SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

today
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
every morning / day…
PRESENT PERFECT CONT. TENSE
twice a week
since, for, already, yet, just
third time in a year
never, ever, recent, recently
nowadays, these days
lately, until now, up to now
all the time, usually, generally, never
by now, so far, still
Frequency adverbs
throughout + present
(always, rarely, seldom, occasionally, often…)
this + superlative
date back / trace back / go back

proverbs
for

in --- weeks

within + the last/ the past + --- months

over --- years

PRESENT CONT. TENSE during

now, presently, nowadays

at present, currently, right now

at the moment

these days, this week/day

gradually, slowly, increasingly

day by day, more and more

 PAST TENSE FUTURE TENSE

last … , … ago, yesterday next day,week,month,year

in the past, once, ancient tomorrow

in 1988, in/during 1970s the next time

between 1997 and 1984 in 2080, the following day

from 1997 and 2017 in, within three hours,

the other day,week,month soon

until recently, previous

the first – earliest – earlier

initially, formerly

in he middle age origin

the flood, the accident

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

until, by, up to + future keyword

before + future keyword

PAST PERFECT TENSE

until, by, up to + past keyword

before + past keyword

it was the first time

it was + superlative