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simple
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simple future
at one particular time in the future
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note
- future time
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will / be going to
- prediction: will / be going to
- prior plan: be going to
- willingness; will
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when + S + V
- expressing the future in time clauses
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simple present
alway, usually, habitually
- general statement of fact and timeless truths
- habitual or everyday activities
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simple past
at one particular time in the past
- - began and ended at a particular time in the past
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progressive
be + V-ing
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future pro.
will + be + V-ing
be going to + be + V-ing
- in progress at a time in the future
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present pro.
in progress at the present time
- in progress at the moment of speaking
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past pro.
in progress at a particular time in the past
- one action began ealier and was in progress when the other action occurred
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note
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stative verbs
- usually not used in progressive tenses
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am / is / are being + adjective
- stative meaning
- progressive meaning – behavior
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raise / rise, det / sit / lay / lie
- raise, set, lay + an object : transitive verbs
- rise, sit, lie: intransitive verbs
- hai hành động cùng xảy ra, cùng kéo dài: dùng 2 thì tiếp diễn
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always
- in present time, always: habitual or everyday activities
- be + always + V-ing: complain (annoyance, anger…)
- always / forever / constantly
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place
- be + place + V-ing: focus on place not action
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perfect
have + PP
- future per.
finished before another time in the future
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present per.
finished somtime before now
- before now, at an unspecified time in the past
- repetition of an activity before now
- ever / never / already / yet / still / just / so far
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since / for
- began in the past and continues to the present
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past per.
finished before another time in the past
- completed before another activity or time in the past
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perfect progressive
have + been + V-ing
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future per. pro.
before another event in the future, how long?
- duration / inprogress before another time or event in the future
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present per. pro.
before now, up to now, how long?
- duration / began in the past and continues to the present
- a genaral activity in progress recently, lately
- for / since / all day / all week / all morning
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past per. pro.
before another event in the past, how long?
- duration / in progress before another activity or time in the past
- in progress close in time to another activity or time in the past