The document discusses the basic tenses in English - present simple, present continuous, past simple, and past continuous. The present simple is used to talk about routines, the present continuous is used to talk about actions happening now, the past simple is used to talk about things that happened in the past, and the past continuous is used to talk about events that were happening at a specific time in the past.

1. Thebasic tenses in English are:

2. PRESENT SIMPLE We use ittotalkaboutroutines Wealwayshavedinner at 9:00 pm.

3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS We use ittotalkaboutactionsthat are happening rightnow. I’mcookingdinnerfor my family at themoment.

4. PAST SIMPLE We use ittotalkaboutthingsthathappened in thepast. I studied at theuniverityfiveyears ago.

5. PAST CONTINUOUS We use ittotalkabouteventsthathappened in thepast in a specificmoment. I was sleeping at sixo’clock