Verb tenses’s usage

Explain briefly when should we use the following verb tenses, and
provide an
example for each case.
1.
Simple present tense

It is used to express habits and routines, general facts, repeated actions or permanent
situations, emotions and desires, for example:
1- I smoke everyday.
2- New York is a large city.
It is also used for To give instructions or directions,to discuss scheduled, present or future
events, for example:
1-You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.
2- He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.

2. Present progressive tense

it is used for actions and processes that have not yet finished and that take place
now in the present. They can occur at the time of speaking, but also develop over a
longer period, for example:
1- My sister is eating an apple at the moment.
3- Look! The dogs are playing with a cat.

It is used especially for descriptions, for example:

The jaguar is lying on a tree branch.

It is also used for processes, which are developed for a fixed and determined
period but not at the time of the declaration, for example:
1- Maria is reading an interesting book over the holidays.
2- They’re building a new library at the end of the road.

3. Present perfect tense

 The present perfect is used to refer to actions that began in the past and
continue in the present, for example:

1- They have painted their bedroom.

2- She has written several novels.

It is also used to express experiences, for example:

She has flown in a balloon, she has done parachuting and she has swum with
dolphins.

It is also used to refer to the same action that has taken place at different
times in the past, that is, that has occurred more than once. and also to
describe Actions that began at some specific point in the past and continue
in the present, for example:

1- I have lost my wallet four times.

2- I have seen the film twice.
3- Mary has worked in a bank since 1999.

4. Present perfect progressive tense

The Present Perfect Continuous is used when you want to highlight an action, which
began in the past and is still continuing, for example:
1- She has been telling jokes all day.
2- I’ve been waiting for the train for half an hour

It is also used for a process that has taken place or is still occurring, This process
has an impact on the present, for example:

1- Reynaldo is completely soaked. He has been working in the rain for hours.
2- I’m very hungry. I’ve been shopping since this morning.
5. Simple past tense
It is used to talk about an action that ended earlier than the current one. The
duration is not relevant. The time in which the action is situated can be the recent
past or the distant past, for example:

1-John Cabot sailed to America in 1498.

2-He lived in Cuba in 1976.

3-We crossed the Channel yesterday.

The past simple is also used for a set of actions carried out in the past.
For example:
1-We started our homework on time and then we asked for an ice cream.
2-You visited your friends right after your mom told you not to go outside today.

Likewise, it is common to use it for repeated or daily actions in the past, for
example:
He talked to his mom for hours every night.
Occasionally, they played soccer in a field near home.

6. Past progressive tense

It is often used to describe the context in a story written in the past, and to describe
an incomplete action that was interrupted by another action or event It is also used
to express a change of mind, for example:
1- She was looking for her baby, and she didn't notice the hunter who was
watching her through his binoculars. When the shot rang out, she was
running towards the river..."
2- I was having a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang.
3-
I was going to spend the day at the beach but I've decided to get my homework
done instead."
7. Past perfect tense
It is used to indicate that one event occurred before another in the past. It does not
matter which event is mentioned first, because the verb tense makes clear the
temporal order in which they occurred.
For example:
1-John had gone out, when I arrived in the office.
2- had saved my document before the computer crashed.
We also use it over and over again in the conditional that refers to the past tense
For example:
If you had been with us, I wouldn’t have cried.

8. Past perfect progressive tense

It is used for an action that was taking place or occurring in the past before another
action already passed, for example:
1- He had been repairing the car before they went.

The past perfect continuous differs from the "past perfect" in that it
emphasizes the action in progress, while the "past perfect" sees it as
finished.
For example:
she had been crying when I found her.

She had cried when I found her

9. To be + goint to
 It is used to express plans or forceful events in the future, also To express a
plan and to Express something of which it is certain. For example:

1-My family is going to travel to Mexico.

2- Miss. Anderson is going to be a jury in the contest.
3- It's going to rain.

10. Will (as future).

The future simple with will is used in English to express a spontaneous
decision and to express an opinion, wish, uncertainty or assumption about the
future, or to express promises or intentions.
For example:
1- Come on, I will help you sort the files.
2- You won’t finish it in just one day. It will rain tomorrow anyway.
3- I will do it tomorrow.