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habits and actions done every day facts or general truths events occurring in the definite and close future
Examples: I brush my teeth every day. In the winter, it rains in Corvallis. Snow crystallizes from water droplets. Spring begins tomorrow.
Simple Past:
Examples: I went to bed late last night. Last year I was always on time for my classes.
Simple Future:
future actions or plans (the future tense uses "will" and "going to") promises (using the word "will")
Examples: It will be a sunny day tomorrow. Yes, I will marry you. I am going to the party next week.
Present Progressive:
present, on-going actions--something that is happening right now actions occurring in the very near future
Examples: The sun is shinning, and the birds are singing. I am sitting in a chair, typing.
Past Progressive:
an action that was in progress in the past when another action occurred or interrupted the first action (the interrupting action is in the simple past tense) an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. The words "when" and "while" are often used with the past progressive.
Examples: At 8:00 last night I was sitting in bed reading a detective novel. While he was skiing, Joel broke his neck. What was Alice doing when she heard the news about Ned?
Future Progressive:
an activity that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. an activity that will continue over a period of time from now into the future.
Examples: At 8:00 tonight I will be reading a very good book. He will be living here for another ten years.
Present Perfect:
an event that occurred an an unspecified past time; the action is completed, but the time period is not completed
Examples: Sally has seen the symphony in New York before. They have gone to the gym to exercise twice.
Past Perfect:
an action that was completed before another past event an action that was completed before a specific past time focus The first past action is in the past perfect and the second past action is in the simple past
Examples: Emma had dropped the egg on the floor before I came into the room. The dog had buried his bone in the early afternoon. She had already eaten when they arrived to take her to lunch.
Future Perfect:
an action that will be completed before another time or event in the future
Examples: I will have left by the time they get here. They will have discovered the cure to the common cold by the year 2000.
how long an event has been in progress before now or up to now The word "since: is often used with the present perfect progressive
Examples: She has been studying since 8:00 this morning. They have been eating for two hours
The following verbs do not take the present perfect progressive. They take the present perfect: be know understand owe love tend belong own possess have prefer perceive suppose realize believe like decide dislike conclude hate contain resemble seem want
NOT: I have been disliking him for two years. I have been understanding algebra for only one term.
YES: I have disliked him for two years. I have understood algebra for only one term.
how long a past action continued before a specific time in the past how long a past action continued before another past event
Examples: I had been sleeping all morning before they woke me up. They had been trying to buy a house for years before they finally bought one.
how long a future action will continue before a specific time in the future how long a future action will continue before another future event
Examples: I will have been driving for ten hours by the time I arrive home. They will have been hiking for days when they reach the end of the trail.