Table of Tenses:

simple past.

simple present.

present progressive.

past progressive.

present perfect simple.

present perfect progressive.

past perfect simple.

past perfect progressive.

Dear students, in this book we will mention in the the table of tenses all the tenses, but talk about:

Simple past tense.

Simple present.

Present progressive.

Simple Past –>

Use:

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
• actions taking place one after another
• action taking place in the middle of another action                                                                                                                                                   Signal Words:
• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
  if sentence type II (If I talked, …)                                                                                                                                                                        Affirmative/Negative/Question:
• A: He spoke.
  N: He did not speak.
  Q: Did he speak?

 Simple Present –>

Use:

action in the present taking place regularly, never or several times

• facts
• actions taking place one after another
• action set by a timetable or schedule                                                                                                                                                               Signal Words:
• always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually
  if sentences type I (If I talk, …)                                                                                                                                                                                Affirmative/Negative/Question:
• A: He speaks.
  N: He does not speak.
  Q: Does he speak?

Present Progressive–>

Use:

• action taking place in the moment of speaking
• action taking place only for a limited period of time
• action arranged for the future                                                                                                                                                                          Signal Words:
• at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now                                                                                                                                                                                                  Affirmative/Negative/Question:
•  A: He is speaking.
  N: He is not speaking.
  Q: Is he speaking?

Learn English Tenses: Simple Past

Here’s a link to watch : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmJrYbDjxQY

Simple Present:

Present Progressive: 

At the end of this book, we would like to thank all of you for reading my book. Hopefully we had the opportunity to help you understand some tenses.

We also provided for you guys questions and links to watch in order to make sure you don’t have any trouble dealing with the tenses above.

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