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Tenses - Coggle Diagram
Tenses
Past
Simple
describe general past actions
habits
sequence of past actions
S + V + C + TE
I played basketball.
Continuous
Actions in progress with specific time
actions in progress
multiple actions in past using while
S + was/were + v.ing + C + TE
I watching a movie at the cinema yesterday.
Perfect
Past actions happened before another past actions.
S + had + past verb + C
When I arrived to class, my friend had finished the exam.
Perfect Continuous
Emphasize duration of past actions.
S + had + been + v.ing
She had been eating cake when Mom walked into the kitchen.
Present
Perfect
Actions that started in the past and continue to the present
announce news, changes or events and using expressions
S + have/has + VPP + C
My sister has performed a dance.