ВРЕМЕНА ГЛАГОЛОВ В ДЕЙСТВИТЕЛЬНОМ ЗАЛОГЕ
| Present | Past | Future | |
| Indefinite | V/Vs I write letters to my mother every day. (He writes) Регулярное действие в рамках настоящего (usually, seldom, often, sometimes, always, every day, every week). | V-ed / V2 I wrote 2 letters yesterday. I called him yesterday. Действие совершено в прошлом, время указано (yesterday, last year, last month, last week, 2 days ago). | Will(shall) + V I shall (will) write it tomorrow. He will call me next week. Действие будет совершено когда-то в будущем (tomorrow, next year, next month, next week, in 2 days). |
| Continuous | Am (is, are) + V-ing I am writing a letter now. Действие происходит в данный момент (now, at this moment, at present). | Was(were) + V-ing I was writing a letter when you called. We were writing a test at 5 yesterday. Действие совершалось в определенный момент в прошлом (по контексту или указан). | Will (shall) be + V-ing Don’t call me after dinner. I shall (will) be writing letters then. Действие будет совершаться в определенный момент в будущем. |
| Perfect | Have (has) + V-ed / V3 I have already written 5 letters. She has just called me. Действие совершено к данному моменту; важен результат совершения действия, а не когда и где оно совершено (just, already, yet, ever, never, lately). | Had + V-ed / V3 I had written 5 letters by the time you came. He had finished his work by 6 o’clock yesterday. Действие совершено к определенному моменту в прошлом. | Will (shall) have + V-ed / V3 I am busy with the letters now but I think I shall (will) have written them by noon. Действие будет закончено к определенному моменту в будущем. |