English Tenses Timeline Chart

	TIMELINE
SIMPLE ACTIVE	SIMPLE PASSIVE		PROGRESSIVE / CONTINUOUS ACTIVE	PROGRESSIVE / CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
		PAST TIME ^ | | | |
She had already eatenwhen I arrived.	The painting had been sold twice before it was destroyed.	^ | PAST PERFECT | |	I had been waiting for four hours when he finally arrived.	The house had been being painted for over a month before they began to decorate the interior. *
I bought a new car last week.	The book was written in 1876 by Frank Smith.	^ | PAST | |	I was watching TV when she arrived.	The problem was being solved when I arrived late for class.
She has lived in California for many years.	The company has been managed by Fred Jones for the last two years.	^ | PRESENT PERFECT | |	She has been working at Johnson's for six months.	The students have been being taught for the last four hours. *
He works five days a week.	Those shoes are made in Italy.	^ | PRESENT | |	I am working at the moment.	The work is being doneby Jim.
		| | PRESENT MOMENT | |
		| FUTURE INTENTION | | V	They are going to fly to New York tomorrow.	The reports are going to be completed by the marketing department.
The sun will shinetomorrow.	The food will be brought later.	| FUTURE SIMPLE | | V	She will be teachingtomorrow at six o'clock.	The rolls will be being baked at two. *
I will have completed the course by the end of next week.	The project will have been finishedby tomorrow afternoon.	| FUTURE PERFECT | | V	She will have been workinghere for two years by the end of next month.	The house will have been being built for six months by the time they finish. *
		FUTURE TIME | | | | V

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