Tenses
| Tense | Form | Keywords |
| The present simple |
With singular subjects and the pronouns(He/ She/It), we add an -s or -es to the verb With plural subjects and the pronouns (I, We, You, They), the verb is in the base form |
always / usually / often / seldom / occasionally / weekly / daily / sometimes/normally/frequently/ from time to time/ generally/ every + time/ (once a week, a month, a year ,...) |
| The present continuous | am/is/are + verb + ing |
Now /right now/ nowadays / these days / today / at this time / at this stage / at this period / at this moment/ currently. Be quiet!, Listen!, Look!, watch out! |
| The Present Perfect |
Singular: has+past participle Plural: have +past participle |
since, for, lately, recently, yet, so far, ever, up to the present, never, already, just, at last, in recent times, till now, up to now, before |
| The Present Perfect Continuous |
Singular: has been + verb+ing Plural: have been + verb+ing |
since, for, how long, all(day, night, ...) |
| The Simple Past |
Verb 2 Regular verbs: we add -ed to the base form (visit-visited) Irregular verbs: verb 2 (go-went) |
Last (year, month, week, Summer, night….etc.), the previous (week, month, ...) ago, yesterday, in the past, once, in (a date in the past 1998, 2000, etc.), before (a week, a month....) |
| The Past Continuous |
Subject (Plural nouns, We, You, they) + were + Verb+ -ing …….. Subject (Singular nouns, I, He, she, it)+ was+ Verb + -ing ……… |
while / when / as / At this time last week, this time last year ….etc. / at 5 o’clock yesterday morning, at 8 o’clock this morning from 6 o’clock to 8 o’clock yesterday evening ..................... |
| The Past Perfect | had + past participle | after, before, when, by the time, by 1990,2000,.... |
| The Future with will | will+base form | perhaps, maybe, probably, I think, I hope |
| The Future with going to | be going to + base form | tomorrow, next (week, month, year, ...), in 2050,... |
Passive Voice
|
Tense |
Form of the passive |
Example |
|
Present simple |
is/ are / am + V(3) |
Many gallons of fresh milk are drunk every day. |
|
Present continuous |
Is/are/am +being +V(3) |
Many Arabic books are being translated into Japanese these days |
|
Present perfect |
Has/have + been + V(3) |
Three articles have been published about the issue since last month. |
|
Past simple |
Was/were + V(3) |
Three of my articles were published last month in the local newspaper |
|
Past continuous |
Was /were + being + V(3) |
While the lesson was being explained by the teacher, the bell rang. |
|
Past perfect |
Had + been +V(3) |
By 2000, a new drug had been tested on patients. |
|
Future with will |
Will + be + V(3) |
A new drug will be tested on patients next month. |