TENSES AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS USAGE

SIMPLE I, YOU , THEY, WE work I, YOU , THEY, WE dont Do I, YOU , THEY, WE work in Permanent or long-
PRESENT in BDF work in BDF BDF? lasting situations
Does HE, SHE,IT work in BDF? Regular habits and daily
HE, SHE,IT works in HE, SHE,IT doesnt routines
BDF work in BDF Where do I, YOU , THEY, WE Facts, feelings,
work? opinions, schedules
Where does HE, SHE, IT Expressions: usually,
work? always, often,
sometimes, on
Saturdays, at / on
weekends, rarely, on
occasion, never
SIMPLE I am in BDF I am not in BDF Am I in BDF?
PRESENT Are YOU , THEY, WE in BDF?
VERB TO YOU , THEY, WE are in YOU , THEY, WE arent Is HE, SHE,IT in BDF?
BE BDF HE, SHE,IT isnt in BDF
Where is she?
HE, SHE,IT is in BDF
PRESENT I am working in BDF I am not working in Am I working in BDF? Actions happening at
PROGRES BDF Are YOU , THEY, WE working the present moment.
SIVE YOU , THEY, WE are in BDF? Planned future events
(Continuo working in BDF YOU , THEY, WE arent Is HE, SHE,IT working in BDF? Expressions: now, at
us) working in BDF the moment, today, this
HE, SHE,IT is working Where is she working? morning afte
in BDF HE, SHE,IT isnt rnoon - evening.
working in BDF

SIMPLE I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, Will I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, Make a prediction
FUTURE THEY,WE will work in THEY,WE wont work in THEY,WE work in BDF? Express a decision made
BDF BDF about the future at the
Where will I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, moment
THEY,WE work? Expressions: tomorrow,
in____days,weeks etc
next

FUTURE I am going to work in I am not going to work Am I going to work BDF?

with BE BDF in BDF Are YOU , THEY, WE going to Speak about future
GOING TO work in BDF? intentions or plans made
YOU , THEY, WE are YOU , THEY, WE arent Is HE, SHE,IT going to work in before the present
going to work in BDF going to work in BDF BDF?
 HE, SHE,IT is going to HE, SHE,IT isnt going Where is she going to work? moment.
work in BDF to work in BDF
When there is more
probability on what is
going to happen

PAST I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, Did I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, Activities or routines
TENSE THEY,WE worked in THEY,WE didnt work in THEY,WE work in BDF? which take place at a
BDF (regular verb) BDF specified time in the
Where did I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, past
THEY,WE work? Expressions: last, ago,
in ... (plus a year or
month)yesterday
SIMPLE I, HE, SHE,IT was in I, HE, SHE,IT wasnt in Was I, HE, SHE,IT in BDF?
PAST BDF BDF Were YOU , THEY, WE in BDF?
VERB TO
BE YOU , THEY, WE were YOU , THEY, WE weren Where was she?
in BDF t in BDF

PAST I, HE, SHE,IT was I, HE, SHE,IT wasnt Was I,HE, SHE,IT working in
PROGRES working in BDF at working in BDF when BDF at 10PM? Express something that
SIVE 10PM Uribe became president Were YOU , THEY, WE working is happening at a
Continuou in BDF when Uribe became precise moment in the
s YOU , THEY, WE were YOU , THEY, WE weren president? past
working in BDF t working in BDF
Where was she working at The past continuous is
that time? most often used to
express an interrupted
action expressed using
the past simple

PRESENT I, YOU , THEY, WE have I, YOU , THEY, WE Have I, YOU , THEY, WE Actions that started in
PERFECT worked* in BDF havent worked in BDF worked in BDF? the past and continue
Has HE, SHE,IT worked in up to the present.
HE, SHE,IT has worked HE, SHE,IT hasnt BDF? Unfinished actions
in BDF worked in BDF (action still in progress)
Where have I, YOU , THEY, WE News or recent events.
*past participle worked? Life experiences
Where has HE, SHE, IT To talk about an indef.
past
worked?
PAST I, HE, SHE,IT, YOU , I, HE, SHE,IT, YOU , Have I, HE, SHE, IT, YOU, Describes actions that
PERFECT THEY, WE had worked THEY, WE hadnt THEY, WE worked in BDF? happened before
in BDF before I worked worked in BDF before I another action in the
in IBM worked in IBM Where have I, HE, SHE, IT, past or a particular
YOU, THEY, WE worked? moment in past
Already, by the time,
before