We use it for facts, or things that are usually true.
Present simple
We use this for finished actions/events in the past.
Past Simple
We use this for timetables and scheduled events.
Present Simple
Who performed at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show?
Kendrick Lamar
We use it as a state that started in the past and continues to now.
Present Perfect
We use this for actions, events and situations that happened before another past action.
Past Perfect
We use this for predictions, quick decisions, promises, express certainty, and offers/warnings.
Will
Who is the arch-nemesis of Batman?
The Joker
Complete the following sentence:
I haven't finished my homework ________.
yet
Complete the following sentence:
She _______ ____ play the piano, but now she doesn't.
used to
Complete the following sentence:
I ____ ______ (be/meet) my friends tomorrow evening.
I am meeting my friends tomorrow evening.
Which YouTuber became famous for giving away millions of dollars and making extreme challenge videos?
Mr.Beast
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb:
Susan __________ (have) the same car for 16 years.
Susan has had the same car for 16 years.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb:
Tina ___________ (start) watching the film when I arrived, so I didn’t understand the story at all.
had started
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb:
Mary and Chris………………………(not come) to my birthday meal. I think they…………………….(be) on holiday by then.
Mary and Chris aren't coming to my birthday meal. I think they will be on holiday by then.
“With great power comes great responsibility.” – