VERB TENSES- PERFECT AND PAST TENSES

PAST SIMPLE	A: He liked / He ate N: He didn't like / Hedidn't eat Q: Did he like? / Didhe eat?	Con acciones pasadas que tuvieron lugar en un momento determinado:We didn't like the dinner last night Narrar hechos pasados secuenciados Normalmente, después de las siguientes expresiones: I wish, If only, as if, as though, would rather, would sooner, it's time….	Yesterday Last month / week.. Ago Fechas pasadas
PAST CONTINUOUS	A: I / He / She / It was eating We / You / They were eating N: I / He / She / Itwasn't eating We / You / They weren't eating Q: Was I / He / She / Iteating? Were We / You / Theyeating?	Para expresar una acción incompleta que estaba ocurriendo en el pasado. (acción larga): Last week, we were jogging in the park Para señalar que una acción larga estaba teniendo lugar en el pasado cuando fue interrumpida por otra breve: We were watching TV, when suddenly the lights went off. Para indicar que 2 o + acciones largas estaban ocurriendo simultáneamente en el pasado: While I was cooking dinner, he was laying the table. Para indicar acciones repetidas y monótonas en el pasado indicando cierta queja: The children were always bouncing the ball. Para descripciones y especificaciones: People were walking, the sun was shining, the birds….	While
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE	A: I / You / We / Theyhave eaten He / She / It has eaten N: I / You / We / Theyhaven't eaten He / She / It hasn't   eaten Q: have I / You / We / They eaten? has He / She / Iteaten?	Para hablar de acciones que ocurrieron en el pasado pero llegan o tienen importancia en el presente: I have found a wallet in the street. Con el superlativo: She's the most intelligent person I have ever met. En las expresiones It's the first/ second time: It's the first time I've eaten raw fish	Already (AF)…ya Yet (NG/INT)….ya, aún, todavía For…durante Since…desde Just…acabo de This week/ month… Recently Adverbios de frecuencia: ever…
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS	A: I / You / We / Theyhave been eating He / She / It has been eating N: I / You / We / Theyhaven't been eating He / She / It hasn't   been eating Q: have I / You / We / They been eating? has He / She / It been eating?	Tiene el mismo uso que el present perfect simple pero resaltando la duración de la actividad:I've been working in this factory since 1999. Para hablar de acciones pasadas que acaban de concluir y su resultado es evidente: Have you been frying fish?	Already (AF)…ya Yet (NG/INT)….ya, aún, todavía For…durante Since…desde Just…acabo de This week/ month… Recently Adverbios de frecuencia: ever…

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

A: He had eaten N: He hadn't eaten Q: Had he eaten?

Para hablar de una acción pasada que ocurrió antes que otra: The school had already closed when I arrived. En oraciones condicionales de 3er tipo En oraciones temporales para enfatizar que una acción pasada estaba totalmente acabada antes de comenzar otra: He didn't go to bed until the last TV programme had finished. Con I wish / If only para lamentarnos de algo que ha ocurrido en el pasado: If only they had stayed with us (ojalá) En la expresión It was the first / the second… time: It was the second time I had flown.

Already (AF)…ya Just Until / Till Before As soon as After

Here are some useful websites where you can learn and practise the verb tenses

BON'S TIP- ESO AND BAC

ENGLISH PAGE

ISABEL PÉREZ- THE HAPPY VERBY GANG

ENGLISH TENSES WITH CARTOONS

EXERCISES ON PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS:

PAS T SIMPLE 1

PAST SIMPLE 2

PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE

PAST CONTINUOUS-PAST SIMPLE -2-

EXERCISES ON PAST SIMPLE-PRESENT PERFECT-PRESENT P.CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS-1-

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS-2-

PRESENT PERFECT-PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT-PAST SIMPLE

TEST 1