1. | Present Simple | A. | Refer to permanent states or situations (not used in the Progressive form) | |
2. | USED TO | B. | Used in the present Perfect Progressive tense to show 'a point of time' | |
3. | Present Progressive | C. | Permanent or regular actions and situations | |
4. | Past Perfect | D. | To emphasize that one past event happened before another. | |
5. | BY | E. | To refer to the past when - no definite time in the past is given/ known - or when the activity began in the past and has not finished yet (not used after 'when') | |
6. | SINCE | F. | Used with the passive to show who was responsible for an action. | |
7. | FOR | G. | To refer to simultaneous events or activities that continued or were interrupted. | |
8. | Stative Verbs | H. | Actions or situations begun in the past and still true now or continuing now | |
9. | Present Perfect Simple | I. | Is used when the person responsible for an action is not known or is not important, or to avoid mentioning the person responsible for an action. | |
10. | Past Progressive | J. | Temporary, developing or changing actions and situations | |
11. | Passive | K. | Used in the Present Perfect Progressive tense to show 'a period of time' | |
12. | Present Perfect | L. | To emphasize that the activity no longer takes place |
C | 1. | Present Simple | A. | Refer to permanent states or situations (not used in the Progressive form) |
L | 2. | USED TO | B. | Used in the present Perfect Progressive tense to show 'a point of time' |
J | 3. | Present Progressive | C. | Permanent or regular actions and situations |
D | 4. | Past Perfect | D. | To emphasize that one past event happened before another. |
F | 5. | BY | E. | To refer to the past when - no definite time in the past is given/ known - or when the activity began in the past and has not finished yet (not used after 'when') |
B | 6. | SINCE | F. | Used with the passive to show who was responsible for an action. |
K | 7. | FOR | G. | To refer to simultaneous events or activities that continued or were interrupted. |
A | 8. | Stative Verbs | H. | Actions or situations begun in the past and still true now or continuing now |
H | 9. | Present Perfect Simple | I. | Is used when the person responsible for an action is not known or is not important, or to avoid mentioning the person responsible for an action. |
G | 10. | Past Progressive | J. | Temporary, developing or changing actions and situations |
I | 11. | Passive | K. | Used in the Present Perfect Progressive tense to show 'a period of time' |
E | 12. | Present Perfect | L. | To emphasize that the activity no longer takes place |