mice love cheese).
When we show emotions, feelings or state (I believe in love - I believe in love).
When describing everyday or permanent situations (His parents live in Russia - His parents live in Russia).
In the context of the future tense after the words if, when, before, until, unless (I "ll stay here untill you get back - I will stay here until you return).
When it comes to a schedule or regular actions, events (I get up at 8:30 - I get up at 8:30).
When we talk about personal habits, hobbies (I like bacon - I love bacon).
When we talk about what is happening now (She is here now - She is here now).

Although the Present Simple is considered one of the simplest grammatical tenses in the English language, it has several nuances that cannot be ignored, because in otherwise written and oral speech will be ridiculous.

Narration in Present Simple

Declarative sentences make up the majority of our speech. In Present Simple they are constructed as follows: subject + predicate (if speaking in the third person, then with the ending -s, only for the singular).

For example:

I read the newspaper every morning. - I read a newspaper every morning.
He reads the newspaper every morning. - He reads a newspaper every morning.

This is important: you must not confuse the form that the third person takes in the singular tense with the plural! The ending -s should only be added to the pronouns “it”, “he”, “she”.

Question in Present Simple

Auxiliary and special modal verbs are taken as the basis for constructing questions in the Present Simple. Such sentences are constructed according to the following scheme: question word + special auxiliary / + subject + predicate.

If different to be are used, it must be taken as the basis for constructing the question. Eg:

He is a teacher. - He is a teacher.
He is a teacher? - Is he a teacher?

IN general issues It is modal verbs that are used, not auxiliary verbs. For example:

She knows how to jump into the pool. - She can jump in the pool.
Can she jump into the pool? - Can she jump in the pool?

The verb to do has a special meaning in the Present Simple; a table of its main forms is given below. If a sentence has a semantic verb, but there is no modal verb, then the following forms of the verb to do are used:

I	do
we	do
they	do
he	does
she	does
it	does
you	do

This is important: when using the form does, the ending -s is not placed on the main predicate.

Negation in Present Simple

Auxiliary and special modal verbs in the Present Simple, table of forms to do in the present tense are also used to form negative sentences.

Scheme: subject + special auxiliary / modal verbs + particle not + predicate. In practice, abbreviations are often used: do not - don"t,
does not - doesn't.

For example:

He runs every evening. - He runs every evening.
He doesn't run every evening. - He does not (doesn't) run every evening.

English table: Present Simple

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Verbs in Present Simple

All verbs are important for constructing sentences: modal, auxiliary and, of course, main. Together, they create a certain system that makes up the main part of both this tense and the entire English language.

In the Present Simple, the first is used. However, there are nuances that must be taken into account when constructing a sentence of this tense:

In affirmative sentences in the third person singular, the verb takes on the particle -s.
In negatives and questions in the third person singular using the form does, the particle -s is not used.
In an interrogative sentence, the auxiliary verb is used before the subject. If type, an interrogative pronoun is used before them.
If the question is to the subject itself, then Who is used instead of the subject and applied before the predicate.

The verbs in Present Simple, the conjugation table of which is given below, are a framework without which it would be impossible to express your thoughts.

Number	Face	Declarative sentences	Negative sentences	Interrogative sentences
one.	1	I draw.	I don't draw.	Do I draw?
	2	You draw.	You don't draw.	Do you draw?
	3	He draws. She draws. It draws.	He does not draw. She does not draw. It does not draw.	Does he draw? Does she draw? Does it draw?
plural	1		You don't draw.	Do you draw?
	2	We draw.	We don't draw.	Do we draw?
	3	They draw.	They don't draw.	Do they draw?

Marker words

It's one thing to learn what it looks like present table Simple, and another thing is to apply the acquired knowledge in practice. Sometimes, looking at a sentence, it is not immediately possible to determine which grammatical tense it belongs to. This is precisely why there are marker words - unique indicators of a particular time. They are usually used after a modal/special auxiliary verb or at the end of a sentence. Marker words for Present Simple:

sometimes - sometimes,
regularly - constantly,
rarely - rarely,
often - often,
at the weekend - on the weekend,
on Wednesday - on Wednesdays,
every day - every day,
at weekends - on weekends,
always - always,
at 9 o"clock - at 9 o'clock,
usually - usually.

You know that there are twelve tense forms in the English language. It is grammatical tenses that allow us to correctly construct sentences and prepare us for speaking. The table of tenses in English is very useful. It will help you find the tense you need, all three sentence forms and usage. In this table we also added the expression and all the forms. Exercises for tenses in English can be found below after the table.

