The Tenses

Indefinite

(Simple)

Continuous

(Progressive)

Perfect

Perfect Continuous (Progressive)

Для вираження постійної, повторюваної, властивої предмету дії. Характеризує дію як ФАКТ.

Для вираження незавершеної, триваючої дії. Характеризує дію як ПРОЦЕС.

Для вираження дії, яка вже відбулася або відбудеться до якогось певного моменту в теп., мин., майб. Характеризує дію як РЕЗУЛЬТАТ.

Для вираження тривалої дії, яка розпочалася в минулому і триває до певного моменту.

V, V-s

+  They (He) play (plays) chess every Saturday and Sunday.

  They (He) don’t (doesn’t) play chess on Monday.

?  Do (Does) they (he) play chess on Wednesday?

Key words:

always, usually, often, every day (year).

am

is         + V-ing

are

+  They (He) are (is) playing chess now.

  They (He) aren’t (isn’t) playing chess now.

?  Are (Is) they (he) playing chess now?

Key words:

Now, at the moment, still, this week, from 5 till 6 o’clock

have

has       ^V3

+  They (He) have (has) just finished a game of chess.

  They (He) haven’t (hasn’t) finished a game of chess yet.

?  Have (Has) they (he) finished a game of chess?

Key words: just, already, yet, never, this week, recently

have

has       ^{been + V-ing}

+  They (He) have (has) been playing chess for three hours.

   They (He) haven’t (hasn’t) been playing chess for two hours.

?  Have (Has) they (he) been playing a game of chess for five hours?     

Key words:

since, for

V-ed, V₂

+  They played chess last Wednesday.

   He didn’t play chess

last Wednesday.

?  Did you play chess last Wednesday?

Key words:

Yesterday, last week,

5 years ago

was 

were     ^{+ V-ing}

+  They (I) were (was) playing chess at 7 p.m. yesterday.

  They (he) weren’t (wasn’t) playing chess at 7 p.m. yesterday.

?  Were (was) they (he) playing chess at 7 p.m. yesterday?

Key words: at that moment, still, that week, from 5 till 6 o’clock

had + V₃

 +  They had played chess before we returned.

  They hadn’t played chess before we returned.

?  Had they played chess before she returned?

Key words: by (time), before (action)

had been + V-ing

+  They had been playing chess for three hours before I came home.

  They had been playing chess for three hours before I came home.

?  Had you been playing chess for three hours when I came?

Key words:

Since, for

will + V

+  They will play chess next week.

  They won’t play chess next Sunday

?  Will they play chess in a week?

Key words: tomorrow, next week, in future

will +    ^{be  V-ing}

+  They will be playing chess at this time tomorrow.

   They won’t be playing chess at 12 p.m. tomorrow.

?  Will they be playing chess at 5 p.m. tomorrow?

Key words: at 5 tomorrow, next week, from 5 till 6 o’clock

will   +     ^{have + V3}

+  They will have played chess by the time mother comes.

  They won’t have played chess by the time mother comes.

?  Will they have played chess by the time mother comes?

Key words: by (time), before (action)

will  +    ^{have been + V-ing}

+  They will have been playing for about three hours by the time I come.

  We won’t have been playing for three hours by the time I come.

?   Will you have been playing chess for two hours when I come?

Key words:

Since, for

would + V

+  He said he would play chess next day.

  He said he wouldn’t play chess next Sunday

?  He wanted to know if they would play chess next Monday.

would + ^{be + V-ing}

+  He told us he would be playing chess at this time next day.

  He said they wouldn’t be playing chess at 12 p.m. next Sunday.

? He wondered if they would be playing chess at 5 p.m. next Friday.

would +    ^{have + V3}

+  He thought they would have played chess by the time mother came.

 He said they wouldn’t have played chess by the time mother came.

?  He asked if they would have played chess by the time mother came home.

would    +  ^{have been + V-ing}

+  He said they would have been playing for two hours by the time I came.

  He said they wouldn’t have been playing for an hour by the time I came.

?  She asked if he would have been playing chess for two hours by 7 p.m.

