Study Guide: Comparison of Tenses between English, Spanish, and Russian

Present Tense

• English: I eat (habitual action).

• Spanish: Yo como (acción habitual).

• Russian: Я ем (Ya yem) (обычное действие).

Past Tense

• English: I ate (completed action).

• Spanish: Yo comí (acción completada).

• Russian: Я поел (Ya poel) (завершенное действие).

Future Tense

• English: I will eat (action that will occur).

• Spanish: Yo comeré (acción que ocurrirá).

• Russian: Я буду есть (Ya budu yest’) (действие, которое произойдет).

Present Continuous Tense

• English: I am eating (ongoing action).

• Spanish: Estoy comiendo (acción en curso).

• Russian: Я ем (Ya yem) (текущая акция).

Past Continuous Tense

• English: I was eating (ongoing action in the past).

• Spanish: Estaba comiendo (acción en curso en el pasado).

• Russian: Я ел (Ya yel) (текущая акция в прошлом).

Future Continuous Tense

• English: I will be eating (ongoing action in the future).

• Spanish: Estaré comiendo (acción en curso en el futuro).

• Russian: Я буду есть (Ya budu yest’) (текущая акция в будущем).

Present Perfect Tense

• English: I have eaten (action completed at some point in the past).

• Spanish: He comido (acción completada en algún momento del pasado).

• Russian: Я поел (Ya poel) (действие завершено).

Past Perfect Tense

• English: I had eaten (action completed before another action in the past).

• Spanish: Había comido (acción completada antes de otra acción en el pasado).

• Russian: Я поел (Ya poel) (действие, завершенное до другого действия в прошлом).

Future Perfect Tense

• English: I will have eaten (action that will be completed before another point in the future).

• Spanish: Habré comido (acción que se completará antes de otro punto en el futuro).

• Russian: Я поем (Ya poem) (действие завершится до другого пункта в будущем).

This guide provides an overview of the various tenses across English, Spanish, and Russian, with examples to illustrate the differences in usage.

Study Guide: Comparison of Tenses between English, Spanish, and Russian

Present Tense

• English: I eat (habitual action).

• Spanish: Yo como (acción habitual).

• Russian: Я ем (Ya yem) (обычное действие).

More examples:

• English: She reads a book.

• Spanish: Ella lee un libro.

• Russian: Она читает книгу (Ona chitayet knigu).

Past Tense

• English: I ate (completed action).

• Spanish: Yo comí (acción completada).

• Russian: Я поел (Ya poel) (завершенное действие).

More examples:

• English: They played soccer.

• Spanish: Ellos jugaron al fútbol.

• Russian: Они играли в футбол (Oni igrali v futbol).

Future Tense

• English: I will eat (action that will occur).

• Spanish: Yo comeré (acción que ocurrirá).

• Russian: Я буду есть (Ya budu yest’) (действие, которое произойдет).

More examples:

• English: We will travel to Spain.

• Spanish: Viajaremos a España.

• Russian: Мы поедем в Испанию (My poedem v Ispaniyu).

Present Continuous Tense

• English: I am eating (ongoing action).

• Spanish: Estoy comiendo (acción en curso).

• Russian: Я ем (Ya yem) (текущая акция).

More examples:

• English: He is studying math.

• Spanish: Él está estudiando matemáticas.

• Russian: Он изучает математику (On izuchayet matematiku).

Past Continuous Tense

• English: I was eating (ongoing action in the past).

• Spanish: Estaba comiendo (acción en curso en el pasado).

• Russian: Я ел (Ya yel) (текущая акция в прошлом).

More examples:

• English: She was watching TV.

• Spanish: Ella estaba viendo la televisión.

• Russian: Она смотрела телевизор (Ona smotrela televizor).

Future Continuous Tense

• English: I will be eating (ongoing action in the future).

• Spanish: Estaré comiendo (acción en curso en el futuro).

• Russian: Я буду есть (Ya budu yest’) (текущая акция в будущем).

More examples:

• English: They will be playing tennis.

• Spanish: Ellos estarán jugando al tenis.

• Russian: Они будут играть в теннис (Oni budut igrat’ v tenis).

Present Perfect Tense

• English: I have eaten (action completed at some point in the past).

• Spanish: He comido (acción completada en algún momento del pasado).

• Russian: Я поел (Ya poel) (действие завершено).

More examples:

• English: She has finished her homework.

• Spanish: Ella ha terminado su tarea.

• Russian: Она закончила домашнее задание (Ona zakonchila domashnee zadanie).

Past Perfect Tense

• English: I had eaten (action completed before another action in the past).

• Spanish: Había comido (acción completada antes de otra acción en el pasado).

• Russian: Я поел (Ya poel) (действие, завершенное до другого действия в прошлом).

More examples:

• English: They had left before I arrived.

• Spanish: Ellos habían salido antes de que yo llegara.

• Russian: Они ушли до того, как я пришёл (Oni ushli do togo, kak ya priyshyel).

Future Perfect Tense

• English: I will have eaten (action that will be completed before another point in the future).

• Spanish: Habré comido (acción que se completará antes de otro punto en el futuro).

• Russian: Я поем (Ya poem) (действие завершится до другого пункта в будущем).

More examples:

• English: By next year, I will have graduated.

• Spanish: Para el próximo año, habré terminado.

• Russian: К следующему году я закончу (K sleduyushchemu godu ya zakonchu).

This guide provides an overview of the various tenses across English, Spanish, and Russian, with examples to illustrate the differences in usage.