TIME ADVERBIALS WITH ENGLISH TENSES

Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Pr.Perfect Continuous

+I, you, we, they V I am Ving I,you,we,they have been+ Ving
+ he she it Vs I,you,we,they have V3 He,she,it been Ving
He,she,it is Ving
+

He,she,it has V3
We,you,they are Ving
Be – am, is, are
- I,you,we,they don’t V I am not Ving
I,you,we,they haven’t V3 I,you,we,they haven’t been
-- - he,she,it doesn’t V He,she,it isn’t Ving
He,she,it hasn’t V3 He,she,it Ving
Be – am not, isn’t, aren’t We,you,they are Ving
Do Am I Ving
Does S V? Have I,you,we,they V3? Have I,you,we,they been Ving?
Is He,she,it Ving Has He,she,it been Ving?
Be – Am I..?, Is he…? Has He,she,it V3?
Are We,you,they Ving
Are they…?
Where+do/does+S+V1 Where am/is/are S Ving? Where have/has V3? How long have/has +S +Ving
Who(subject) +Vs Who is Ving? Who has V3? Who has been Ving?
permanently 1) Now - сейчас
(+) already уже
постоянно at this moment
just только что
ever(?) когда-либо в настоящий момент
– yet (-) еще нет
always всегда, still (+) все еще
уже (?)
usually обычно, at present – сегодня, в
(?) ever когда-либо -
often часто, настоящее время
never никогда (-)
sometimes иногда, currently – в настоящее
Recently недавно, lately
seldom редко, время
за последнее время,
rarely редко , nowadays – в наши дня, в
always всегда (+)
never никогда настоящее время
so far на данный
(all the time все время, temporarily временно,
момент (+) →→
normally обычно, around now – сейчас (но
still все еще не (-) →→
as a rule как правило, не конкретный момент)
today сегодня
regularly регулярно, for a short period of time
this morning сегодня Already уже
frequently часто, – некоторое время
утром,
time after time
+++Present – unfinished period of time

this week на этой

частенько
неделе, Recently недавно, lately
now and then когда- 2) changing/developi
this month в этом за последнее время
никогда ng situation (в
месяце
now and again изредка изменяющихся
this winter – этой зимой Today сегодня
from time to time время ситуация)
How long..?как долго this morning, week,
от времени, these days – в эти дни,
(на протяжении какого month, winter, year
hardly ever едва-ли better and better – лучше
времени) How long……?
когда и лучше
since 3 o’clock с 3х ч since 3 o’clock…
occasionally от случая к
(since she was 9 с тех (since she was 9)
случаю
пор как ей было 9) ever since, since then,
every so often время от 3) always всегда,
ever since с тех пор, for five years
времени constantly/forever/contin
since then с тех пор, these five years
once in a while редко ually/ постоянно, never –
for five (past) years за for the past 3 years
once in a blue moon никогда
последние 5 лет for the last 3 years
почти никогда annoying or amusing
these five years эти 5 over the last 3 years
every morning /day habits – раздражающие
лет again
in the morning(s) или поражающие
for the past 3 years
on Sunday(s) привычки
for the last 3 years all this time
once a week – один раз
over the last 3 years
в неделю 4) future fixed
за последние 3 года
twice a month дважды plans фиксированные
finally / at last наконец-
(3) times a year….. планы and personal
то
at 3 pm arrangements и личные
It’s the first time I’ve…
with timetables – договоренности/планы
up to now до сих пор
расписание tomorrow завтра
again снова
state verbs – с глаголами next week на
once один раз
состояния, такие как be, след.неделе
all this time все это
know, love, understand, in three days – через три
время
believe дня
 Past Simple Past Continuous Past perfect Past Perfect Continuous

I, you, we, they I,you,we,they had been

he she it V2(ed) I, He,she,it was Ving I,you,we,they had V3
He,she,it Ving
+

We,you,they were Ving He,she,it has had V3

Be – was, were

I,you,we,they didn’tV I wasn’t Ving

he,she,it didn’t V I,you,we,they hadn’t V3 I,you,we,they had been
He,she,it was’t Ving
-

He,she,it hadn’t V3 He,she,it Ving

We,you,they weren’t Ving
Be – wasn’t, weren’t

Was I I,you
Had I,you,we,they V3
Did S V? Was He,she,it Ving we,they
?

Had He,she,it V3
Were we,you,they Had he,she,it been Ving?

