Style - Use Common Tenses and Moods
Statements
Example |
Key idea |
Common time phrases |
1 I play football |
every/habit |
usually, every week |
2 I’m playing football |
right now |
at the moment / this week |
3 I have played football |
unfinished |
ever, just, still not, yet, |
4 I played football |
finished |
last week, in 2012 |
5 I’m gonna play football |
future plan |
probably |
6 I know! I’ll play football |
just decided/unsure |
maybe |
7 I’m playing football 100% future, friends |
definitely |
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Questions mix and match
Question |
Topic (optional) |
tense verbs |
verb form |
1 What |
NOUN (optional) |
are you |
doing |
2 Where |
X |
do you |
do |
3 When |
X |
did you |
do |
4 Who |
X |
have you |
done |
5 Why |
X |
are you |
doing |
6 Which |
NOUN (optional) |
will you |
do |
7 How |
many/much/often/adj |
are you gonna |
do |
Names
You don’t need these unless you are doing a study abroad
English |
Japanese |
1) Present Simple |
現在 |
2) Present Continuous |
現在新古系 |
3) Present Perfect |
現在完了 |
4) Past Simple |
過去形 |
5) Future |
未来形 |