Grammar. Perfect - continuous, simple, past, present, future

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BIG
GRAMMAR
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Perfect-Continuous
Perfect
Continuous
Simple
Past
Present
Future
Example:
We saw a good film last night.
I got up, got dressed and left home.
Example:
I live in the city center.
The train arrives at 3:30 tomorrow
Verb Form: V ed /V 2
Verb Form: V 1 (V+s)
Meaning:
finished actions in the past
chain of actions in the past
Meaning:
things that happen always or usually
timetable
Example:
You'll love New York.
I'll phone her later.
I'll help you.
I'll pay you back tomorrow.
Shall I open the window?
Verb Form: shall/will V
Meaning:
predictions
instant decisions
offers
promises
suggestions
Example:
I was watching TV yesterday at 7.00 p.m.
I was doing housework when you called.
Example:
He's looking for a new job.
I'm leaving tomorrow.
Example:
This time next year I’ll be lying on the beach
Verb Form: was/were + Ving
Verb Form: am/is/are + Ving
Verb Form: shall/will be + Ving
Meaning:
action in progress at a certain moment in the past
a long action interrupted by a short one
Meaning:
things happening now or in the near future
things we have arranged for the future
Meaning:
things happening at a certain moment in the future
Example:
When I came home I realized I’d left my phone in the office.
Example:
I’ve already watched this movie 3 times.
Have you ever been to Spain?
Example:
I will have passed all the exams by June 2022
Verb Form: had V3
Verb Form: have/has V3
Verb Form: will + have V3
Meaning:
an action preceding another past action
Meaning:
recently finished actions (we don't say when)
past experiences
Meaning:
an action that will finish by a certain moment in the future
Example:
In 2017 I understood I didn’t want the job I had been doing
all those years.
Verb Form: had been + Ving
Meaning:
an action preceding another past action but before finishing
it lasted for some time
Example:
I’ve been trying to call him since morning!
Verb Form: have/has been + Ving
Meaning:
an action that started in the past and lasts now (or has just
finished)
Example:
Next year in November I’ll have been living here for 10
years.
Verb Form: will have been + Ving
Meaning:
an action that will last for a while in the future and then
finish by a certain moment