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ENGLISH TENSES, Past tenses - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Scheduled events: The train leaves at 8 o'clock.
      - Facts or general truths: Water boils at 100°C.
      - Habits and routines: I wake up at 7 AM every day.
      - Usage:
      - Questions: Do/Does + subject + base verb? (Do you work? Does she play?)
      - Negative: Subject + do/does + not + base verb (I do not work, She does not play)
      - Affirmative: Subject + base verb (he works, they play)
      - Structure:
  - - - Structure:
      - Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + verb + -ing (I am working, She is studying)
      - Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + verb + -ing (I am not working, They are not studying)
      - Questions: Am/Is/Are + subject + verb + -ing? (Are you working? Is he studying?)
      - Usage:
      - Actions happening right now: She is reading a book at the moment.
      - Temporary situations: I am staying with a friend for a few days.
      - Future plans or arrangements: We are meeting them tomorrow.
      - Trends or changes: The climate is getting warmer.
- - - - Structure:
      - Affirmative: Subject + have/has + been + verb + -ing (I have been working, She has been studying)
      - Negative: Subject + have/has + not + been + verb + -ing (I have not been working, They have not been studying)
      - Questions: Have/Has + subject + been + verb + -ing? (Have you been working? Has she been studying?)
      - Usage:
      - Actions that started in the past and are still continuing:
      - I have been reading for an hour. (I started reading in the past and am still reading now.)
      - Recently finished actions with visible results:
      - She looks tired because she has been running. (The action finished recently, and the result is visible now.)
      - To emphasize the duration of an action:
      - We have been waiting for 30 minutes. (The focus is on how long the waiting has been happening.)
      - Temporary actions or situations:
      - He has been living in London for two months. (It is a temporary situation, and it started in the past.)
- - - - Structure:
      - Affirmative: Subject + have/has + past participle
      - (I have eaten, She has gone)
      - Negative: Subject + have/has + not + past participle
      - (I have not eaten, They have not gone)
      - Questions: Have/Has + subject + past participle?
      - (Have you eaten? Has she gone?)
      - Usage:
      - Unspecified time in the past (the exact time is not important or not mentioned):
      - I have visited France. (The visit happened at some point before now, but the exact time isn't specified.)
      - Experience (things you've done in your life up to the present):
  - - - Structure:
      - Affirmative: Subject + have/has + been + verb + -ing
      - (I have been working, She has been studying)
      - Negative: Subject + have/has + not + been + verb + -ing
      - (I have not been working, They have not been studying)
      - Questions: Have/Has + subject + been + verb + -ing?
      - (Have you been working? Has she been studying?)
      - Usage:
      - Ongoing actions: I have been reading for two hours.
      - Temporary situations: They have been living here for a few months.
      - Recently finished actions with visible results: She has been crying and her eyes are red.
      - Duration of actions: How long have you been waiting?