The Tenses

Indefinite

(Simple)

Continuous

(Progressive)

Perfect

Perfect Continuous (Progressive)

Для вираження постійної, повторюваної, властивої предмету дії. Характеризує дію як ФАКТ.

Для вираження незавершеної, триваючої дії. Характеризує дію як ПРОЦЕС.

Для вираження дії, яка вже відбулася або відбудеться до якогось певного моменту в теп., мин., майб. Характеризує дію як РЕЗУЛЬТАТ.

Для вираження тривалої дії, яка розпочалася в минулому і триває до певного моменту.

V, V-s

+  They (He) play (plays) chess every Saturday and Sunday.

  They (He) don’t (doesn’t) play chess on Monday.

?  Do (Does) they (he) play chess on Wednesday?

Key words:

always, usually, often, every day (year).

am

is         + V-ing

are

+  They (He) are (is) playing chess now.

  They (He) aren’t (isn’t) playing chess now.

?  Are (Is) they (he) playing chess now?

Key words:

Now, at the moment, still, this week, from 5 till 6 o’clock

have

has       ^V3

+  They (He) have (has) just finished a game of chess.

  They (He) haven’t (hasn’t) finished a game of chess yet.

?  Have (Has) they (he) finished a game of chess?

Key words: just, already, yet, never, this week, recently

have

has       ^{been + V-ing}

+  They (He) have (has) been playing chess for three hours.

   They (He) haven’t (hasn’t) been playing chess for two hours.

?  Have (Has) they (he) been playing a game of chess for five hours?     

Key words:

since, for

V-ed, V₂

+  They played chess last Wednesday.

   He didn’t play chess

last Wednesday.

?  Did you play chess last Wednesday?

Key words:

Yesterday, last week,

5 years ago

was 

were     ^{+ V-ing}

+  They (I) were (was) playing chess at 7 p.m. yesterday.

  They (he) weren’t (wasn’t) playing chess at 7 p.m. yesterday.

?  Were (was) they (he) playing chess at 7 p.m. yesterday?

Key words: at that moment, still, that week, from 5 till 6 o’clock

had + V₃

 +  They had played chess before we returned.

  They hadn’t played chess before we returned.

?  Had they played chess before she returned?

Key words: by (time), before (action)

had been + V-ing

+  They had been playing chess for three hours before I came home.

  They had been playing chess for three hours before I came home.

?  Had you been playing chess for three hours when I came?

Key words:

Since, for

will + V

+  They will play chess next week.

  They won’t play chess next Sunday

?  Will they play chess in a week?

Key words: tomorrow, next week, in future

will +    ^{be  V-ing}

+  They will be playing chess at this time tomorrow.

   They won’t be playing chess at 12 p.m. tomorrow.

?  Will they be playing chess at 5 p.m. tomorrow?

Key words: at 5 tomorrow, next week, from 5 till 6 o’clock

will   +     ^{have + V3}

+  They will have played chess by the time mother comes.

  They won’t have played chess by the time mother comes.

?  Will they have played chess by the time mother comes?

Key words: by (time), before (action)

will  +    ^{have been + V-ing}

+  They will have been playing for about three hours by the time I come.

  We won’t have been playing for three hours by the time I come.

?   Will you have been playing chess for two hours when I come?

Key words:

Since, for

would + V

+  He said he would play chess next day.

  He said he wouldn’t play chess next Sunday

?  He wanted to know if they would play chess next Monday.

would + ^{be + V-ing}

+  He told us he would be playing chess at this time next day.

  He said they wouldn’t be playing chess at 12 p.m. next Sunday.

? He wondered if they would be playing chess at 5 p.m. next Friday.

would +    ^{have + V3}

+  He thought they would have played chess by the time mother came.

 He said they wouldn’t have played chess by the time mother came.

?  He asked if they would have played chess by the time mother came home.

would    +  ^{have been + V-ing}

+  He said they would have been playing for two hours by the time I came.

  He said they wouldn’t have been playing for an hour by the time I came.

?  She asked if he would have been playing chess for two hours by 7 p.m.