Verbal tense

1. UNIVERSIDAD YACAMBÚ
Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Políticas
Cátedra: Ingles
Estudiante: Dailis L. Elison de Rodríguez.
Present Simple: Conjugated to this simple use of the infinitive for subjects " I " ,
"you" , "us" and "them" and by another "he" , "she" and "her" , he said the UN " -
s" to end of the verb. Used:
 To express habits and routines, general facts, repeated actions or
situations, emotions and desires permanent.
 To give instructions or directions.
 Scheduled to speak , present or future events
 To refer to the future, behind some conjunctions after, when, before ,
as soon as, until
Example:
He drinks tea at breakfast.
She only eats fish.
We catch the bus every morning.
It rains every afternoon in the hot season
Water freezes at zero degrees.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford.
His mother arrives tomorrow.
Our holiday starts on the 26th March
She'll see you before she leaves.
We'll give it to her when she arrives

2. Past Simple: The simple past in English is equivalent to indefinite imperfect
and past tense of Spanish. We use the past simple to complete actions in the
past. The time period of these actions is not important as in Spanish. In the past
simple regular verbs and no irregular verbs.
The "simple past" is used to talk about an action that ended in a previous to the
current time. The duration is not relevant. The time in which the action takes
place can be the recent past or distant past.
Example:
John Cabot sailed to America in 1498.
My father died last year.
The "simple past" is always used to refer to when something happened , so that
is associated with certain temporal expressions that indicate :
Frequency: Often, sometimes, always
Sometimes I Walked home at lunchtime.
Often I brought my lunch to school.
A certain time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago
We saw a good film last week.
Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
She finished her work o'clock at seven
I went to the theater last night
Indefinitely: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago People lived in caves a
long time ago.
She played the piano when she was a child.
Future Simple: The "simple future" refers to a post-modern and expressed
facts or certainties time. In this case, there is no room for the attitude.
The "simple future" is used:

3. To predict a future event:
It will rain tomorrow.
With "I" or "we" to express a spontaneous decision:
I'll pay for the tickets by credit card.
To express desire or willingness to do something, I'll do the washing-up.
I'll carry your bag for you.
Negatively, to express refusal or unwillingness to do something:
The baby will not eat His soup.
I will not leave until i've seen the manager!
In question form with "shall" and "I" to make an offer:
Shall I open the window?
In question form with "shall" and "we" to make a suggestion:
Shall we go to the cinema tonight?
In question form with "shall" and "I", for advice or instructions:
What shall I tell the boss about this money?
With "you" to give orders:
You will do exactly as I say.
In interrogative form of "you" to formulate an invitation:
Will You Come to the dance with me?
Will you marry me?
Present Continuous: The “present continuous” any verb consists of two parts:
the present of the verb to be + the “present participle “the main verb”.
Example:
I am going
He, she, it isn't going
Are you going?
Past Continuous: The "past continuous" describes actions or events set in a
time before the present, whose beginning is in the past and it has not yet
completed at the time of speaking. In other words, it expresses an incomplete or
unfinished last action.

4. Used:
Often to describe the context in a story written in the past, eg "The sun was
shining and the birds singing were as the elephant meat out of the jungle. The
other animals were relaxing in the shade of the trees, but the elephant Moved
very quickly. She was looking for her baby, and she did not notice the hunter
Who Was through His binoculars watching her. When the shot rang out, she
was running towards the river ...”
To describe incomplete action that was interrupted by another action or
event, “I was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang."
To express a change of mind: "I was going to spend the day at the beach but
I've DECIDED to get my homework done instead."
With 'wonder', to make a polite request: "I was wondering if you could baby-
sit for me tonight."
Future Continuous: The "future continuous" is composed of two elements: the
"simple future" of the verb 'to be' + the “present participle” (root + ing) the main
verb
The "future continuous” refers to an action or event unfinished continue to occur
subsequent to the present time. The "future continuous” is used with a wide
variety of purposes.
The "future continuous” can be used to project into the future.
This time next week I will be sun-bathing in Bali.
Just think, next Monday you will be working in your new job.
The "future continuous" can be used to make predictions or assumptions about
future events.
I guess you'll be feeling thirsty after working in the sun.
You'll be missing the sunshine once you're back in England.
As a question, the "future continuous” is to politely inquire about the future
Will she be going to the party tonight?
Will I be sleeping in this room?

5. The "future continuous” can be used to refer to events , particularly those that
we believe to be developed in the future
I'll be seeing Jim at the conference next week .
When He is in Australia I will be staying with friends.
In combination with the word "still” the "future continuous” refers to events that
are already happening now and we assume that will continue in the future.
Tomorrow he'll still be suffering from his cold.
Next year will she still be wearing a size six?