Tenses For Upper Intermediate Students

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Present Simple
To talk about habit, fact, or something that we do now.
Present Simple Formula:(+) S+V1(s/es)+C(-) S+doesn't/don't+V1+C(?) Does/Do+S+V1+C?
Sample Sentences:*They, We, I, You(+) You go to school at 6 a.m everyday.(-) You don't go to school at 6 a.m everyday.(?) Do you go to school at 6 a.m everyday? *She, He, It(+) Sari plays tennis every Sunday.(-) Sari doesn't play tennis every Sunday.(?) Does Sari play tennis every Sunday?
Past Simple
To talk about a completed action in the Past at the precise time.
Past Simple Formula:(+) S+V2+C(-) S+didn't+V1+C(?) Did+S+V1+C?
Sample sentences:(+) Tonny drank 2 glasses of milk last week. (-) Tonny didn't drink 2 glasses of milk last week.(?) Did Tonny drink 2 glasses of milk last week?
Future Simple
To talk about possibility in the Future or a future plan.
Future Simple Formula:*Will*(+) S+will+V1+C(-) S+won't+V1+C(?) Will+S+V1+C? *To be+going to+V1*(+) S+is/am/are+going to+V1+C(-) S+is/am/aren't+going to+V1+C(?) Is/am/are+S+going to+V1+C?
Sample sentences:*Will*
(+) Jennie will go to Japan next year.(-) Jennie won't go to Japan next year.(?) Will Jennie go to Japan next year? *To be+going to+V1:(+) Jill's going to come to Tina's birthday party tonight.(-) Jill's not going to come to Tina's birthday party tonight.(?) Is Jill going to come to Tina's birthday party tonight?
Future Perfect
To talk about an action that will be completed at a certain point in the future.
Future Perfect Formula:(+) S+will have+V3+C(-) S+won't have +V3+C(?) Will+S+have+V3+C?
Sample sentences:(+) They will have completed their history assignment by the end of the month. (-) They won't have completed their history assignment by the end of the month. (?) Will they have completed their history assignment by the end of the month?
Past Perfect
To talk about an action that had happened before another action in the Past.
Past Perfect Formula:(+) S+had+V3+C(-) S+hadn't+V3+C(?) Had+S+V3+C?
Sample sentences:(+) Jon had gone out when I arrived at the office. (-) Jon hadn't gone out when I arrived at the office.(?) Had Jon gone out when I arrived at the office?
Present Perfect
To describe action that began in the past and continues into the present or has just been completed at the moment of utterance.
Present Perfect Formula:(+) S+has/have+V3+C(-) S+has/haven't+V3+C(?) Has/have+S+V3+C?
Sample sentences:*They, We, I, You(+) We have studied German for 7 years.(-) We haven't studied German for 7 years.(?) Have we studied German for 7 years? *She, He, It:(+) She has taught science since 2007. (-) She hasn't taught science since 2007.(?) Has she taught science since 2007?
Present Perfect Continuous
To talk about an action started in the past and has continued up to the present moment.
Present Perfect Continuous Formula:(+) S+has/have+been+V-ing+C(-) S+has/haven't+been+V-ing+C(?) Has/have+S+been+V-ing+C?
Sample sentences:*They, We, I, You(+) You have been reading the journal for 3 hours.(-) You haven't been reading the journal for 3 hours.(?) Have you been reading the journal for 3 hours? *She, He, It(+) He has been walking since 4 p.m.(-) He hasn't been walking since 4 p.m.(?) Has he been walking since 4 p.m?
Past Perfect Continuous
To talk about an action that started in the past and continued up to another point in the past.