Present Tense

• Simple Present: This tense is used to describe routines, general truths, facts, description,
time table/schedule. For example, “She eats breakfast every day.”

 Present Continuous: is used to describe actions that are happening at the moment of
speaking, future arrangement. For example, “She is eating breakfast now.”

 Present Perfect: is used to describe actions that started in the past and continue up to
the present, experiences. For example, “She has eaten breakfast already.”

 Present Perfect Continuous: is used to describe actions that started in the past and
continue up to the present, put enphasis on the duration of the action. For example,
“She has been eating breakfast for an hour.”

Past Tense
 Simple Past: actions in the past and states. For example, “She ate breakfast yesterday.”

 Past Continuous: describe actions that were happening at a specific time in the past.
For example, “She was eating breakfast at 8 am yesterday.”

 Past Perfect: This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before
another past action. For example, “She had eaten breakfast before she went to work.”

 Past Perfect Continuous: This tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing in
the past and continued up to a specific point in the past. For example, “She had been
eating breakfast for an hour when her friend arrived.”
Future Tense
 Simple Future: This tense is used to describe actions that will happen in the future. For
example, “She will eat breakfast tomorrow.”

 Future Continuous: This tense is used to describe actions that will be happening at a
specific time in the future. For example, “She will be eating breakfast at 8 am
tomorrow.”

 Future Perfect: This tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before
another future action. For example, “She will have eaten breakfast before she goes to
work.”

 Future Perfect Continuous: This tense is used to describe an action that will be ongoing
in the future and continue up to a specific point in the future. For example, “She will
have been eating breakfast for an hour when her friend arrives.”