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| Every day, usually, every year, seldom …
| Yesterday, last time, last year, a week ago, when…
| Tomorrow, next time, next year, in a week…
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Simple
| I
You
We
They
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play
write
plays
writes
| I
You
We
They
He
She
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played
wrote
| I
We
You will (‘ll)play
They will (‘ll)write
He
She
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She
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Do
| I
you
we
they
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play?
write?
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Did
| I
you
we
they
he
she
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play?
write?
| I
we
Willyou
they
he
she
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play?
write?
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she
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I
You do notplay
We (don’t)write
They
He does notplay
She (doesn’t)write
| I
You
We did notplay
They (didn’t) write
He
She
| I
We
You will notplay
They (won’t)write
He
She
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| At the moment, now
| At that time, yesterday, at 5 o’clock, when he came
| Tomorrow, at this time, this time, next Monday
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Progressive (be + ing – form)
| I
| am
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playing
writing
| I
He
She
| was
| playing
writing
| I
We be playing
He will (‘ll)
She be writing
You
They
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| You
We
They
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are
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You
They
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| He
She
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Am
| I
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playing?
writing?
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Was
| I
he
she
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playing?
writing?
| I
we be playing?
Will he
she be writing?
you
they
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| Are
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we
they
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Were
| we you
they
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she
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I am not
You
We are notplaying
They (aren’t)writing
He is not
She (isn’t)
| I
He was not
She (wasn’t)
playing
You writing
We were not
They (weren’t)
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I
We
He will notbe playing
She (won’t) be writing
You
They
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| Today, already, yet, this week (month, year), never, recently, since…
| By 5 o’clock, by the end of…, when he came
| By this time, next Monday, as soon as, he came
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Prefect (have + V3)
| I
You
We
They
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have
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played
written
| I
You
We
They
He
She
|
had
|
played
written
| I
We have played
You will
He have written
She
They
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| He
She
| has
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| I
Havewe
you
they
Hashe
she
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played?
written?
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Had
| I
we
you
they
he
she
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played?
written?
| I
we played?
Willyou have
they written?
he
she
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| I
You have not
We (haven’t)
They played
written
He has not
She (hasn’t)
| I
You
We had notplayed
They(hadn’t) written
He
She
| I
We have played
You will not
He (won’t)
She have played
They
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| Present
| Past
| Future
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| Present
| Past
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| Since then, for an hour, already, for a long time… How long...? Since when…?
| Since the time when, before…
|
Perfect Progressive (have been + ing – from)
| I
You
We
They
| have
|
been playing
been writing
| I
You
We
They
He
She
|
had been
|
playing
writing
|
| He
She
| has
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|
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| Have
| I
You
We
They
|
been playing?
been writing?
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Had
| I
You
We
They
He
She
|
been playing?
been writing?
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| Has
| He
She
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I
You
We
They
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have not
|
been playing
been writing
| I
You
We
They
He
She
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have not been
(haven’t)
has hot been
(hasn’t)
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playing
writing
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| He
She
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