Yesterday

Yesterday 1. …for two hours на

протяжении 2х часов
Yesterday by 6 o’clock к 6 часам before (до того как)
by the end of the …к they came home.
at 6 o’clock в 6 часов концу 2. the whole time все
Yesterday – вчера at that moment в тот He said he had done it. это время
момент (with sequence of
the day before from 6 till 7 с 6 до 7 tenses) until/till до тех пор
пока…
Past – finished period of time

yesterday - позавчера, the whole day весь день When my mother

one day однажды, all day yesterday весь came home, I had
once - однажды день вчера done my homework.
the other day на днях When my mother came 3. with sequence of
the moment в тот home, I was doing my preceding action: tenses при
момент homework. Когда моя He wanted to know согласовании времен
last week/Sunday/ мама пришла домой, я what she had bought. 4. When my mother
year в прошлом делала уроки. Before до (того как), came home, I had been
году… interrupted activity after после (того как) doing my homework
3 minutes ago… прерванное действие until/till до тех пор for an hour.
назад while пока/в то время пока… Когда моя мама
- on the 26th of May как, as пока/когда пришла домой, я
- in 1961; in April just as как раз когда in long sentences after выполняла домашнее
- just now только что All that time все это the verbs like: задание уже час.
When did…?когда время -realise
simultaneous actions – - understand in long sentences after
при одновременных - remember the verbs like:
действиях - forget -realise
- see - understand
- find out - remember
- forget
- see
- find out
 Future Perfect
Future Simple Future Continuous Future Perfect
Continuous

I, you, we, they I I,you,we,they will have

I,you,we,they will
he she it will V He,she,it will be Ving He,she,it been Ving
He,she,it have V3
We,you,they

- I,you,we,they I I won’t
I,you,we,they won’t have
- he,she,it won’t V He,she,it won’t be Ving you,we,they have been
He,she,it V3
We,you,they He,she,it Ving

I I,you,we,they have
I,you,we,they have
Will he,she,it be Ving Will he,she,it has been
Will he,she,it V3
Will S V? we,you,they Ving?

tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
послезавтра
next week на
следующей неделе
tomorrow morning
завтра утром
in 3 min через 3 мин
in a while через
tomorrow
некоторое время
at 6 o’clock – в 6 часов tomorrow
* instant decisions
from 5 till 7 – с 5 до 7
мгновенные решения, tomorrow
the whole весь: day by – к 6 часам
принятые в момент …for two hours more
день, week всю He says he’ll have
разговора еще 2 часа .
неделю, morning все done it by the end of
*promises - обещания By the end of the …к
утро, etc. the week.
*warnings - концу ….
Future

When my mother comes By the time …к тому

предупреждения By the time – к тому
home, I’ll be doing my времени как
*offering help – времени как
homework. When (By the time) my
предлагать помощь
mother comes home, I
*predictions- When my mother comes
This time next year… will have done my
предсказывать home, I will have been
homework.
будущее doing my homework
(In time clauses we
After the verbs and phrases: for an hour.
(In time clauses we don’t use the Future
I’m sure, I think, I
don’t use the Future tense)
hope, probably,
tense)
perhaps, possibly

Shall (with I and we

in ???)– offering help,
suggestions-
предложение помощи

N.B. Not used after IF,

WHEN, etc.
 ENGLISH TENSES – 16
(Active Voice)
Simple Continuous Perfect
Perfect Continuous
(Indefinite) (Progressive) (Simple)
We use these tenses
Permanent action, We use these tenses
Temporary action, when we are
general truth, when we are
Action in progress, interested in the
repeated action, interested in the
future action activity not the
habitual behaviour result of an activity
result
(-) (?) am have have
Present

V do is V + ing V3 been Ving

He, she, it V+(e)s does
are has has
V2 (-) (?) was
Past

S V2 did Ving had V3 had been Ving

V+ed were
Future

S will V
will be Ving will have V3 will have been Ving
PastFuture in the

S would V
would be Ving would have V3 would have been Ving

ENGLISH TENSES – 10
(Passive Voice)

Indefinite Continuous Perfect

Perfect
(Simple) (Progressive) Continuous
am am have
Present

is V3 is being V3 been V3 
are are has
was was
Past

V3 being V3 had been V3 

were were
PastFuture in the Future

(shall) will have been V3

 
will be V3

(should)
 would have been V3 
would be V3
 Present
Be going to + V Will +V Other phrases
continuous
Be about to+V
Be just about to
Instant/on-the-spot
Fixed arrangement, Intend to do smth in
Plans, made before the decisions
1) Personal plans a very short time
moment of speaking plans, made at the
moment of speaking

Be on the point of
+Ving
Promises, threats, = be about to
2) Intentions
warning

Be due to+V
Future
arrangements
General predictions for
Predictions , based on expected to happen
the distant future – in 5
3) Present simple smth at present, smth
years’ time, in the next 50
at an exact time
evident
years, etc…

Be to + v
Instructions/formal
After the verbs: announcements
To speak about Was/were going to –
I think, I’m sure, I hope, I
4) timetables and to speak about
guess, probably, possibly,
schedules unfulfilled plans
maybe, perhaps.

Shall + V

Only in questions ???

