Present simple General facts, regular actions, schedules I work on Mondays.

I don’t eat lunch at 2:00

Present continuous Continuing actions (now), one time actions I’m working this Saturday.
Present perfect General life experience (or lack thereof) He has never been to Spain
Present perfect Actions that started in the past and continue I’ve been studying English for 2 years.
continuous

Past simple Actions that started / finished in the past I worked all night. They didn’t come.
Past continuous Actions that were continuing in the past We were listening to music
Past perfect Actions completed / not completed at a They hadn’t departed yet. I had taken my
nonspecific point in the past lunch break.
Past perfect Actions that started in the past and continued They had been waiting since 3 PM.
continuous

Future simple Actions planed / unplanned for the future I’ll have a glass of wine. He’s going to cook
dinner.
Future continuous Actions you think will / won’t be continuing in I’m not go to be working at company A.
the future
Future perfect Actions you think will / won’t have begun in I will have lived in china for 2 years.
the future
Future perfect Actions you think will / won’t have started I won’t have been eating meat for 3 months.
continuous and will be continuing