This timeline tenses chart provides a handy reference sheet to English tenses and their relationship to one another and the past, present and future. Conjugated verbs are highlighted in bold. Tenses which are rarely used in everyday conversation are marked by an asterik (*).
TIMELINE
SIMPLE ACTIVE
SIMPLE PASSIVE
(PROGRESSIVE)
CONTINUOUS ACTIVE
(PROGRESSIVE)
CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
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She had already eaten when I
arrived.
The painting had been sold twice
before it was destroyed.
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PAST PERFECT
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|I had been waiting for four hours
when he finally arrived.
The house had been being painted
for over a month before they began to decorate the interior. *
I bought a new car last week.
The book was written in 1876 by
Mark Garland.
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PAST
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|I was watching TV when she arrived.
The problem was being solved when I
arrived late for class.
She has lived in Somerset for many
years.
The company has been managed by
Neil Haines for the last two years.
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PRESENT PERFECT
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|She has been working at Countdown
for six months.
The students have been being taught
for the last four hours. *
He works five days a week.
Those shoes are made in Poland.
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PRESENT
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|I am working at the moment.
The work is being done by Radek.
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PRESENT MOMENT
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FUTURE INTENTION
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VThey are going to fly to London
tomorrow.
The reports are going to be completed
by the marketing department.
The sun will shine tomorrow.
The food will be brought later.
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FUTURE SIMPLE
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VHe will be teaching tomorrow at six
o'clock.
The bread rolls will be being baked
at two. *
I will have completed the course by
the end of next week.
The translation will have been finished
by tomorrow afternoon.
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FUTURE PERFECT
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VShe will have been working here for
two years by the end of next month.
The house will have been being built
for six months by the time they finish. *
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Grammar
Неправильные английские глаголы