The tense system Flashcards
Present simple
Subject + Verb –> In the exact moment
Future Simple
Subject + will + verb —> In the exact moment
Past simple
Subject + verb + ed / past version. —> In the exact moment
Present Continuos
Subject + be + verb + ing –> The accion is happening in that moment
Future Continuous
Subject + will + be + verb + ing –> The accion will be curently happening in that moment
Past Continuous
Subject + be past + verb + ing –> The accion was happening in that moment
Present perfect
Subject + have/has + verb PP –> is used to describe an action that occurred at an unspecified time in the past and is relevant to the present moment. It can also indicate that an action started in the past and continues into the present.
Past perfect
Subject + had + verb PP –> The past perfect is used to describe an action that was completed before another action or point in the past. It helps to clarify the sequence of past events.
Future perfect
Subject + will + have + verb PP –> action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. It is often used to express what will have been done or achieved by a certain time in the future.
What’s the difference between Past perfect and Present Perfect?
Past perfect talks about an accion that had happened and was more likely finished before another accion. It’s used to make clear which of two past actions happened first. Present perfect the accion once started in the past and its more likely to continue going on in the present. Refers to an action completed at an unspecified time before now or an action that began in the past and continues into the present. This tense is used to show that something has happened at some point before now or to emphasize the current relevance of a past action.
I have traveled to France.
Present Perfect
By the time we arrived, the film had started.
Past perfect
I am eating sushi
Present continuous
By next year, she will have graduated from college.
Future Perfect
I play volleyball
Present simple