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Table of English tenses with examples and words to help

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Grammatical tense	Use	Affirmative, negative, interrogative sentences.
Present Simple Present simple tense*	1. Regularly repeated actions: As a rule, he has three meals a day. 2. Facts, scientific phenomena, laws of nature: Canada lies north of the United States. 3. Hobbies, traditions, habits: She is clever. Irish people drink a lot of beer. 4. The action is established by a schedule or schedule: The hypermarket opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m.. 5. Headings of newspaper articles: Russian sportsmen win the Olympic Games. 6. Dramatic stories, sports commentaries: They shake hands and she bids him goodnight. John serves to Mike. 7. Proposal to do something (Why...): Why don’t we go for a run?	Statement: She smiles. Negation: She does not smile. Question: Does she smile?
Present Continuous Present continuous tense	1. Action that occurs at the moment of speech: I am carrying the groceries. 2. Temporary action taking place around the present moment: He is living in London at the moment, as she is studying at London University. 3. Developing and changing situations: Your Italian is improving. The world is changing. 4. Annoying habit (with the words always, forever, constantly, continually): She is always losing her keys. 5. Action planned for the near future: We're leaving tomorrow.	Statement: She is smiling. Negation: She is not smiling. Question: Is she smiling?
Past Simple Simple past tense	1. Actions happened one after another: I got out of my bed, opened the window and turned on computer. 2. Single fact, state in the past: Jack London was born in 1876 and died in 1916. 3. Past habits: When I was young I swam across the river.	Statement: She spoke. Negation: She did not speak. Question: Did she speak?
Past Continuous Past continuous tense	1. Action that took place at a certain time in the past: I was making a salad at 4 pm yesterday. 2. To express irritation: Luis was forever smoking in my room! 3. Action in the past interrupted by another action: They were entertaining friends when the parcel arrived. 4. Actions took place simultaneously: While I was preparing dinner, my parents were playing cards. 5. One action is shorter (Past Simple), the other is longer (Past Cont.): My brother telephoned me when I was having dinner. 6. Descriptions of events in history: It was raining the wind was blowing.	Statement: She was speaking. Negation: She was not speaking. Question: Was she speaking?
Present Perfect Present perfect tense	1. Personal changes: She has lost 25 kilos. 2. Emphasis on number: You have knocked on the door three times. 3. An action, quite recently, the result of which is obvious and important in the present: We’ve run out of milk (there is no milk at home). 4. An action that happened sometime in the past, but is important in the present: I have been to Africa several times. 5. An action that began in the past, lasted for some time and continues to last in the present: We have known each other for a long time.	Statement: He has not spoken. Negation: He has not spoken. Question: Has he spoken?
Present Perfect Continuous Present perfect continuous tense	1. The action began in the past and continues in the present: It has been snowing since yesterday morning (and it’s still snowing). 2. Past action that they have visible result present: I have a sore throat. I have been talking on the phone all morning. 3. Expression of anger, irritation: Who's been drinking my orange juice? 4. Emphasis on duration, not result (with the words for, since, how long): The train has been waiting for three hours.	Statement: He has not been speaking. Negation: He has not been speaking. Question: Has he been speaking?
Past Perfect Past perfect tense	1. Completed action with a visible result in the past: I was sad because he had not called me. 2. Equivalent to Present Perfect. 3. An action that occurred before another action in the past or a moment in the past: They had finished the report by the end of the month. 4. Used with conjunctions hardly…when, scarcely…when, no sooner…than, barely…when.: The game had hardly begun when it started to rain.	Statement: He had spoken. Negation: He had not spoken. Question: Had he spoken?
Past Perfect Continuous Past perfect continuous tense	1. An action began in the past, lasted for some time and continued to last at a certain point in the past: How long had you've been living in Moscow before you moved to Vienna? 2. Actions in the past with a certain duration and this action has a visible result in the past: Dad was angry. He had been arguing with Daisy. 3. Past Perfect Continuous is the equivalent of Present Perfect Continuous.	Statement: He had been speaking. Negation: He had not been speaking. Question: Had he been speaking?
Future Simple Simple future tense	1. A future that does not depend on the speaker, and which will definitely happen: She will be ten next month. 2. Assumption regarding the future (believe, think, sure, etc): I will probably call you, but I’m not sure. 3. Decisions made at the time of speech: I'll switch on the light. 4. Threat, promise, offer: He'll be punished! I'll talk to him. I'll carry these bags for you. 5. A request for advice or a request for information, an offer to help (1 person singular and plural in interrogative sentences): Shall I carry these heavy bags for you? (To the second person will).	Statement: He will speak. Negation: He will not speak. Question: Will he speak?
Be going to	1. Obvious actions that will definitely happen: Oh no! Our train is on fire! We are going to die. 2. The intention to do something, the decision was made before the conversation: I’m going to paint my car this summer. I've already chosen the color I want.	Statement: He is going to speak. Negation: He is not going to speak. Question: Is he going to speak?
Future Continuous Future continuous tense	1. Actions that will occur at a certain time in the future: At 8 o’clock tomorrow we’ll be having dinner. 2. Politely ask about the other person’s plans, especially when we want something done for us: I have something for my son. Will you be seeing him tonight? 3. Actions that result from routine: I’ll be having lunch with David tomorrow as usual.	Statement: He will be speaking. Negation: He will not be speaking. Question: Will he be speaking?
Future Perfect Future perfect tense	An action that will be completed by a specific time in the future: - I will have eaten breakfast by the time she gets up. - By 2023 I will have known them for thirty years. - I will have read all the books by the 1st of June.	Statement: He will have spoken. Negation: He will not have spoken. Question: Will he have spoken?
Future Perfect Progressive Future perfect continuous tense	The action will last until a certain time in the future: - By the 2nd of May I will have been reading for a fortnight. - By next January, they will have been living here for two years. - He’ll have been arguing with her all night.	Statement: He will have been speaking. Negation: He will not have been speaking. Question: Will he have been speaking?
Future Simple in the Past	Designations of an action that was future from the point of view of the past. - I said I would go to the theater next week.	Statement: He would speak. Negation: He would not speak. Question: Would he speak?
Future Continuous in the past	Denotes an action taking place at a certain moment, which was the future from the point of view of the past. - She said she would be working at 7 o’clock.	Statement: He would be speaking. Negation: He would not be speaking. Question: Would he be speaking?
Future Perfect in the past	The designation of an action completed up to a certain point, which was the future from the point of view of the past. - I said I would have read all the books by the 2nd of June.	Statement: He would have spoken. Negation: He would not have spoken. Question: Would he have spoken?
Future Perfect Continuous in the past	An action continuing over a period of time up to a certain point that was the future from the point of view of the past. - I said that by the 1st of May I would have been reading the book for a fortnight.	Statement: He would have been speaking. Negation: He would not have been speaking. Question: Would he have been speaking?