With I and We
To speak about offers
and suggestions
 Past habits
Used to + V Would + V
Раньше Бывало
+ used to + V
- didn’t use to + V Only in positive forms
? Did + S + use to + V…?
1) repeated actions in the past 1) repeated action in the past
2) past habits 2) past activities NOT states
3) past states 3) past events (we speak about them with
reminiscence)

Used to + V Be used to + Ving / noun Get used to + Ving / noun

Привыкнуть / Привыкать к чему-
либо (процесс
Привык к чему-либо(сейчас
Раньше что-то делал привыкания/трансформация)
имеет привычку)
Soon, never, can’t , at last, it takes a
long/short time to …

A) Fill in the spaces with used to /be used to /get used to.

When I was a child, I __________ (dream) of becoming a pilot.

I’m terribly nervous, I’m not __________ (speak) to large audiences.
I _________ (get) up late.
She _________ (work) hard at the office.
Tourists in England ___________ (drive) on the left.
All the buses ___________ (stop) here before the strike.
John __________ (work) at an agency.
When Carol was younger she _________ (play) tennis.
It took the Smiths a long time to __________ (live) in a flat.
There didn’t __________ (be) so many accidents on the road.
I’d like an orange juice. I ________ (drink alcohol).
A) Choose the correct answer:

Do you travel a lot? No, but _________ when I was younger.

a) Didn’t use b) used to c) wasn’t used to
Does Mary still remember what we _________ to do when we went abroad?
a) Used b) were used c) got used
Do you like living in the country? Well, I _________ to living there yet, but I’m trying.
a) Am used b) wasn’t used c) am not used
Joan is very nervous. She ________ to speaking in public.
a) Wasn’t used b) is not used c) used
 STATIVE or NONCONTINUOUS VERBS
Mental States

know believe imagine want consider

realize doubt need guess
understand suppose remember prefer
recognize think expect forget
remind (of)/ resemble wish mean assume

Emotional State
love hate fear mind -?
like dislike envy care -?
appreciate prefer loathe adore admire

Communication
Agree astonish deny disagree
impress mean please promise
satisfy surprise amaze

Possession
possess have own belong to

Sense Perceptions
taste (like) hear see smell (like)
feel (like) seem (like) sound (like) look

Other Existing States

cost be consist of concern -?
look (like) owe exist contain
appear weigh measure include
depend on deserve fit involve
lack matter -? suit comprise
resemble depend on
 Non-Continuous Meanings
feel = 'have an opinion' – считать
He feels he should get a second chance.
feel = give a sensual feeling – на
ощупь
It feels smooth
see = 'understand' I see what you mean
понимать
see = ‘sense perception ’I see a bird in
the sky. видеть
think = 'have an opinion' считать
I think we should leave immediately.
appear = 'look like' оказываться,
выглядеть
That bread appears to be stale.
appear = ‘turn out’ оказывается
It appears that he is a real liar.
look = 'seem' It looks impossible!
казаться
look = ‘seem’= выглядеть
She looks tired.
taste = 'have a taste' – иметь вкус
That tastes yummy!
smell = ‘to have a particular
scent’иметь запах
These roses smell great! пахнуть
have = possess = own владеть
I have a car. He has a company.
weigh = have a particular weight иметь
вес, весить
He weighs 65 kilos.
be = exist (state). The earth is round.
Быть,явл
measure = have dimensions иметь
размеры
The room measures 3*4 square metres
Fit = be the right size It fits me
perfectly! Подходить по размеру
realize = understand=be aware of
осознавать
Do you realize the danger?
expect = hope I expect they’ll arrive on
time.ожидать
Imagine =представлять, думать
Continuous Meanings
feel = 'feel physically' чувствовать
I'm feeling awful this afternoon.
feel = ‘touch’ трогать
I’m feeling the cat’s fur, it’s so soft.
see = 'visit/meet’ встречаться
She's seeing a doctor this morning.
think = 'use the brain' думать, обдумывать
He's thinking hard about the problem.
appear = 'be on stage / perform' появляться
Jack Daniels is appearing at the Paramount
tonight.
look = to see with your eyes смотреть
They are looking at the picture.
taste = 'use the mouth' пробовать
The cook is tasting the sauce!
smell = ‘to use your nose to identify the scent -
He is smelling the flowers.нюхать
have = have + noun=verb (process)переводим
по смыслу
She is having a good time.
weigh = to measure how much smth weighs with
the scales взвешивать
The butcher is weighing the steak.
be = behave Sally is being stupid. Вести себя
measure = take dimensions измерять
I am measuring the room now.
Fit – adjust to the right size. Wait, I’m fitting the
skirt!!!
Подгонять, примерять
realize = carry out – реализовывать
at the moment we’re realizing the final stage of
the project.
expect = wait (for) I’m expecting some guests.
ждать
Imagine = представлять в уме