I. PRESENT
1. Present Simple
Every (day/week/year): I study English every day.
Always: She always forgets her keys.
Usually: We usually eat dinner at 7 PM.
Often: He often plays soccer on weekends.
Sometimes: They sometimes go to the cinema.
Never: I never drink coffee at night.
2. Present Continuous
Now: The baby is sleeping now.
Right now: I am writing an email right now.
At the moment: She is studying at the moment.
Look!: Look! It is snowing outside.
Listen!: Listen! Someone is playing the piano.
Today: I am driving to work today.
Nowadays (hoy en día): The climate is changing rapidly nowadays.
Currently (actualmente)
This week (esta semana)
These days (estos dias)
3. Present Perfect
Since: She has worked here since 2022.
For: We have lived here for five years.
Ever: Have you ever visited Paris?
Never: I have never seen that movie.
Just: We have just eaten lunch.
Already: I have already finished my homework.
Yet: They haven't arrived yet.
How many times: How maney times have you been to New York city in your life?
4. Present Perfect Continuous
Since: It has been raining since this morning.
For: I have been studying for three hours.
All day: He has been playing video games all day.
Lately / Recently: I have been feeling tired lately.
How long...?: How long have you been waiting?
II. PAST
5. Past Simple
Yesterday: I saw a movie yesterday.
Ago: They moved to Madrid two years ago.
Last (night/week): We went to a restaurant last night.
In + año pasado: He graduated in 2018.
When: The phone rang when I opened the door.
Last year/ last summer/ last fall/ last class/ last session/
Long ago, long time ago
6. Past Continuous
As: As I was walking home, it started to rain.
At that moment: I was sleeping at that moment.
All last night: The dog was barking all last night.
While: The power went out while I was cooking.
When: I was walking when it rained
At that exact moment
7. Past Perfect
Before: She had left before the meeting started.
After: We ate dessert after we had finished dinner.
By the time: By the time the police arrived, the thief had run away.
Already: When I got home, they had already eaten.
Because: He failed because he hadn´t studied at all.
When: They had gone when I arrived.
8. Past Perfect Continuous
Since: It had been snowing since morning, so the roads were blocked.
For: He had been working there for ten years before he retired.
Before: They had been playing soccer before it started to storm.
After: They had been playing soccer for hours after the rain started.
Because: Her eyes were swollen because she had been crying all night long.
III. FUTURE
9. Future Simple
Tomorrow: I will call you tomorrow.
Next (week/month): We will start a new project next week.
In the future: People will live on Mars in the future.
Soon: The train will arrive soon.
Later/
After: Perhaps they will change their minds after reading our project offer.
I think / I hope: I think it will rain tomorrow.
Right now: Don't worry about the big mess; I will help you clean it up right now.
Tomorrow morning/ next summer/ tonight/
10. Future Continuous
At this time tomorrow: At this time tomorrow, I will be flying to New York.
This time next week//tomorrow: This time next week, we will be relaxing on the beach.
During: During the rock concert tonight, the security crew will be checking tickets
When: What will you be doing at noon tomorrow when the bell rings? / They will be sleeping when you arrive tonight.
While
In + tiempo: Don't call me at 8 PM; I will be driving in two hours.
At midnight: At midnight, she will be studying for her exam.
At this/ This/ time tomorrow afternoon
At noon tomorrow
11. Future Perfect
Before: before + acción presente simple: She will have prepared dinner before the guests arrive.
After: I will have finished my work after the meeting ends."
By (tomorrow / next week/ next year/ next monfh): I will have finished the report by tomorrow.
By the time: By the time you wake up, I will have left.
By: by + año futuro: He will have graduated by 2028./ by the year 2028
By sunset: By sunset, we will have walked twenty kilometers
By tomorrow afternoon/ By tonight
12. Future Perfect Continuous
By next + tiempo + for: By next month, I will have been living here for a year.
By midnight tonight/ By the time / By next Sunday / By the end of this year/
For + duración futura acumulada