Listen to the story called The House On The Hill and try to retell it in English.

*Set expressions Present Indefinite

I hear = I know, I heard: I hear Lucy is getting married – I heard Lucy is getting married.
I see = I understand, as I understand: I see there’s been unrest in London again - As I understand it, there are riots in London again.

Expressions Here comes... (towards the speaker), There goes... (move away from the speaker).

Examples:

Look here comes your brother!
There goes our bus; we'll have to wait for the next.

Table of tenses in English with word clues.

Separate table with helper words

Present Simple	Always, Usually, Generally, Occasionally, Frequently, Sometimes, Often, As a rule, Twice a year, Every day (week, month, summer), Every other day, Once in a while, From time to time, Seldom, Rarely, Hardly ever, Never, On Mondays.
Present Continuous	At the moment, Just now, Right now, At present, These days, Nowadays, Today, Tonight, Still, Always, Constantly, Continually, Forever, Never… again.
Past Simple	Ago, Yesterday, Last week (month, year), In 1993, Just now, As soon as, The moment, Once, In those days, The other day, Then, When.
Past Continuous	At 3 o’clock yesterday, From 3 to 6 o’clock last Friday, while, at the time, this time last year, when, as.
Present Perfect	Already (+?), Yet (-?), Still (-), Recently, lately, just, ever, never, for, since, so far, today, this week (month), before, always.
Present Perfect Continuous	How long, for, since, for the last(past) few days (weeks, months).
Past Perfect	After, before, by, by the time, until, till, when, for, since, already, just, never, yet, hardly…when, scarcely…when, barely…when, no sooner…than.
Past Perfect Continuous	For, since, etc.
Will/Be going to/ Future Continuous	Tomorrow, tonight, next week/month, in two / three days, the day after tomorrow, soon, in a week/month etc.
Future Perfect	By, by then, by the end of the year, before, by the time, until (only with negation).
Future Perfect Continuous	By … for, the last couple of hours, in 2030, by the summer, by the end of the week, (by) this time next week/month/year etc.

Exercises for all English tenses

Take the online test to reinforce all the tenses you worked so hard to learn.

Present Simple- this simple present tense is a very common, very important form English verb. Used for transmission constant action, as well as actions of a periodically repeated nature, to describe habits, hobbies, facts.

And although the very name of this time includes the word “simple”, in application it turns out to be not so simple; there are some nuances and exceptions to the rules.

Listen to Anna from Cambridge University Press explains the use of the Present Simple. Anna speaks English, but very clearly, even a beginner will understand her, especially since the explanation is accompanied by writing and pictures.

Rules for using Present Simple (video in English)

Present Simple Education Table

The table shows that only verbs of the 3rd person singular, that is, those that agree with pronouns he, she, it , differ in spelling: they take the ending -s . In some cases this ending may be -es (go - go es, do - does, search - searches, wash - washes), or -ies (cry - cr ies, study - studies, hurry - hurries, apply - applies).

Examples (sentences) + explanation in Russian

1. Verbs in the present simple are used to express action permanent or periodically recurring:

2. We're talking about facts, for example, that the earth revolves around the sun, water boils at 100 degrees, and the like.

3. We talk about how often we do something (we use adverbs always, never, sometimes, often, rarely, usually)

4. By the way, there is a way to simply remember these, this will help us.... dinosaur, or rather an acronym DINOSAUR(each letter of a word is associated with a specific adverb, thus helping to remember them)

5. We talk about our thoughts, express feelings that, although temporary, are not used in, this verbs of state, as well as verbs that describe our promises, assumptions, adviсe, namely:

suggest, advise, promise, agree, refuse, insist, apologise, recommend, want, understand

Listen to a fun, simple song for children about the actions we do every morning when we wake up. Adults might also want to listen to it to reinforce their use of the Present Simple.