Table of tenses:

TENSE FORMATION TIME EXPRESSIONS

PRESENT SIMPLE Infinitive form of the every day/week/month/year…
main verb ( but in third usually/generally/never/sometimes…
person singular-he, she
,it +main v+s/es/ies) regularly/ frequently/ habitually/
repeatedly
E.g: I play football every
day. once/twice a week/month etc.

…times a week/month/year…
PRESENT Auxiliary verb be now
CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE (am/is/are) + main
verb +ing right/just now

E.g.: I am playing piano at the/this moment

just now.
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PAST SIMPLE Main verb +ed / WE yesterday
have a past simple list
of irregular verbs last week/month/year..

E.g.: I played piano …ago

three months ago.
..When
PAST CONTINUOUS/ Past simple form of - to as
PROGRESSIVE be(was/were) + main
verb+ing while

E.g:I was playing a certain time specified: yesterday at

computer games with 9am
Maja yesterday at 8
p.m. last week on Sunday

three years ago in May

PRESENT PERFECT Auxiliary verb since
have( has-for third
person singular) + past for
participle of the main
 verb
lately/recently
E.g.: He hasn’t played
handball lately. ever / never / always / seldom /
rarely / often / already

yet

today

this week/month/year
PRESENT PERFECT Auxiliary verbs have  all day
CONTINUOUS/ PROGRESSIVE been/has been + main
verb+ing  the whole day

 since
E.g.: He has been
playing music all day.  for

 questions with how long

 since

 for