PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSE
FORM
PAST SIMPLE
duration in the past, past habits, past facts or generalizations, a series of completed actions following
one after another
PAST CONTINOUS
interupted actions in the past, specific time as an interuption, continuity in the past, parallel actions in
the past, repetition and irritation with ALWAYS & CONSTANTLY
had + 3 kolona
an actions completed before another past action, duration before somthing in past (no continous verb),
to express that one pas event preceded the other in time
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINOUS
now (at this moment), durative actions in progress now, future arrangements, repetition and irritation
with ALWAYS & CONSTANTLY
have/has + 2 kolona
unspecific time before now (withought determining when) with nonspecific time expressions, cannot be
used with specific time expressions, duration from the past until now, a completed action with result in
the present, concering the present moment
duration from the past until now (for 2 weeks, since Tuesday), duration from the past until near future,
repeated actions up to now, an actions completed before now
FUTURE SIMPLE
will + be
FUTURE CONTINOUS
for future actions of some duration, interupted actions in the future, specific time as asn interuption in
the future, for future plans, stressing duration,parallel actins in the future
FUTURE PERFECT
completed actions before something in the future, actions before a definite time in the future, duration
before something in the future
GOING TO FUTURE
to express a future arrangments or plans, to express a predictions based on the present situation
MENA
USE
PASSIVE/ACTIVE
was repaired
is cleaned
is being written
will be finished
is going to be made