SIMPLE

PRESENT

The police arrests the thief

The police does not arrest the thief

CONTINUOUS

The police is arresting the

thief.

PERFECT

The police has arrested the thief.

The police has not arrested the
thief.

The thief is arrested by the

police.

Does the police arrest the thief?

The police is not arresting the

thief.

REMEMBER S IN 3RD PERSON

SINGULAR.

Is the police arresting the

thief?

Past actions with no specific

point in time. Past actions that
may continue in the present.

Is the thief arrested by the

police?

For NOW actions.

Markers: For, since, yet.

Focus on the action.

Markers: everyday, usually, often,

twice a month, every year

Has the police arrested the thief?

Markers: now, at the

moment.
PAST

PASSIVE

The police arrested the thief.

The police did not arrest the thief.
Did the police arrest the thief?

-ed or irregular verbs.

Markers: yesterday, ago, last week

The police was arresting the

thief.
The police was not arresting
the thief.
Was the police arresting the
thief?

An action in the past is

interrupted.

The thief is not arrested by the

police.

SJ + BE + PAST PARTICIPLE
+ BY + COMPL.
The police had arrested the thief.
The police had not arrested the
thief.
Had the police arrested the thief?

Past actions that occur before

another one in the past.

The thief was arrested by the

police.
The thief was not arrested by
the police.
Was the thief arrested by the
police?

Markers: when, while

FUTURE

The police will arrest the thief.

The police will not arrest the thief
Will the police arrest the thief?

Will: decided as speaking.

Not planned.
Promises.
The police is arresting the thief tonight.
The police is not arresting the thief
tonight.
Is the police arresting the thief tonight?

-ing: Planned future actions. Prearranged plans.

The police will be arresting

the thief.

The police will have arrested

the thief.

The thief will be arrested by

the police

The police will not be

arresting the thief.

The police will not have

arrested the thief.

The thief will not be arrested

by the police.

Will the police be arresting

the thief?

Will the police have arrested

the thief?

Will the thief be arrested by

the police?

Activity that will occur in

the future and continue for
a period of time

Expresses action in the future

before another action in the
future.

The thief is going to be

arrested be arrested by the
police.

The police is going to arrest the thief.

The police is not going to arrest the
thief.
Is the police going to arrest the thief?

Planned future actions, planned

events.

The thief is not going to be

arrested by the police.
Is the thief going to be
arrested by the police?