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Present and past tenses - Coggle Diagram
Present and past tenses
Past tenses
Past continous
For past actions hapenning at the same time
For actions in progress which are suddenly interrupted
To describe actions in progress with specific time
S + was/were + v.ing + C + TE
Past perfect
For actions which was completed before another one in the past
S + had/hadn't + vpp + C
Past simple
To express past habits
To describes sequence of past actions
To talk about past events
S + V + C + TE
Past perfect continous
To emphasise the duration of an action
S + had + been + ing + C
Present tenses
Present perfect
Use
To announce news, changes or events that effect the present
With adjectives in the superlative degree or expretions
For actions that started in the past and continue up to the present
Form
S + has/have + VPP + C
Present simple
Time expressions
month
year
day
week
For
Permanent situation
Routines
Facts