3. SIMPLE PRESENT
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
To show actions, events, or To show actions or events
states that are true in that are in progress at the
general or happen moment (not finished).
habitually.
2. I am looking at you.
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4. P. PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Completed actions with An action with connection to
connection to the present. the present that is
Commonly used with “for” or unfinished or temporary.
“since” Commonly used with “for” or
“since”
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5. WILL BE GOING TO
To express the future and To express the future and
it’s unplanned. it’s planned or in progress.
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6. WILL / PROGRESSIVE P. PROGRESSIVE / FUTURE
To describe an action that To talk about future action or
will be in progress at a event that has been already
certain time in the future. arranged.
Future intention.
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7. FUTURE PERFECT F. PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
To show an action, state, or The same as future perfect.
even that will happen before
a certain time in the future.
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8. SIMPLE PAST PAST PROGRESSIVE
To express an action, event To express an action that
or state completed at a was in progress (not
general or specific time in finished) at a time in the
the past. past.
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9. Arise Pay Bring
Buy Awake Teach
Keep Beat Cut
Build Spend Take
Feed Meet Say
Swim Spring Forbid
Weep Eat Tear
Fly Stick Dig
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10. Toexpress an action, event,
or state completed at an
indefinite time in the past.
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11. PAST PERFECT PAST PERFECT PRO.
Use with simple past to To express an action that
show which of two past was in progress before
actions, events, or states another past event.
happened first.
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12. Use simple past to show which of two past
actions, events, or states happened first.
Commonly used with Past Perfect
By the time When Before/After Because
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13. USED TO WOULD
To show habitual action, To express actions or events
event, or state that was true that occurred regularly
in the past but is no longer during a period in the past.
true now.
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