3. I am leaving now . (present progressive) He drinks coffee every day . (simple present) I was eating dinner at five o'clock yesterday . (past progressive) I bought a computer yesterday (simple past) I haven't spoken to Audrey yet . (present perfect) By the time I was sixteen, I had learned to drive. (past perfect) Examples:
4. Time Markers by Tense* for major tenses * The lists in this presentation are by no means complete, and should only serve as suggestions for further study of time markers.