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Present and past tenses - Coggle Diagram
Present and past tenses
present tenses
Present continuous
Actions that are happening at or around the time of speaking
Time expressions
At the moment
Now
these days
Present perfect
Actions that started in the past and continue to the present
Announce
news
changes
events
With adjectives in the superlative degree or expressions
Time expressions
Yet
Never
So far
Recently
Already
Since
Still
Ever
Just
For
S + has/have + V pp + c
Simple present
For
Permanent situation
Routines
Facts
Time expressions
Every
month
year
day
week
Past tenses
Past continuous
Describe actions in progress with specific time
For actions in progress which are suddenly interrupted
For pas actions happening at the same time
D + was/wer + V with ing + C + Time expressions
Past
Perfect
For an action that was completed before another in the past
S + had/hadn't + v(past participle)+c
perfect continuous
Emphasise the duration of an action
S + had + been + V with ing
Past simple
Past habits
To describe sequence of past actions
For past events
Verb forms
Regular (ed)
Irregular
S + V + C + Time expression