Present and simple past

• Simple present


  • base form
  • routines
  • habits
  • facts
  • repeated actions that are done often
• Simple present


  • remember to pay attention to the subject
  • with words phrases: always, usually, often etc.
• Present continuous


  • at the moment of speaking
  • around the time of speaking
• Future (will)


  • what we expect to happen in the future
  • when we offer to do something
• Future (be going to)


  • things we intend to do in the future
  • something we are sure that will happen, usually a result
• Treat "everyone" as singular
• Simple past


  • talk about what happened in the past
  • 100% finished
  • no connections to the present
• Present perfect


  • a finished action that connects to now/results to now
  • past event but the time is not known
• Present perfect always have a connection with the present
• Simple past only talks about an action completed in the past
• Simple past with time phrases
• Present perfect CANNOT be used with time phrases like today, yesterday etc.
• The present perfect tense is used to talk about past actions that have an effect on the present.
• In the continuous form, "-ing" is added to the base form of the verb.