Past

Present (Now)

Future

Yesterday

Before

Last Year

<<

<

I Started drinking a coffee>

>I was drinking a beer<

ing = section of time

I have been drinking (recently)>

I was drinking (similar meaning)

<<
<<
<<
<<

I drunk some coffee this morning:

(I had some coffee this morning)

or I did drink some coffee in the morning

I had a chocolate medal ages ago:

(I used to have a chocolate medal)

I wanted to go to college

I have been to London/I went to London

Today

Now

This Year

<<I/They/We drink coffee (everyday)>>

<He/She drinks coffee (everyday/always)>

I am drinking a coffee

(e.g. you have drunk 10 to 90% already)

until now: e.g.

I was drinking for a section of time

for example the 1

st

of May until 7

th

of May

I'm not drinking anymore

<<I drink coffee everyday:>>

<<(I have coffee everyday)>>

<<He drinks 5 cups a day:>>

<<(He has 5 cups a day)>>

I/They/We want to

study with a private teacher

He/She wants to

study with a private teacher

(everyday/always/continuous)

Tomorrow
After
Next Year

>>
>

<I have not finished drinking my coffee yet

>I will be drinking tomorrow<

ing = section of time

>>
>>
>>
>>

I will drink some coffee this afternoon:

(I will have some coffee in the afternoon)

I will have some chocolate medals soon.

I will have a bag of chocolate medals

next week

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Past

Present

Future

Adding ed to the end of a

word usually makes it

Past

Adding ing to the end of

a word makes it present

continuous (ongoing).

"I will" before any verb works. E.g. I

will dream about having a good

laugh.

Add "I did" before any

verb to give a fairly

accurate past description.

E.g. I did believe, but now

I think…

Adding "I am learning"

"They are learning" a

pronoun and a Be Word

can make your sentence

specific to people.

To be more specific, add a time

frame E.g. I will study tommorow, I

will study at the weekend

2/3rds of past words are

Irregular Verbs. When

you start to Learn English,

put “I did” before the

Present Verb and this will

save time and make you

speak more. Remember I

did teach you this

(Remember I taught you

this).

"I am going to" is another thing that

can be put before verbs e.g. I am

going to read, because its

something to do, isn't it

Be Words: be (am, are,

is, was, were, been, being)