Verb tenses guide

1.

2.

They write.
He writes.
They wrote.
He wrote.
They are writing.
He is writing.
They were writing.
He was writing.
They have written.
He has written.
They had written.
They have been
writing.
He has been writing.
They had been
writing.
They will have
They will write. They will be writing.
They
will
have
written.
He will be writing.
been writing.
He will write.

3.

They write.
He writes.
V-s
They wrote.
He wrote.
V2
They are writing.
He is writing.
They have written.
He has written.
be + V -ing have V3
They were writing.
He was writing.
They had written.
was + V -ing had V3
They have been
writing.
He has been writing.
have been
V-ing
They had been
writing.
had been
V-ing
They will write. They will be writing. They will have written. They will have been
He will write.
He will be writing.
writing.
will V
will be + V -ing will have V3
will have
been V-ing

4.

They write.
every morning
always, usually,
often, sometimes
on Mondays
twice a week
They wrote.
yesterday
ago
when
in 2012
last year
They will write.
tomorrow
soon
next year
in 2 days
They are writing.
now
at the moment
at present
They were writing.
They have written.
just, already
yet, never, ever
recently
this year
They had written.
They have been
writing.
all morning
for hours/ years
since
How long?
They had been writing.
yesterday at 6 o’clock yesterday before he yesterday for 2 hours
came
yesterday from 3 to 9
since
while/as
by the time he came
when he came
when he came
by 5 o’clock yesterday
They will be writing.
They will have written.
by the end of next
at 6 o’clock tomorrow
week
by /at this time
this time on Sunday
tomorrow
from 9 am till 5 pm
next month at this
tomorrow
time
They will have been
writing.
for 5 years next year
for 2 weeks by the 1st
of April
since 2013