- Habitual actions in the present
- General, timeless truths
- With be or other stative verbs (speak, love, think)
- Present action
- Smth that began at an earlier point in time and continues into the present
- An action occurring or not occurring at an unspecified previous time that has a connection with now
- A very recently completed action (often with just)
- An action that happened over a previous time period and that is completed at the moment of speaking
PAST SIMPLE
- A definite single completed action in the past
- Habitual or repeated action in the past
- An event with duration that applied in the past but no longer applies in the present
- With states in the past (speak, love, think)
- An action completed in the past before some other past event or time
FUTURE SIMPLE
- An action to take place at some definite future time
- A future habitual action or state
- future action that will be completed before a specific future time
- A state/accomplishment that will be completed in the future before some other future time or event
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
- An activity in progress
- A temporary situation
- Repetition in a series of similar ongoing actions
- Emotional comment on present habit (w/always and forever)
- A change in progress
- Situation/habit that began in the past (recent or distant) and that continues up to the present (and possibly into the future)
- An action in progress that is not yet completed
- A state that changes over time
PAST PROGRESSIVE
- action in progress at specific point of time in the past
- past action that happens at the same time with some other event that is usually stated in the simple past (I was washing my hair when the phone rang)
- repetition of some ongoing past action
- An action or habit taking place over a period of time in the past before some other past event or time
- A past action in progress that was interrupted by a more recent past action
- An ongoing past action or state that becomes satisfied by some other events
FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
- An action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future
- Duration of some specific future action
- An action (habitual, duration) that is taking place in the present and that will continue into the future up until or through a specific time
PRESENT SIMPLE
- He walks to school everday.
- Water freezes at 0 degrees. / Spaniards eat dinner late.
- I speak English. / I know Jennifer.
- And Karadeniz scores a goal!!!!!
- I have been a teacher since 2003.
- I have already seen that movie.
- Ayse has just finished her homework.
- The value of Fatih’s house has doubled in the last 4 years.
- I attended a meeting of that club last week.
- It rained every weekend last spring.
- Antonia taught at Büyük Kolej for 2 years.
- He looked like a nice guy.
- He had already left before I could offer him a ride.
FUTURE SIMPLE
- Ahmet will take the ÖSS next month.
- After March, Burcu will take the dolmus into the city every day.
- I will have finished all this homework by 5pm.
- At the end of the summer, Can and Aylin will have been married for 5 years.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
- He is talking on the phone now.
- Cem is living with his parents.
- Mujde is kicking the football around the field.
- He’s always helping out when it matters.
- He’s becoming more and more like his father.
- Sinem has been going out with Ekrem.
- I have been reading this book.
- The students have been getting better and better.
PAST PROGRESSIVE
- He was walking to school at 8:30 this morning.
- I was washing my hair when the phone rang.
- Murat was coughing all night long.
- Irem had been working hard, so her doctor told her to take a vacation.
- We had been planning to vacation in Side, but changed our minds after hearing about Tekirova.
- I had been wanting to see that concert, so I was happy when I won the tickets.
- He will be taking a test at 8am tomorrow.
- Muhi will be working on his thesis for the next 3 years.
- I will have been keeping a journal for 10 years next month.