CUADRO COMPARATIVO PAST AND PRESENTE CONTINUOUS, PAST AND PRESENT PERFECT

Cuadro comparativo donde se detallan los tiempos verbales presente y pasado continuo y presente y pasado perfecto

1. Paola Correa 4to año B Comparative Chart
Present and Past Continuous
Present Continuous Past Continuous
Interrogative sentences:
Aux. am/are/is (verb to be) + subject + verb +ing+ complement+?
Examples:
 Are you feeling well?
 Isn´t Emma coming home this Christmas?
Interrogative sentences:
Aux. was/Were+ subject+ verb+ ing+ complement+?
Examples:
 Were you watching TV when the phone rang?
 Were they playing with us?
Affirmative sentences:
Subject + aux. am/are/is (verb to be) + verb+ ing+ complement
Examples:
 Alex is studying to get his driving license.
 I am flying to Miami next month.
Affirmative sentences:
Subject+ aux. was/were+ verb+ ing+ complement
Examples:
 They were reading a book.
 He was showering when you called.
Negative sentences:
Subject + aux. am/are/is (verb to be) +not + verb +ing + complement
Examples:
 I am not studying for tomorrow’s exam.
 We aren´t getting married in Spain.
Negative sentences:
Subject+ aux. was/were+ not +verb+ ing+ complement
Examples:
 We were not doing anything
 She wasn´t listening to music
Present and Past Perfect
Present Perfect Past Perfect
Interrogative sentences:
Aux. have/has+ subject+verb past participle+ complement+?
Examples:
 Have you lived in USA?
 Has she played?
Interrogative sentences:
Aux. had+ subject+ verb past participle+ complement+?
Examples:
 Had you visited your brother before he went to Mexico?
 Hadn´t she worked all day?
Affirmative sentences:
Subject + aux. have/has +verb past participle + complement
Examples:
 I have accepted the offer.
 We have traveled.
Affirmative sentences:
Subject+ aux. had+ verb past participle+ complement
Examples:
 I had studied some English before I moved to Florida
 I had eaten on the morning so I wasn’t hungry
Negative sentences:
Subject+ aux. have/has+ not+ verb past participle+ complement
Examples:
 He has not implemented a new process.
 I haven´t tried sushi before.
Negative sentences:
Subject+ aux. had+ not+ verb past participle+ complement
Examples:
 We had not been traveling long before we had our first problem.
 I hadn´t been shopping when you called me.