Present and Past Tense Revision

Summary

Routine, habits, repetitive actions :

o

Present Simple

Tastes :
o

I play tennis every Saturday.

I like chocolate, I hate doing homework.

Facts :

o The sun rises in the east.

Continuous actions :
o

- at the time of speaking

Present
Continuous

- around now :

I am reading this explanation now.

I am learning English this year.

Planned future arrangements :

o I am visiting Rome next Monday.

Continuous form:
o

An action started in the past that continues today :

Present Perfect

Simple form :
o

The completed or finished part of that action :

Past Simple

I have been learning English since September.

We have revised grammar rules and verb tenses.

Finished actions at a specific finished time in the past.

o

Last year I bought a new car.

o I saw your dog 5 minutes ago.

Continuous actions
o

at a specific time in the past :

Past Continuous

I was having breakfast at 7 o'clock this morning.

when a shorter brief event occurred :

I was watching television when the phone rang.