Master English Verb Tenses: Complete Grammar Reference

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English Verb Tenses: Perfect and Continuous Forms

Present Perfect Simple: He Terminado

Keywords: how long, for, since, yet, never, ever, already

Affirmative: S + have/has + verb (-ed or 3rd column)
Negative: S + haven't/hasn't + verb (-ed or 3rd column)

Past Perfect Simple: Había Terminado

Keywords: after, before, when, by the time

Nota: Para diferenciarlo del Past Simple, el Past Simple es más cercano al presente y aparece como verbo principal.

Affirmative: S + had + verb (-ed or 3rd column)
Negative: S + hadn't + verb (-ed or 3rd column)

Future Perfect Simple: Habré Terminado

Keywords: Siempre que aparece "by"

Affirmative: S + will + have + verb (-ed or 3rd column)
Negative: S + won't + have + verb (-ed or 3rd column)

Present Perfect Continuous: He Estado Leyendo

Keywords: since this morning, for the last hour, recently, lately (últimamente)

En un periodo de tiempo se usa: for, since // always, only, never, ever

Affirmative: S + have/has + been + verb -ing
Negative: S + haven't/hasn't + been + verb -ing

Past Perfect Continuous: Había Estado Terminando

Past Perfect Continuous: acción en proceso / Past Simple: acción que interrumpe.

Affirmative: S + had + been + verb -ing
Negative: S + hadn't + been + verb -ing

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Present Simple: Termino

Keywords: always, sometimes, never, usually, hardly ever…

Affirmative: S + verb infinitive (3rd person -s)
Negative: don't/doesn't + verb infinitive (without -s in 3rd person)

Present Continuous: Estoy Terminando

Keywords: now, right now, in this moment…

Affirmative: S + am/is/are + verb -ing
Negative: S + am/is/are not + verb -ing

Past Simple: Terminé

Keywords: yesterday, last week, when + un momento concreto, ago, just now

Usage: when + Past Simple

Affirmative: S + verb (-ed or 2nd column)
Negative: S + didn't + verb infinitive

Verb To Be: Was and Were

Was: I, he, she, it
Were: we, you, they

Past Continuous: Estaba Terminando

Keywords: while + Past Continuous, all night, for a long time, the whole day

Affirmative: S + was/were + verb -ing
Negative: S + wasn't/weren't + verb -ing

Present Perfect Simple: He Terminado

Keywords: how long, for, since, yet, never, ever, already

Affirmative: S + have/has + verb (-ed or 3rd column)
Negative: S + haven't/hasn't + verb (-ed or 3rd column)

Past Perfect Simple: Había Terminado

Keywords: after, before, when, by the time

Nota: Para diferenciarlo del Past Simple, el Past Simple es más cercano al presente y aparece como verbo principal.

Affirmative: S + had + verb (-ed or 3rd column)
Negative: S + hadn't + verb (-ed or 3rd column)

Future Simple: Terminaré

Keywords: soon, in a few days, when it happens...

Affirmative: S + will + verb infinitive
Negative: S + won't + verb infinitive

Future "Going To": Ir A

Affirmative: S + am/is/are + going to + verb infinitive
Negative: S + am/is/are not + going to + verb infinitive

Future Continuous: Estaré Terminando

Keywords: at, tomorrow, next Monday

Affirmative: S + will + be + verb -ing
Negative: S + won't + be + verb -ing