| Past perfect simple | - talk about two or move events that happened at different time in the past. | The train had left when we arrived (past simple tense) at the station. | |
| past simple | - complleted action that happend at a fixed time in the past | I did my homework 1 hour ago | |
| past continuous | - actions or events that were in progress at some time in the past | S + be + doing what were you doing when I knocked the door last night | |
| present perfect simple | - events in the recent past that still effect on the present moment. | S + V(p2) I've fixed my car. Now I can drive to work again. I've cooked dinner. It's ready now. | diffirent: been (went and came back) and gone (went and did come back) |
| present perfect continuous | - continuouing activity in the past that still has an effect on the present moment | I've been fixxing my car. I'm covered in oil. I've been cooking dinner. It will be ready soon. | |
| present simple | - simple statement - fact - Things happen repeatedly -Things that are always true (permanent situations) | ||
| present simple - simple statement - fact - Things happen repeatedly -Things that are always true (permanent situations) Chrismast holiday is December 25 present continuous - continuoused action that happen in the present moment (temporary situations) | present simple - simple statement - fact - Things happen repeatedly -Things that are always true (permanent situations) Chrismast holiday is December 25 present continuous - continuoused action that happen in the present moment (temporary situations) | ||
future continuous | - event or situation that will be in progress at some point in the future | now i am working in a cafe. in 10 years'time, I hope I will be running a bistro. | |
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| future perfect continuous | - predict the length of an activity. |
* "Used to do ..." and "would do ... ": to talk about habit or state in the past.
1) we used to play table tennis everyday, but now we prefer golf. (S + Used to + V: the habit in the past, now we don't play tennis anymore) ( negative: we didn't use to play ... )
= we would play table tennis everyday, ... (would can instead "used to" with the same meaning when talk about habit, can not instead when talk about state in the past, Verb "play" is infinitive)
2) we used to live in London before we moved to Sydney. (would can not instead Used to)