| KEY WORDS | VERB FORMAT | EXAMPLE | EXERCISE |
| generally, always, regularly, everyday | (V1) -play/plays Subject Singular -v+s | I play cricket everyday He plays cricket regularly | I___(work) regularly He____(go) to school everyday |
| yesterday, last week, last year | (V2) -played | I played cricket yesterday | I___(work) yesterday He___(go) to school last week |
| tomorrow, next week, next year | (will/shall+V1) will play/shall play | I will play tomorrow | I___(work) tomorrow He__(go) to school tomorrow |
| at present, now | (am/is/are+v+ing) am playing/is playing/are playing | I am playing now He is playing now They are playing now | I___(work)now He__(go) to school at present |
| while, when | (was/were+v+ing) was playing/were playing | While I was playing cricket, I saw a snake | When I___(work) , I met him While he__(go) to school, he fell down |
| by this time tomorrow | (will be/shall be v+ing) will be playing/ shall be playing | I will be playing by this time tomorrow | I___(work) by this time tomorrow He__(go) to school by this time tomorrow |
| just now | (have/has +v3) have played/has played | I have played He has played | I___(work) just now He__(go) to school just now |
| already, before, after | (had+v3) had played | After I had finished my work, I went to bed | I___(work) already He__(go) to school after the function |
| since, for | (have been/has been v+ing) have been playing/has been playing | I have been playing for three hours He has been playing since 1990 | I___(work) for three days He__(go) to school since 1980 |
| by next year | (will have been+v3) will have been played | By next year we will have been playing cricket | I___(work) by next year He__(go) to school by next year |
