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12 TENSES

1. PRESENT
a. Present Simple
- Habitual
- Fact / General Truth
- Frequently activity
 always, usually, often, seldom, never, sometimes, rarely, every..,
once/ twice/ a day/ a week/ a month/ a year, …

b. Present Countinuous
- Still happen — until now
- Temporarily action
- An action is being exactly happened
 now, today, at this moment/week/month/year, at present

c. Present Perfect
- An “already” activity
- An activity have been completed in “brief-time”
- An activity have been completed, but had relation with now-activity/ future
activity
 just, since, for, already, yet, recently, lately, so far

d. Past Perfect Continuous


- Started now --- until now (haven’t clear)
 for, since, lately, up to know

2. PAST
a. Past Simple
- An action in the past
 yesterday, last…ago, in ..(past time), once upon a time

b. Past Continuous
- 2 action was happening together in the past (haven’t relationship)
 when, while

c. Past Perfect
- An action had been completed before any activity in the past
 by the time, before, after, when

d. Past Perfect Continuous


- 2 action was happening together in the past (have relationship)
 by the time, before, when, by
3. FUTURE
a. Future Simple
- An action in future

b. Future Continuous
- An activity will be happened in the future
 this time, all day

c. Future Perfect
- A “clear” action before any action in future
 when, by the time, as soon as

d. Future Perfect Continuous


- An activity have been happened before specific time (still happening at that time)
 when, by the time, as soon as, since, for

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