The Past Indefinite (Simple) Tense

Обозначает однократные, регулярные, постоянные и следующие друг за другом действия в прошлом

Singular	Plural
I worked. Did I work? I did not(didn`t) work	We worked. Did we work? We did not (didn`t) work.
You worked. Did you work? You did not (didn`t) work.	You worked. Did you work? You did not (didn`t) work.
He, she, it worked. Did he work? He did not(didn`t ) work	They worked. Did they work? They did not (didn`t) work

The Future Indefinite (Simple)

Обозначает однократные, регулярные, постоянные и следующие друг за другом действия в будущем

Singular	Plural
I will work. Will I work? I will not(won`t) work	We will work. Will we work? We will not (won`t) work.
You will work. Will you work? You will not (won`t) work.	You will work. Will you work? You will not (won`t) work
He, she, it will work. Will he work? He will not(won`t ) work	They will work. Will they work? They will not (won`t) work

The Present Continuous (Progressive)Tense

Показывает действие, происходящее в определенный момент или период времени («временное») действие в настоящем. Возможные сопровождающие фразы: at the present moment, this week(month, year), now. E.g. I am doing my flat now – Сейчас я убираюсь. He is building a house this year- В этом году он строит дом

Singular	Plural
I am working. Am I working? I am not	We are working. Are we working? We are not
working	(aren`t) working.
You are working. Are you working? You are not (aren`t) working.	You are working. Are you working? You are not (aren`t) working.
He, she, it is working. Is he working? He is not(isn`t ) working	They are working. Are they working? They are not (aren`t) working

Нужно помнить о следующих правилах орфографии:

1) e опускается перед ing, e.g.to close – closing

Конечный согласный удваевается перед после краткого ударного гласного и er /ur, e.g. to cut-cutting; to prefer-preferring

3) l удваевается в Британском Английском, e.g. to travel-travelling

4) y не меняется перед ing, e.g. to study-studying; to stay-staying

Ie меняется на y, e.g. to tie-tying

The Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Показывает действие, происходящее в определенный момент или период времени («временное» действие) в прошлом. Возможные сопровождающие фразы: at that moment, last week(month, year),then. E.g. I was doing my flat at 6 o`clock yesterday–Вчера в 6 часов я убирался. He was building a house last year- В прошлом году он строил дом

Singular	Plural
I was working. Was I working? I was not working	We were working. Were we working? We were not (weren`t) working.
You were working. Were you working? You were not (weren`t) working.	You were working. Were you working? You were not (weren`t) working.
He, she, it was working. Was he working? He was not(wasn`t ) working	They were working. Were they working? They were not (weren`t) working

The Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Показывает действие, происходящее в определенный момент или период времени («временное» действие) в будущем. Также показывает действие, рассматриваемое как «естественный ход событий». Возможные сопровождающие фразы: at 6 o`clock tomorrow, when autumn comes и др.

E.g. I will be doing my flat at 6 o`clock tomorrow-Я буду убираться завтра в 6 часов. Autumn will come. Leaves will be falling- Наступит осень. Листья будут осыпаться. I will be meeting him tomorrow - Я увижусь с ним завтра ( мы вместе работаем)

Singular	Plural
I will be working. Will I be working? I will not (won`t) be working	We will be working. Will we be working? We will not (won`t) be working
You will be working. Will you be working? You will not (won`t)be working	You will be working. Will you be working? You will not (won`t)be working
He, she, it will be working. Will he, she, it be working? He, she, it will not (won`t) be working	They will be working. Will they be working? They will not (won`t) be working

Глаголы, неупотребляемые в Continuous временах

Глаголы чувственного восприятия: to see-видеть, to hear-слышать, to notice-замечать