Past tenses and Present Perfect Revision
Past Simple
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Past Continuous
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Present Perfect
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Past Simple tense Uses:Repeated actions in the past: Ex: We worked in Seattle last week.An action completed in the past: Ex: I had a shower in the morning.Events that follow each other: Ex: Bill came home. He took off his coat and went to the kitchen.
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Past Continuous tense Uses:An action that started before another action in the past and continued after it: Ex: When she saw me, I was looking at the trees.An action that started before a point in time and continued after it: Ex: At 8 o'clock Jane was doing her homework.To describe situations: Ex: The sun was shining. Jack and Jill were lying on the beach.
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
Present Perfect Simple tense uses:Activities that started in the past and still continue: Ex: She has known me for more than two years.Experience that happened in the past, but the effects are important now: Ex: She has been to London.Activities that have a present result: Ex: The bus hasn't arrived yet.
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative