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    The document discusses English verb tenses and their uses. It outlines the simple present, present continuous, present perfect, past, future, and going to future tenses. For each tense it provides examples of its grammatical form and common time expressions or adverbs used with that tense. The tenses are also categorized based on whether they are used to talk about the past, present or future.

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    Tense Forms and Keywords

    Timeline Tense Keywords


    Simple Present always, usually, often, sometimes,
    I work. / She lives in Hamburg. seldom, never
    occasionally, frequently, regularly
    Used for: every day, week, month etc.
    Past Present Future Permanent actions now and again, as a rule, from time to
    Regular actions, routines, habits time
    Facts
    Scheduled events in the near future
    Present Continuous now
    I am planning an event. currently, presently
    I am looking for a new job. at the moment
    today
    Used for: this week, month, year
    Past Present Future Temporary actions
    Actions “right now”
    Actions around the present time
    Personal arrangements in the near future
    Present Perfect Simple so far, up until now
    I have worked. so far this morning, week,
    month, year
    Past Present Future Present Perfect Continuous just, recently, lately,
    I have been working. never, ever (talk about experiences)
    for (time period) + since (time point)
    Used for: already and yet (negatives and
    Unfinished actions questions)
    Past Present Future Actions started in the past and still true in the present
    Past actions which have a connection to the present
    Simple Past ago
    I worked. yesterday
    last night, week, month
    Used for: in the 1990s etc.
    Past Present Future Finished actions in the past
    Regular routines in the past- no longer true today
    Past Continuous while
    I was working. during
    as
    Past Present Future Used for:
    Actions over a longer time in the past
    Past Perfect Simple before
    I had worked. already

    Past Present Future Past Perfect Continuous


    I had been working.

    Used for:
    Past Present Future Actions that happened before another action in the past
    Future Simple at this time next week, at 2.00pm
    I will do. tomorrow
    next week, month, Christmas etc.
    Past Present Future Future Continuous
    I will be doing.

    Used for:
    Past Present Future Facts in the future/actions that take place at a specific
    time in the future
    Going to Future tomorrow, next week, month,
    I am going to learn to code next month. Christmas etc.
    It is going to rain.

    Past Present Future Used for:


    Fixed plans
    Predictions that we know will be true
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