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1. Present simple
Form : Subject + verb
Used to show a habit and a fact
habit :
I drink coffee every morning
Peter goes to the beach on sunday

2. Present simple
Form : Subject + verb
Used to show a habit and a fact
Fact :
Grace works as a teacher
You sing very well
Water boils at 100 degree Celsius

3. Present Continuous
Form : Subject + am/is/are + verb (-ing)
Example : I am drinking coffee now
Used to show action,temporary activity, changes
Action : We are having breakfast
Temporary Activity: Peter is learning to play the guitar
Changes :English lessons on youtube are becoming very popular these days

4. Past Simple
From : Subject + verb
(takes either regular or irregular verb)
Example :
I played soccer with my friends last saturday
2.Karen gave us a present for our wedding anniversary

5. Past continuous
Form : subject + was/were + verb (-ing)
Example :
i was having dinner with my family when the doorbell rang
It was raining when peter left for work
The power went out while the children were studying

6. Review
Present simple
I drink coffee every morning
Present continuous
I am drinking coffee right now
Past simple
I drank coffee yesterday
Past continuous
I was drinking coffee this morning when i got a phone call from my boss

7. Present Perfect
I have taught English to many students
i/you/we/they have
He/she/it has
Ashley has visited France four times
We have seen two movies this year

8. I have taught English to many students
Ashley has visited France four times
We have seen two movies this week
The Present perfect tense has two main use
1. Experiences---to show the time is still continuing
past Now future
Ashleys life--still continuing
visited
past Now future
My career--still teaching
taught
past Now future
This week--the week is not finished
movies

9. I taught many students when i was a teacher
Ashley visited france in 2015
We saw two movies last week
Time period is finished
past future
Now

10. 2. Recent actions or events
I have finished my homework
Peter has lost his glasses
The police have arrested a young man in connection with the robbery
Note:
If you want to mention the specific time of when the event happened you must use the past simple tense
Example:
I finished my work at 6:30 pm

11. Present Perfect continuous
Shows Actions that started in the past but are still continuing
I have been waiting to see the doctor for two hours
Form: subject + have/has been + verb (-ing)
He has been playing tennis since he was a child
He has been learning English for 8 months /or since January

12. Past perfect
When we got to the theater,the movie started (Past simple)
past Now Future
X x
When we got to the theater,the movie had started (Past perfect )

13. Past perfect
When we got to the theater,the movie had started (Past simple)
Form : subject + had + verb
First past action(when there are two more past action)
I was sick because i had eaten too much the previous night
The girl looked familiar.I had seen her somewhere before

14. Past perfect continuous
Form : subject + had been + verb (-ing)
Note: Almost the same as past perfect but the The first event is (continuous) past action
I felt really tired because i had been driving all day
Happened first
Happened second
She had been waiting for two hours when the doctor finally arrived
The ground was wet because it has been raining

15. The perfect tense-review
Present Perfect
I have washed the dishes
Present Perfect continuous
I have been washing the dishes for half an hour
Past Perfect
When i left for work, i had washed the dishes
Past Perfect continuous
When the Phone rang, i had been Washing the dishes for half an hour