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