Mastering English Grammar: Tenses and Structures

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English Verb Tenses and Usage

Present Simple (juego): -s/do. Keywords: always, routines, schedules.
Present Continuous (estoy jugando): am/is/are + -ing. Keywords: now, at the moment, this week.
Past Simple (jugué): -ed / 2nd column / did. Keywords: when, last, yesterday, in 1999.
Past Continuous (estaba jugando): was/were + -ing. Keywords: while, then.
Present Perfect Simple (he jugado): have/has + -ed / 3rd column. Keywords: just, since, for.
Present Perfect Continuous (he estado jugando): have/has + been + -ing. Keywords: since, all day, how long.
Past Perfect Continuous (había estado jugando): had + been + -ing. Keywords: just, ever, never, since.
Past Perfect Simple (había jugado): had + -ed / 3rd column. Keywords: by, yet, since, ever.
Future Simple (jugaré): will / won't. Keywords: promise, think, offer, believe.
Future Continuous (estaré jugando): will + be + -ing. Keywords: at this moment, in months.
Future Perfect (habré jugado): will + have + -ed / 3rd column. Keywords: by...
Be going to (yo voy a...): am/is/are + going to + verb. Keywords: next..., be careful, watch out.

Present Simple: (s/es, don't/doesn't) → am/is/are + 3rd column / -ed
Past Simple: (ed / 2nd column, did) → was/were + 3rd column / -ed
Present Continuous: (am/is/are + -ing) → am/is/are + being + 3rd column / -ed
Past Continuous: (was/were + -ing) → was/were + being + 3rd column / -ed
Present Perfect: (have/has + -ed / 3rd column) → have/has + been + 3rd column / -ed
Past Perfect: (had + -ed / 3rd column) → had + been + 3rd column / -ed
Future Simple: (will/won't) → will + be + 3rd column / -ed
Be going to: am/is/are + going to be + 3rd column / -ed
Future Perfect: (will + have + -ed / 3rd column) → will + have + been + 3rd column / -ed
Modals: (modal + verb) → modal + be + 3rd column / -ed
Perfect Modals: (must have + 3rd column / -ed) → modal + have + been + 3rd column / -ed
Have to: (have/has to + verb) → have/has to be + 3rd column / -ed

Present Simple (es/s, don't/doesn't) → Past Simple (ed / 2nd column, did)
Past Simple (ed / 2nd column, did) → Past Perfect (had + -ed / 3rd column)
Present Continuous (am/is/are + -ing) → Past Continuous (was/were + -ing)
Past Continuous (was/were + -ing) → Past Perfect Continuous (had + been + -ing)
Future Simple (will/won't) → Would + infinitive
Be going to → Was/were going to + infinitive
Present Perfect (have/has + -ed / 3rd column) → Past Perfect (had + -ed / 3rd column)
Past Perfect (had + -ed / 3rd column) → Past Perfect (had + -ed / 3rd column)
Present Perfect Continuous (have/has + been + -ing) → Past Perfect Continuous (had + been + -ing)
Past Perfect Continuous (had + been + -ing) → Past Perfect Continuous (had + been + -ing)
Future Continuous (will/won't + be + -ing) → Would be + -ing
Future Perfect (will + have + -ed / 3rd column) → Would have + 3rd column / -ed

Subject + wish + subject + Past Simple (ed / 2nd column / did): Se usa para deseos en el presente.
Subject + wish + subject + Past Perfect (had + -ed / 3rd column): Se usa para arrepentimientos del pasado.

Type 0 (Innegables): Subject + (verb + s/es) | Subject + (verb + s/es)
Type 1 (Probables): Subject + (verb + s/es) | will + verb
Type 2 (Improbables): Subject + (ed / 2nd column / did) | would + verb
Type 3 (Pasadas/Imposibles): Subject + (had + -ed / 3rd column) | would + have + 3rd column

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