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Simple PAST
It is a tense that is used to refer to events that occurred in the past and sometimes have no link to the present.
example:
It is used with adverbs of time like "last year", "yesterday", "last night" 
SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE AND PERFECT TENSES
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SIMPLE PROGRESSIVE AND PERFECT TENSES

It is used with adverbs of time like "last year", "yesterday", "last night"

example:

It is a tense that is used to refer to events that occurred in the past and sometimes have no link to the present.

  • Loren checked her notes in school. (POSITIVE)
  • I needed to buy that delicious chocolate cake. (POSITIVE)
  • Andrew did not finish his chores. (NEGATIVE)
  • I DID NOT VISITED LONDON. (NEGATIVE)
  • Did you see that? (INTERROGATIVE)
  • WHERE DID YOU GO YESTERDAY? (INTERROGATIVE)

Simple PAST

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PEFECTPAST

refers to a time before the recent past. It is used to indicate that one event occurred before another in the past.

past perfect is constructed with an auxiliary and the participle.

EXAMPLE:

  • I had decided
  • I had eaten on the morning so I wasn’t hungry.
  • You hadn't decided
  • He hadn’t studied for the test, so he was very nervous.
  • Had we decided?
  • Had you been waiting long before the bus arrived?

PROGRESSIVE PAST

The past progressive is a form of the verb that shows that the action was in progress at a certain time or in a certain period in the past.

The Past Progressive is frequently used in conjunction with the Simple Past.

Tip: for this specific use we must use the word "while"; don't use "when" in this context

PRESENT SIMPLE

It is used in a variety of situations. All the states and actions that occur in the present tense except those oriented to detail the persistence in time are expressed through this verb tense.

To express habits and routines, general facts, repeated actions or permanent situations, emotions and desires.

In the third person singular, the verb always ends in -s: he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks.

  • She works from home. (POSSITIVE)
  • Lifeguards work at the beach (Certain facts)
  • Does he speak Italian? (INTERROGATIVE)
  • She doesn’t sleep more than 6 hours. (NEGATIVE)

EXAMPLE:

Watch out! The "simple present" is not used to talk about what is happening at the moment.

PRESENT PERFECT

The present perfect is used when we are talking about an event that started in the past and the event still has some influence on the present. This influence could be something you've experienced that is still having an impact on your life.

It could also be used for things that have changed over time or a task that was left unfinished in the past and will be completed in the future.

The present perfect is used to describe an experience. We do not use it for specific actions.

EXAMPLE:

  • He has played played (POSITIVE)
  • He hasn’t played. (NEGATIVE)
  • Has he played? (INTERROGATIVE)
  • We have lived in this house for over twenty years.

PROGRESSIVE PRESENT

It is used for actions and processes that have not yet finished and that take place now in the present. They can occur at the time of speaking, but they also develop over a longer period.

We also use it to talk about something that is happening today, but not necessarily when we speak. Time expressions such as "currently", "lately" or "these days" are used.

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FUTURE SIMPLE

It is a tense used to describe actions that will take place in the future without the need to clarify when they will occur.

In English this verb tense is usually expressed with the modals "shall / will" or with the construction "be going to".

The future is formed with the auxiliary verb 'will' followed by the infinitive verb without 'to'. For the first person singular and plural you can also use "shall"

EXAMPLE:

*I will study the lesson *Shall I open the *window? We won't see

FUTURE PERFECT

The future perfect is used for actions or states that will have ended at a certain point in the future.

It is usually accompanied by the preposition "by" (for / for) or the adverbial expression "by the time" (for when).

EXAMPLE:

  • I'll have finished my exams by next Monday.
  • You won't have arrived
  • Will you have eaten when I pick you up?

The future perfect simple is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verbs will and have with the past participle of the main verb, in an affirmative, negative or interrogative way.

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE

Is a form of the verb that shows that the action will be in progress at a certain time, or in a certain period, in the future.

The progressive future is formed with the verb being in the future. Here is an example of the verb conjugation for "eat" in the progressive future.

both the 'Will' and 'Going to' forms are used for much the same and are interchangeable. Which reduces the grammatical complexity of this "future tense

EXAMPLE

  • We will be meeting Mrs. Caceres in Galicia, Spain.
  • He will not [won’t] be eating. / He’s not going to be eating
  • Will you be talking? / Are you going to be talking?

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