Tenses

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Present simple

Used for action in the present, for things that are always true or that happen regularly, and for opinions and beliefs I/we/you/they………. arrive (do not arrive) He/she/it………. arrives (does not arrive)

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Past simple

Used for completed actions and events in the past I/we/you/they………. arrived (did not arrive) He/she/it………. arrived (did not arrive)

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Future simple

Used for actions and events in the future I/we/you/they………. will arrive (will not arrive) He/she/it………. will arrive (will not arrive)

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Present perfect

Used to show that an event happened or an action was completed at some time before the present I/we/you/they………. have arrived (have not arrived) He/she/it………. has arrived (has not arrived)

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Past perfect

Used to show that an event happened or an action was completed before a particular time in the past I/we/you/they………. had arrived (had not arrived) He/she/it………. had arrived (had not arrived)

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Future perfect

Used to show that something will be completed before a particular time in the future I/we/you/they………. will have arrived (will not have arrived) He/she/it………. will have arrived (will not have arrived) . Present continuous/progressive Used for actions or events that are happening or developing now, for future plans, or to show that an event is repeated I………. am arriving (am not arriving) You/we/they………. are arriving (are not arriving) He/she/it………. is arriving (is not arriving)

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Past continuous/progressive

Used for actions or events in the past that were not yet finished or that were interrupted I………. was arriving (was not arriving) You/we/they………. were arriving (were not arriving) He/she/it………. was arriving (was not arriving)

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Future continuous/progressive

Used for actions or events that will continue into the future I /you/we/they………. will be arriving (will not be arriving) He/she/it………. will be arriving (will not be arriving)

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Present perfect continuous/progressive

Used for actions or events that started in the past but are still happening now, or for past actions which only recently finished and their effects are seen now I /you/we/they………. have been arriving (have not been arriving) He/she/it………. has been arriving (has not been arriving)

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Past perfect continuous/progressive

Used for actions or events that happened for a period of time but were completed before a particular time in the past I /you/we/they………. had been arriving (had not been arriving) He/she/it………. had been arriving (had not been arriving)

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Future perfect continuous/progressive

Used for actions or events that will already be happening at a particular time in the future I /you/we/they………. will have been arriving (will not have been arriving) He/she/it………. will have been arriving (will not have been arriving)

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Conditionals

There are three main types of conditional sentences. You can use these patterns to help you learn them: 1. If (present tense), ………. will + infinitive Use this pattern to talk about a possible condition and its likely result. If she wins the next match, she'll be world champion. I'll go with him if he asks me. 2. If (past tense), ………. would + infinitive Use this pattern to talk about a situation that is imagined or not very likely. If I was a millionaire, I'd sail around the world. Formal: If I were a millionaire... I'd be sick if I ate all that cake. 3. If (past perfect),...would have+ past participle Use this pattern to talk about the possible result of an imagined situation in the past. If John had asked for my advice, I would have given it to him. She would have seen us if she had looked