1. ENGLISH VERB TENSES

2. PRESENT SIMPLE FORM USE I / You / We / You / They drive
I / You / We / You / They don’t drive
When do I / You / We / You / They drive?
(WH-) + AUX + SUBJ + VERB + (COMPL)?
He / She / It drives
He / She / It doesn’t drive
Does He / She / It drive? Yes, he/she/it does
No, he /she/ it doesn’t
USE
Habits, routines
Permanent situations
State verbs

3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM USE AM / IS / ARE + -ING
Actions happening at the moment of speaking
Temporary actions
Annoying repeated actions (+’always’)
Definite future arrangements

4. PAST SIMPLE
FORM
I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They played / drove
I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They didn’t play / drive
Did I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They play / drive?
USE
Actions that started and finished in the past and with past time expressions

5. It expresses past habits or actions that don’t happen any more.
Used to + Infinitive
It expresses past habits or actions that don’t happen any more.
He used to run 4 km. I didn’t use to speak Chinese. Did they use to be happy? Yes, they did. No, they didn’t

6. ‘Would’ + Infinitive
It can be used instead of ‘used to’ when it is followed by a verb that shows an action.
He used to / would run 4 km. I didn’t use to / wouldn’t speak Chinese. Did they use to be happy?

7. PAST CONTINUOUS FORM USE WAS / WERE + -ING
Actions in progress at a past moment
Actions in progress interrupted by others
Simultaneous actions

8. FUTURE SIMPLE FORM USE WILL + INFINITIVE
Talking about future ideas that aren’t definite
Predictions with no evidence
Decisions taken at the moment of speaking
Promises, offers

9. AM / IS / ARE GOING TO + INFINITIVE
BE GOING TO
FORM
AM / IS / ARE GOING TO + INFINITIVE
USE
Future intentions and plans
Predictions with evidence

10. FUTURE CONTINUOUS FORM USE WILL BE + -ING
Actions in progress in the future

11. WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
FUTURE PERFECT
FORM
WILL HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
USE
Actions already finished in the future

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