IELTS TRAINING

a lesson on verb tenses

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verb tenses

show when

the action:

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•happens

•happened

•will happen

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12 different

verb tenses

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Simple Present

Pattern:

subject + am/is/are

subject + verb (s/es)

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Simple Present

show habitual actions Examples: • I always take a shower in the evening.

• She works here every day.

facts or generalizations Examples: • The moon revolves around the sun.

• Rain falls from the sky.

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Simple Past

Pattern:

subject + was/were

subject + past form of the verb

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• show completed action in the past

• used to talk about dead people Examples: • My mother did the laundry last weekend.

• Mozart wrote a lot of masterpieces.

Simple Past

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Simple Future

Pattern:

subject + will + base verb

subject + am/is/are going to + base verb

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• shows that an action will or going to happen in the future

• The action has not happened yet. Examples: • I will go to New Orleans next month.

• She will be arriving soon.

Simple Future

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Present Progressive

Pattern:

subject + am/is/are + verb~ing

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• for actions that are happening at the time of speaking.

Examples:

• I am currently writing a new novel

about my travels.

• She is working at her desk at the

moment. She seems very busy.

Present Progressive

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Past Progressive

Pattern:

subject + was/were + verb ~ing

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• to show that an action in the past was happening was interrupted by a shorter action

Examples:

• Rico was cooking dinner when Honey

arrived.

• They were answering the test when the

bell rang.

Past Progressive

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Future Progressive

Pattern:

subject + will be +verb~ing

subject + am/is/are going to be +

verb~ing

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shows that an on-going action in the future will be interrupted by another future action.

Examples:

• The chef will be preparing the food

tonight when I arrive.

• I will be studying tonight for the exam,

so don’t call me.

Future Progressive

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Present Perfect

Pattern:

subject + has/have + past participle

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to show that an action has started in the past and has a result in the present time Examples: • I have washed the car. It is now clean

and shiny.

• My sisters have been to Canada for

three times. They like it very much.

Present Perfect

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Past Perfect

Pattern:

subject + had + past participle of the verb

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show that a past action happened before another action in the past Examples: • Joel had had a car before he sold it to

our family.

• I had studied Spanish before I went to

Spain.

Past Perfect

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Future Perfect

Pattern:

subject + will have been + past participle

subject + am going to have + past participle

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focuses on an action that will happen before another action in the future Examples: • I will have finished cooking dinner for

Macky before he arrives tonight.

• By the time I complete this course, I

will have taken five tests.

Future Perfect

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Present Perfect Progressive

Pattern:

subject + has/have been + verb~ing

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show that an action has started in the past and is still happening until now Examples: • She has been painting the walls for two

hours. She really looks tired now.

• I have been teaching Koreans for 8

years. I like what I am doing.

Present Perfect Progressive

Past Perfect Progressive

Pattern:

subject + had been + verb~ing

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shows that an action had started in the past and continued until another action in the past. Examples: • They had been talking about me when I

arrived.

• Mr. Kim had been teaching in the

academy before he left for the UK.

Past Perfect Progressive

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Future Perfect Progressive

Pattern:

subject + will have been + verb~ing

subject + am/is/are going to have been +

verb~ing

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used to show that an action will be happening until another future action Examples: • They will be cleaning the house for six

hours before the visitors arrive.

• How long will you have been travelling

before your trip ends?

Future Perfect Progressive