TIME EXPRESSIONS AND VERB TENSES

SIMPLE PRESENT
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY OTHER EXPRESSIONS
always
ever
never
ofen
sel!o"#rarely
so"e$"es
%s%ally
s$e"&re
al'%na ve(
n%n)a
a "en%!o
rara ve(
a ve)es
nor"al"ene
AT * +o%rs at 2 oclock
+ol$!ays at Christmas/at
Easter
&er$o!s of $"e at
noon/midday
night
weekend
a las !os en &%no
en Nav$!a!#Se"ana Sana
al "e!$o!,a
&or la no)+e
el -n !e se"ana
IN * &er$o!s of $"e in the morning/afternoon/evening
years in 2001
"on+s in January
seasons in spring/autumn.
&or la "a/ana#ar!e#no)+e
en 0112
en enero
en &r$"avera#oo/o
On * !ays of +e wee3 on Monday
!aes of +e wee3 * morning/afternoon/evening n
!hursday afternoon
!aes on "
th
#ovem$er
holiday
el l%nes
el 4%eves &or la ar!e
el 5 !e nov$e"6re
!e va)a)$ones
every day/night/week/year.
once/twice/three times.a week/year/month.
o!os los !,as#no)+es#se"anas#a/os
%na ve(#!os ve)es#res ve)es.a la se"ana#al a/o#al
"es.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS SIMPLE PAST
a &resen
a +e#+$s "o"en
4%s now
l$sen7
loo37
now
o!ay
on$'+
a+ora
en ese "o"eno
4%so a+ora
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8"$ra7
a+ora
+oy
esa no)+e
yesterday ayer
YESTERDAY
*
morning
afternoon
evening
ayer &or la "a/ana
ayer &or la ar!e
ayer &or la no)+e
9AST * year
month
week
Monday
winter
night
el a/o &asa!o
el "es &asa!o
la se"ana &asa!a
el l%nes &asa!o
el $nv$erno &asa!o
ano)+e
THIS * wee3
year
s%""er
"orn$n'
esa se"ana
ese a/o
ese verano
esa "a/ana
two days
three weeks
one year
four months
A:O +a)e !os !,as
+a)e res se"anas
+a)e %n a/o
+a)e )%aro "eses
PRESENT PERFECT when * &as a)$on
%hen & was having
$reakfast' the phone rang
C%an!o esa6a !esay%nan!o
el lf; son<
already =frases * # >?
ever
for =$e"&o $n!eer"$na!o?
how long
(ust =+ave * (ust * &ar$);?
recently
since =$e"&o )on)reo?
yet =frases @ # >? -nal !e
frase
ya
al'%na ve(
!%raneA !es!e +a)e
!es!e )%Bno +a)e
a)a6ar !e
re)$ene"ene
!es!e
aCnA o!av,a
PAST CONTINUOUS
when * &as a)$on
%hen & was having lunch' the
phone rang
while
)%an!o
C%an!o esa6a al"or(an!oA
el lf; son<
"$enras
PAST PERFECT FUTURE
after
already
as soon as
$efore
$y the time
for
(ust
since
till / until
!es&%Ds !e
ya
an &rono )o"o
anes !e
)%an!o # anes !e E%e
!%raneA !es!e +a)e
a)a6ar !e
!es!e
+asa
soon
the day after
tomorrow
&rono
el !,a !es&%Ds
"a/ana
TOFORROG * morning
afternoon
evening
"a/ana &or la "a/ana
"a/ana &or la ar!e
"a/ana &or la no)+e
NEXT *
&er$o!s of
$"e
week
year
Monday
la &r<H$"a se"ana
el a/o E%e v$ene
el &r<H$"o l%nes
IN* two days
an hour
!enro !e !os !,as
!enro !e %na +ora
PREPOSITION + GERUND (-ING)
Ver6s followe! 6y a &re&os$$on "%s +ave a 'er%n! afer +e"
6e 'oo! aI ser 6%eno en
+$n3 a6o%I &ensar en
e).
)es good at repairing things
&m thinking a$out going to *lasgow
Jl es 6%eno re&aran!o )osas
Esoy &ensan!o en $r a :las'ow