Fractional Numerals

1/2

a half

1/3

a third, one third

1/4

a quarter, one quarter; a fourth, one fourth

1/10

a tenth, one tenth

1/100

a (one) hundredth

3/4

three quarters, three fourths

1/1234

a (one) thousand two hundred and thirty fourth

0

o[ou], nought [no:t], zero [ziərou]

0.1

o point one, zero point one, point one, nought point one

0.01

o point o one, zero point zero one, point zero one

0.25

point two five, nought point two five,

2.35

two point three five

0.001

o point o o one, zero point zero zero one,

Simple

Present

V (Vs)

never, seldom, rarely, sometimes, often,

as a rule, usually, always, every day (week …)

I live in Kyiv.

I go to the University every day.

I speak English.

The water boils at 100º C.

If he comes he will help us.

Past

II (Ved)

yesterday,

the day before yesterday,

last year (month …),

two weeks ago, in 1998

when I was young

I lived in Kyiv two years ago.

He went to school five days a week last year.

She spoke English very well at the age of ten.

I visited my friend yesterday.

Future

will +V

tomorrow,

the day after tomorrow,

next week (month …),

in a week, in 2030

I will live in Kyiv next three years.

He will go to the University every day next year.

She will speak English very well in a month.

I will visit my friend tomorrow.

Continuous

Present

am, is, are

+ V-ing

now,

right now,

at the moment

I am working on my graduation thesis, so I can’t go out with you.

Past

was, were

+ V-ing

at 3 o’clock yesterday,

from 5 till 7 yesterday,

the whole day yesterday,

when he came back (past)

I was working on my graduation thesis the whole day yesterday.

Future

will be

+ V-ing

at 3 o’clock tomorrow,

from 5 till 7 tomorrow,

the whole day tomorrow,

when he comes back (fut)

I will be working on my graduation thesis the whole day tomorrow.

Perfect

Present

have, has

+III (V-ed)

just, ever, never,

already, yet,

since, for,

this year,

recently, lately,

I have just seen him.

Have you ever been abroad?

I have never been abroad.

Has he passed his exam yet?

He has already passed his exam.

Past

had

+ III (V-ed)

before another action in the past

by 7 o’clock yesterday,

Before he came we had already finished with the testing.

As soon as I had passed my driving test I bought a car.

Future

will have

+ III (V-ed)

by 7 o’clock tomorrow,

by the end of the month,

by the time she comes

I will have done this by the end of the month.

Perfect Continuous

Present

have, has

+been V-ing

since, for

activity in progress which began in the past and is still continuing now

I have been working since nine o’clock this morning.

He has been waiting for two hours.

Past

had

+ been V-ing

activity in progress till the moment when smth happened in the past

We had been working for two hours when our friend joined us.

Future

will have

+ been V-ing

activity in progress till the moment when smth happens in future

We will have been working in the laboratory for a few hours when you arrive.