English tenses

Present tenses

V-Ø/V-s ( simple present) 

 

 

 I play football. I play every Tuesday.
My best  friend sometimes plays on Saturdays too.
He doesn't like rugby while I don't like swimming.
I think this sport  is boring.

HAVE GOT ( simple present/ V-Ø V-s)

	Affirmer positivement		Affirmer négativement		interroger
I	have got	've got	have not got	haven't got	Have I got ...?
you	have got	've got	have not got	haven't got	Have you got ...?
He/she/it	has got	's got	has not got	hasn't got	Has he/ she / it got ...?
we	have got	've got	have not got	haven't got	Have we got ...?
you	have got	've got	have not got	haven't got	Have you got ...?
they	have got	've got	have not got	haven't got	Have they got ...?

BE ( simple present/ V-Ø V-s)

	Affirmer positivement		Affirmer négativement		interroger
I	am'	m	am not	'm not	Am I... ?
you	are	're	are not	aren't	Are you … ?
He/she/it	is	's	is not	isn't	Is he … ?
we	are	're	are not	aren't	Are we … ?
you	are	're	are not	aren't	Are you.. ?
they	are	're	are not	aren't	Are they... ?

PLAY ( simple present/ V-Ø V-s)

	Affirmer positivement	Affirmer négativement	interroger	Interro négative
I	play	don't play	do I play... ?	Don't I play... ?
you	play	don't play	do you play... ?	don't you play... ?
He/she/it	plays	doesn't play	does he/ she / it play... ?	doesn't he/she/it play... ?
we	play	don't play	do we play... ?	don't we play... ?
you	play	don't play	do you play... ?	don't you play... ?
they	play	don't play	do they play... ?	don't they play... ?

                 correction

BE + V-ING ( Presnt continuous)

Look how well I'm playing football!

I'm reallly having fun !

PLAY ( present continuous/ BE + V-ING)

	Affirmer positivement	Affirmer négativement	interroger	Interro négative
I	'm playing	'm not playing	am I playing... ?	am I playing... ?
you	are playing	aren't playing	are you play.ing.. ?	aren't you playing... ?
He/she/it	is playing	isn't playing	is he/she /it playing... ?	isn't he/she/it playing... ?
we	are playing	aren't playing	are we playing... ?	aren't we playing... ?
you	are playing	aren't playing	are you playing... ?	aren't you playing... ?
they	are playing	aren't playing	are they playing... ?	aren't they playing... ?

Romeo and Juliet are kissing. They are looking at each other in the eyes. Romeo is sitting on the balustrade while Juliet is standing. Juliet is wearing a long white night gown whereas Romeo is wearing tights, a red cape, a hat with a feather. He is carrying a sword I think.

HAVE + past participle ( present perfect)

Have you studied maths during the holidays ?(study→ studied)

(you must be good at it now!)

I have been on holidays with my parents and I feel relax now.

I have never visited the USA.

I haven't played on the wii during my holidays, I don't know how to play anymore !

Lien entre passé et présent / idées de bilan / de résultat/ on veut commenter.

PLAY HAVE + past participle/V-EN ( present perfect)

	Affirmer positivement	Affirmer négativement	interroger	Interro négative
I	have played	haven't played	have I played... ?	haven't I played... ?
you	have played	haven't played	have you played... ?	haven't you played... ?
He/she/it	has played	hasn't played	has he/she/it played... ?	hasn't he/she/it played... ?
we	have played	haven't played	have we played... ?	haven't we played... ?
you	have played	haven't played	have you played... ?	haven't you played... ?
they	have played	haven't played	have they played... ?	haven't they played... ?

Irregular verbs ( 3rd column)

HAVE BEEN +V-ING ( present perfect continuous)

I have been missing my friends during the holidays, I will be happy to see them on the first day back at school !

 

PLAY HAVE + past participle/V-EN ( present perfect)

	Affirmer positivement	Affirmer négativement	interroger	Interro négative
I	have played	haven't played	have I played... ?	haven't I played... ?
you	have played	haven't played	have you played... ?	haven't you played... ?
He/she/it	has played	hasn't played	has he/she/it played... ?	hasn't he/she/it played... ?
we	have played	haven't played	have we played... ?	haven't we played... ?
you	have played	haven't played	have you played... ?	haven't you played... ?
they	have played	haven't played	have they played... ?	haven't they played... ?

