Tenses Home The GROUP numbers give the normal order of study, and importance for the learner; and they and the CODES correspond to the Practice Cards and EFE computer software.
NAME |
FORM | CODE | GROUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous |
I speak I am speaking I have spoken I have been speaking |
PS PC PP PPC |
1 1 2 3 |
Past Simple |
I spoke I was speaking I had spoken I had been speaking I used to speak *I was going to speak |
PAS PAC PAP PPC USED GNG |
2 3 4 4 3 4 |
| Future Simple Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous "Going to" Future Fixed / Plan Future Timetable Future |
I shall speak I shall be speaking I shall have spoken I shall have been speaking I am going to speak I am meeting The train leaves |
FS FC FP FPC GNG FIX TMT |
3 4 4 4 3 3 3 |
AND... I am about to speak
I was about to speak.