Lombard/Moods and tenses/Use of tenses

Description of use Tense in English Tense in Lombard
Actions done often (with adverbs of frequency) Present simple Present
Facts and conditions that do not change Present simple Present
Future planned Continuous present Future
(in colloquial form also Present simple)
Actions that repeat continuously (with adverbs of frequency) Continuous present Continuous present
Past actions not yet finished Present perfect Past [1]
Past actions with effects still present Present perfect Past [1]
Action just finished Present perfect Past [1]
Actions carried out in the past for a continuous time and not yet completed Present perfect continuos Past [1]
Actions carried out in the past for a continuous time and not yet completed
with emphasis on the commitment and duration to carry out the action
Present perfect continuos Past [1]
or Past continuos[2]
Action just finished with effects still present Present perfect continuos Past [1]
Actions past forever Past simple Past [1]
Actions passed forever, with emphasis on the commitment to carry them out and their duration Past simple Past [1]
or Past continuous [2]
Description of a context in which another action takes place in the past tense Past continuos Imperfect
or Past continuous [2] (to highlight the duration of the action)
Action that started in the past before another past action Past perfect Past perfect
Actions carried out in the past for a continuous time and not yet concluded in the past moment we are talking about Past perfect continuous Past perfect
Actions carried out in the past for a continuous time and not yet completed in the past moment we are talking about
with emphasis on the commitment and duration to carry out the action
Past perfect continuous Past perfect
or Past perfect continuos[3]
Actions just finished in the past moment being talked about with effects still present at that moment Past perfect continuous Past perfect
Decision for the future Future simple Future simple
(in colloquial form also Present simple)
Prediction for the future Future simple Future simple
(in colloquial form also Present simple)
Intention or plan for the future or premeditated decision Future “to be going to” Future simple
Future action that develops over time in the future moment being spoken about Future continuous Future simple
Future action that will develop over time, with emphasis on the commitment to carry it out and its duration Future continuous Future continuous
Action that will be finished at the future moment of speaking Future continuous Future continuous
  1. a b c d e f g h It is constructed similarly to the English present perfect
  2. a b c It is constructed similarly to the English present perfect continuous
  3. It is constructed similarly to the English past perfect continuous