( idée de durée en plus)

FOR + durée I have been on holidays for two months.

SINCE + date I have been on holidays since the end of June !

 PAST TENSES

V-ED ( preterit)

Yesterday  by The Beatles

What did you do yesterday ?

I visited a cave yesterday.

Grandma didn't like the guide.

PLAY V-ED( preterit)

	Affirmer positivement	Affirmer négativement	interroger	Interro négative
I	played	didn't play	did I play... ?	didn't I play... ?
you	played	didn't play	did you play... ?	didn't you play... ?
He/she/it	played	didn't play	did he/she/it play... ?	didn't he/she/it play... ?
we	played	didn't play	did we play... ?	didn't we play... ?
you	played	didn't play	did you play... ?	didn't you play... ?
they	played	didn't play	did they play... ?	didn't they play... ?

Irregular verbs ( 2^nd column)

WAS/WERE + V-ING ( past continuous)

I was visiting a cave when suddenly the guide came to me. He wanted to show me that the water in the cave is pure so he transformed it it into glitters  on my hands !

WAS/WERE + V-ING ( past continuous)

	Affirmer positivement	Affirmer négativement	interroger	Interro négative
I	was playing	wasn't playing	was I playing... ?	was I playing... ?
you	were playing	weren't playing	were you play.ing.. ?	weren't you playing... ?
He/she/it	was playing	wasn't playing	was he/she /it playing... ?	wasn't he/she/it playing... ?
we	were playing	weren't playing	were we playing... ?	weren't we playing... ?
you	were playing	weren't playing	were you playing... ?	weren't you playing... ?
they	were playing	weren't playing	were they playing... ?	weren't they playing... ?

HAD +past participle ( past perfect)

Had you finished your homework before going out ?

Before seeing Twilight I had never watched a movie with vampires !

HAD + past participle/V-EN ( past perfect)

	Affirmer positivement	Affirmer négativement	interroger	Interro négative
I	had played	hadn't played	had I played... ?	hadn't I played... ?
you	had played	hadn't played	had you played... ?	hadn't you played... ?
He/she/it	had played	hadn't played	had he/she/it played... ?	hadn't he/she/it played... ?
we	had played	hadn't played	had we played... ?	hadn't we played... ?
you	had played	hadn't played	had you played... ?	hadn't you played... ?
they	had played	hadn't played	had they played... ?	hadn't they played... ?

lien entre deux moments passés.

HAD BEEN +V-ING ( past perfect continuous)

Last Tuesday I had been watching the movie lol for about one hour when my aunt told me to stop to go food shopping. I was not very happy !

Lien entre deux moments passés, avec en plus idée de durée

PLAY Had been + V-ING

	Affirmer positivement	Affirmer négativement	interroger	Interro négative
I	had been playing	hadn't been playing	had I been playing... ?	hadn't I been playing... ?
you	had been playing	hadn't been playing	had you been playing ... ?	hadn't you been playing... ?
He/she/it	had been playing	hadn't been playing	had he/she/it been playing ... ?	hadn't he/she/it been playing.. ?
we	had been playing	hadn't been playing	had we played been playing... ?	hadn't we been playing... ?
you	had been playing	hadn't been playing	had you played been playing … ?	hadn't you been playing... ?
they	had been playing	hadn't been playing	had they been playing... ?	hadn't they been playing... ?

Expressing the future

There is no future tense in Englsih only different WAYS to express it...

WILL+V ( idée de volonté/ de certitude que cela va arriver)

I will go to Australia one day !

BE GOING TO+V ( futur proche/ perspective)

it's going to rain today ( there are many clouds!!!)

simple present (pour des horaires de train/ avion... officiels et réguliers)

The train to London leaves at 5.10 tomorrow. ( mais c'est toujours le cas, en fait ! C'es tjuste que je le prends demain!)

BE+V-ING ( je m'y vois déjà)

I'm driving to Paris next weekend.

BE TO +V ( c'est plannifié)

My aunt is to teach BTS classes next year.

Parfois un simple adverbe CCT suffit pour exprimer le futur.