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Give your own example to every case of usage:

Present Simple habits and routines permanent situations around the present time states schedules and timetables Present Continuous actions in progress at the time of speaking temporary actions in progress around now changes and developments Past Simple actions or events completed at a specific time in the past two or more past actions that happen one after another Past Continuous actions in progress at a specific time in the past interrupted b a shorter past action two actions happening at the same time Past Perfect to talk about past action which happened before the other action in the past to talk about past action which happened before some time in the past. Note: we use Past Simple for actions which happen one after another. Future Simple (will) to make predictions based on our own opinions or expectations. (I think, Im sure, I expect, probably, definitely) to express a decision made at the moment of speaking Future Continuous to talk about an action that will be in progress at a particular time in the future to talk about events that will happen as part of the normal course of events, or routine to ask something in a more polite way Future Perfect to talk about the action which will be finished by certain time of in future. to talk about the action which will be finished by another action in future -

Present Perfect to talk about recent actions to talk about present result of the past actions to talk about our lifetime experience: To talk about actions of an unfinished period of time To talk about repeating and continuing events with since and for Present Perfect Continuous talk about actions which has been continuing for a period of time (for and

since)

in questions with How long? -

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state verbs are used in Present Perfect but not Present Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous talk about actions which has been continuing for a period of time (for) and finished before past time or another past action Note: state verbs are used in Past Perfect but not Past Perfect Continuous -

Future Perfect Continuous to talk about actions which will be lasting for a period of time (for) by some time or action in future Note: state verbs are used in Future Perfect but not Future Perfect

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