REVISION OF

TENSES
 I
take
the train
 always

I always take
the train.
 now

I am taking the
train now.
 yesterday

I took the train.

When I was young
Habits in the past.
I used to/would
take the train.
When I was young
A state in the past.
(*like the train)

I used to like the

train .
 When I was young
a state in the past.
(* not like the train)

I didnt use to like

the train .
 When you were
young
A state in the past.
(* like the train?)
Did you use to
like the train? .
 To be used to ing

I am used to
taking the train .
 To get used to ing

I am getting used
to taking the train
..while you were
taking the bus.

I was taking the

train.
 .. When you
phoned me.

I was taking the

train.
25% tomorrow

I might take the

train.
50% tomorrow

I may take the

train.
75% tomorrow
Prediction,on the spot
decission

I will take the

train.
 tomorrow
Plan,evidence(*Ive
got the ticket)

I am going to
take the train.
 tomorrow
Arrangement that involves
aother people (*with you)

I am taking the
train with you.
 tomorrow
Timetables (*you are looking at
your timetable for next Monday)

I take the train

next Monday.
 tomorrow
an advice. *change I ..you

You should take

the train.
 by this time
tomorrow ..
a future action in progress ..

I will be taking
the train.
 by this time
tomorrow ..
a finished action in the future.

I will have taken

the train.
 just

I have just taken

the train.
 already

I have already
taken the train.
Yet (* negative)

I haven`t taken
the train yet.
 .. ever.
(*question)
Have you ever
taken the train?
for . (* a long
time)
I have taken the
train for a long
time
since . (*2016)

I have taken the

train since 2016
A past action before another
past action
when they
arrived
I had taken the train
when they arrived
Ability (* by myself)
(*present)
I can take the train
by myself.
 Ability (* by
myself) (*past)
I could take the train
by myself
 Ability (* by myself)
(*future)

I will be able to take

the train by myself.
 obligation

I must take the train

Obligation,necessity,
*external reason

I have to take the

train
 prohibition

I mustnt take the

train
 No necessity

I dont have to take

the train
 possibility
Change the subject ..I He

He might/may take
the train.
 Possibility.(*in the
past)
Change the subject ..I He
He might/may have
taken the train.
 certainty
Change the subject ..I He

He must take the

train.
 Certainty.(*in the
past)
Change the subject ..I He
He must have taken
the train.
 impossible
Change the subject ..I He

He cant take the

train.
 Impossible.(*in the
past)
Change the subject ..I He

He cant have taken

the train.
 advice
Change the subject ..I He

He should take the

train.
Advice.(*in the past)
Change the subject ..I He

He should have
taken the train.
 Conditional 0.
Always true.

If I am a train driver,
I take the train
Conditional 1.*real
Go/railway station

If I go to the railway
station,I will take the
train
Conditional 2.*Unreal
Go/railway station

If I went to the railway

station,I would take the
train
 Conditional
3.*Impossible
Go/railway station
If I had gone to the
railway station,I would
have taken the train
 Passive.present.
You can go by car or by train and you
decide to go by train.

The train is taken by me

 Passive.past.
You could go by car or by train and you
decided to go by train.

The train was taken by

me.
 passive.future.
You will be able to go by car or by train
and you decide to go by train.

The train will be taken by

me.
 Relative clauses
I take the train.The train is the fastest

The train which I take is

the fastest
 Relative clauses
the man takes the train.the man is my
friend

The man who takes the

train is my friend
 Relative clauses
Carlos wants to go to London.He is
taking the train.

Carlos,who is taking the

train,wants to go to
London
 Relative clauses
Carlos took the train yesterday.His
father is a doctor

Carlos,whose father is a
doctor,took the train
yesterday.
 Relative clauses
This is the station.I take the train
everyday.

This is the station where I

take the train everyday.
 Relative clauses
This is the station.I take the train
everyday.

The boy whose girlfriend

is standing up,is my best
friend.
 Reported speech
To report what someone said/told ...
The teacher said I sometimes take the train

The teacher said (that) he

sometimes took the train
 Reported speech
To report what someone said/told ...
The teacher told me I am taking the train
now

The teacher told me

(that) he was taking the
train then.
 Reported speech
To report what someone said/told ...
The teacher said I took the train yesterday

The teacher told me

(that) he had taken the
train the day before.
 Reported speech
To report what someone said/told ...
The teacher told her I have taken the train
today

The teacher told her

(that) he had taken the
train that day.
 Reported speech
To report what someone said/told ...
The teacher said I will take the train
tomorrow

The teacher said (that) he

would take the train the
next day .
 Reported speech
To report what someone said/told ...
The teacher told me I am going to take the
train here

The teacher told me

(that) he was going to
take the train there.
 Reported speech
To report what someone said/told ...
The teacher said I must take this train

The teacher said (that) he

had to take that train.
 Reported speech
To report what someone said/told ...
The teacher told him I can take your train

The teacher told him

(that) he could take his
train.
 Reported speech
To report what someone said/told ...
The teacher told us you should take the your
train

The teacher told us (that)

we should take our train.
 Reported speech
To report what someone asked/wanted
to know/wondered
The teacher asked Do you sometimes take
the train here

The teacher asked if I/we

took the train there.
 Reported speech
To report what someone asked/wanted
to know/wondered
The teacher asked Where did he take the
train?

The teacher wanted to

know where he had
taken the train.
 Reported speech
To report what someone
ordered/told/asked
The teacher said to us take the train!

The teacher ordered us

to take the train.
 Reported speech
To report what someone
ordered/told/asked
The teacher told us Dont take the train

The teacher told us not

to take the train.
 Reported speech
To report what someone
ordered/told/asked
The teacher said take the train,please

The teacher asked us to

take the train.
 Reported speech
To report what someone suggested.

The teacher said Lets take the train

The teacher suggested

taking the train.