Tenses

The simple and the present continuous tenses

           Verbs are said to be in the simple present from it the action denoted happens often or is repeated. The action can be daily routine or a hobby or a scheduled event.

            *Do you drink coffee?

            Verbs are in the present continuous form if the action denoted is happening at the moment of speaking.

            *It is raining.

 

The Simple Past and the Present Continuous Tenses.

 

*The simple Past tense is used to describe an action the happened in the past.

John met Richard yesterday.

 

*The past continuous tense in used for actions that continued for a while before the new action interrupted them.

He was sleeping (past progressive) when the phone rang.(simple past)

The first part of the sentence describes something that continued to happen before a new action.

 

Will and going to

            *Will is used with the base form of the verb to talk about an action that may happen in the future.

            *I will complete the essay tomorrow.

            *Going to is used when we talk about a decision or a plan made before the moment of speaking.

            *I am going to invite all my friends.