5 basic tenses

Describes habitual actions, facts and general truth.

• past simple

• present simple

• present progressive

• future

Describes an activity that is taking place at or around the moment of speaking.

• future

• past simple

• presnet simple

• present progressive

Describes an action that happened in the past. The time is known.

• past progressive

• future

• present progressive

• past simple

Describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past, when something else happened or was happening.

• past progressive

• past simple

• present simple

• present progressive

Describes an action that will happen or is going to happen

• past simple

• present simple

• future

• present progressive

Every day, once a week, twice a year, never, seldom, rarely, always, usually,

• past progressive

• past simple

• present simple

• future

Now, today, tonight, this week, at the moment

• present progressive

• past simple

• present simple

• past progressive

yesterday, last week, a moment ago, when, earlier

• past progressive

• past simple

• future

• present simpkle

While, as

• future

• present simple

• past progressive

• past simple

Tomorrow, next week/ month/ year, soon,

• past simple

• past progressive

• present simple

• future