PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS  Regular habit She often goes to the library  A fact People learn in different ways  Stative verbs This cake tastes wonderful  An action which is happening now Peter is talking on the phone now  A temporary action She is learning Italian this year  A definite plan for the near future I`m meeting Sara tonight `m going to meet

PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS  A completed action in the past I finished lunch late yesterday  An incomplete action in progress at a specific time in the past Last night at 9 I was writing a letter  An incomplete action interrupted by another He was watching TV when I callled  Two incomplete actions in progress at the same time She was dancing while he was studying

PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT  An action that began in the past and continues until the present I have lived in London for 2 years  An action that took place at an undetermined time in the past and has importance in the present We have recently moved house  A completed action that took place before another action in the past The rain had stopped before I left

WILL + BASE FORM BE GOING TO  A prediction They will be alike when they grow up  A timetable The lesson will begin at 9.00  A spontaneous decision There is no fish left, so I`ll have meat  A planned action for the future We are going to meet next week are meeting  An action that is about to happen Be careful! The dog is going to bite you

FUTURE CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT An action in progress at a certain future time An action completed at a certain time in the future At this time tomorrow, they will be training By next summer, I`ll have finished my Bachillerato

PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS  An action that started in the past and which continues in the present I have been working in London for a year  An action whose results are still apparent I`m tired. I`ve been driving all night  An action which continued up to another past action He had been waiting for ten minutes when she arrived