• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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