The Principal Verb

Tenses in English
Unlock the secrets of English verb tenses and become a master of time. Learn
the present simple, past simple, future simple, present continuous, past
continuous, and future continuous.

FC by fernando Carreiracamara
Present Simple
The present simple is used to express general truths, habits, and routines. It is an essential tense to master for
effective communication in English.

Timeless Statements Habits & Routines Universal Truths

Use the present simple to talk Describe daily or repeated actions, Express general truths, for
about eternal facts, such as "The like "He reads a book every night example, "Water boils at 100
sun sets in the west." before bed." degrees Celsius."

Scheduled Events
Discuss future events when they
are part of a fixed timetable, such
as "The meeting starts at 10 AM."
Past Simple
Discover the past simple tense, the key to recounting events that happened and stories from the past.

Completed Actions Sequences of Events

Use the past simple to describe finished actions, Chronicle a series of past events, such as "First,
like "She walked to the park yesterday." he woke up. Then, he had breakfast."

Specific Times Interrupting Actions

Talk about actions that occurred at a definite Describe an action that interrupted another
time, for example, "They arrived at 7 PM." ongoing action, like "I was cooking when the
phone rang."
Future Simple
Open the door to the future with the simple future tense and express what will happen or be true later.

1 Predictions
Share your thoughts about future events, like "I believe they will win the game."

2 Plans & Intentions

Express intentions or scheduled events, such as "I am going to visit my grandparents next
weekend."

3 Offers & Promises

Make promises or offer to do something, like "I will help you with your homework."
Present Continuous
Step into the present with the continuous aspect and learn to talk about ongoing actions and temporary
situations.

Ongoing Actions Current Trends Temporary Situations

Describe actions happening now, Talk about current trends and Discuss temporary situations,
like "She is hiking in the tendencies, for example, "I am such as "He is staying at his
mountains at the moment." noticing an increase in online sister's house while his apartment
shopping." is being renovated."
Past Continuous
Dive into the past continuous tense to describe actions that were happening at a specific time in the past.
Background Information
Provide context or background details in a
story, for example, "The kids were
sleeping when the doorbell rang."
1 Ongoing Actions
Portray actions in progress at a certain
time, like "They were playing soccer when
2 it started to rain."
3 Interrupted Actions
Highlight an action that was in progress
but got interrupted, such as "I was
cooking dinner when the fire alarm went
off."
Future Continuous
Master the future continuous tense and express actions that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future.

Ongoing Actions Predicted Interruptions

Describe actions that will be in progress at a Discuss actions that will be interrupted by
particular time, like "She will be studying for her another action, such as "I will be sleeping when
exam at 8 PM tomorrow." you arrive."

Polite Inquiries Future Durations

Make polite inquiries about future plans, like "Will Specify the duration of a future action, for
you be attending the conference next week?" example, "He will be traveling for three weeks."