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BIAGGI TIME EXPRESSIONS ACTIVE VOICE On this chart you will find the time expressions generally used with the verb tenses listed below. When you use these expressions either orally or in writing ma!e sure you select the appropriate verb tense. SIMPLE PRESENT *write *writes e$er' day "onday wee! month etc. n "ondays wee!ends etc. a!wa's (s(a!!' )ten genera!!' s metimes **asi na!!' n*e in a w#i!e rare!' se!+ m #ar+!' e$er ne$er t +a' PRESENT PROGRESSIVE *am, are, is writing n w at t#is m ment ) r t#e m ment *(rrent!' at t#e ,resent tem, rari!' t#is wee! semester month etc. t#e !ast time t#e )irst time ag a day two wee!s etc. ear!ier today this wee! etc. in a few days ten minutes a month etc. SIMPLE PAST *wr te 'ester+a' !ast night wee! month etc. SIMPLE FUTURE *wi!! write *am, are, is " g ing t write t m rr w t nig#t ne-t wee! month year etc. t#e ne-t time sin*e* last yesterday #$%&
'If sin*e introduces a time clause the
verb in the time clause will be simple past. )

PRESENT PERFECT *#a$e%#as written times many a couple of several

PRESENT PERF. PROGRESSIVE *#a$e%#as &een writing a!! ! ng day morning wee! & o,cloc! yesterday etc. r t#e !ast%,ast two days three hours etc. ) r ten days two hours etc.

sin*e

in t#e !ast%,ast wee! month year etc. (, t n w s )ar !ate!' re*ent!' a!rea+' ()uests*affirm+ in a ! ng time (neg+ 'et (neg+ # w ! ng ()uests.+ e$er ()uests.+

# w ! ng ()uests+

PAST PROGRESSIVE *was%were " .ing -sed with w#en to express past activity in progress interrupted by a non. continuous activity/ I was writing w#en you called. -sed with w#i!e to express two continuous activities occurring at the same time in past/ I was reading w#i!e you were writing.

PAST PERFECT *#a+ " ,ast ,arti*i,!e -sed with &' t#e time to express two activities in the past one occurring before the other. 0irst activity/ past perfect*second activity/ simple past. 1an also be used with w#en. /' t#e time % 0#en we arrived he had already left .