Grammatical tenses
Present progresssive
happens when speaking
add -ing
Subject + verb to be + verb with ing + complement
Simple present
Regular or permanent situations
Frequency of events
Subject + verb in present + complement
She/He/It add -s to the verb
Future
Future events
Planned = going to
Sub + verb to be + going to + verb + complement
Prediction/Spontaneous = will
Sub + will + verb + complement
Past progressive
Past action over a period of time
Subject + verb to be in past + verb in -ing + complement
Simple past
Finished actiones
Regular verbs
-ed
Irregular verbs
Need to be learnt
Subject + verb in past + complement
Past perfect
Go further back in time
Use auxilliary verb had + verb in past participle