English Verb Tenses and Grammar Rules

PRESENT SIMPLE

I-you-we-they -> cook, (cocina) don't

He-She-It -> cooks, washes (cocina) doesn't

PAST SIMPLE

I-you-we-they -> cooked (cocinó) didn't cook

He-She-It -> cooked (cocinó) didn't cook

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I-you-we-they -> am-Are cooking (cocinando) not-aren't

He-She-It -> is cooking (cocinando) isn't

PAST CONTINUOUS

you-we-they -> were cooking (estaban cocinando) weren't cooking

I-he-she-it -> was cooking (estaba cocinando) wasn't cooking

PRESENT PERFECT

i-you-we-they have eaten- haven't

he-she-it has eaten hasn't

PAST PERFECT

I-you-we-they - had eaten- hadn't eaten

he-she-it- had eaten hadn't cooked

FUTURE SIMPLE

i-you-we-they - will win - won't

he-she-it- will win - won't

FUTURE PERFECT

i-you-we-they-he-she-it- will have lost - won't have lost

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

i-you-we-they-he-she-it- will be swimming -won't be swimming

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

i-you-we-they- have been sleeping (haven't)

he-she-it- has been sleeping (hasn't)

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

i-you-we-they-he-she-it- had been studying (hadn't)

REPORTED SPEECH

stays-stayed

is staying-was staying//stayed-had stayed//was staying-had been staying

has stayed-had stayed//has been staying-had been staying

had stayed-had stayed//had been staying- had been staying

will- stay- would stay

PASSIVE

signs-are signed//is signing-are being signed//signed-were signed

was signing-were being signed//has signed-have been signed

had signed-had been signed//will sign-will be signed

should sign-should be signed//must have signed-must have been signed

is going to sign-are going to be signed

CONDITIONAL

ZERO= if you recycle materials, you help the environment

FIRST=Call me if you have a problem

SECOND=My brother would buy an electric car if it were cheaper

THIRD=If they had cut down the rainforest, many animals might have died

WISH CLAUSES

If only you were more outspoken

Sam wishes he had replaced his computer

I wish I could live in Tokyo

RELATIVE CLAUSES

who-which-when-where-whose