Category: parts of speech
The Past Continuous tense
The Past Continuous tense is used to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past.Situation Adverbs Action happening at a specific time in the past at that time, then Action happening over a period of time in the past all day/night/morning/afternoon, constantly, continuously Two actions happening simultaneously in the past while Repeated action in the past every day/night/morning/afternoon, always
The Present Continuous tense
The Present Continuous Tense: The affirmative form: of the Present Continuous Tense is formed by using the present tense of the auxiliary verb to be (am, is, are) followed by the present participle (verb + ing) of the main verb. Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb + ing Examples: I […]
The Future Indefinite in the Past
We use the future in the past, also known as the future simple in the past or the past future, to talk about events that were in the future from a past perspective. It is a way of expressing something that was going to happen in the future, but has now already happened in the past.
The Future Indefinite tense ( the Future Simple)
Common adverbs that can be used with the future simple tense: tomorrow, soon, later, next week/month/year, eventually, shortly, imminently, eventually, one day, inevitably, predictably, undoubtedly, surely, certainly.
The Past Indefinite Tense ( The Past Simple)
Some adverbs and time expressions that can be used to indicate the past time frame with the Past Simple (Simple Past) tense: yesterday, last night, last week, last month, last year, in 2005, two days ago, a week ago, an hour ago, previously, before, then. These adverbs and time expressions are often used with the Past Simple tense to indicate that the action or event took place in the past and is now completed.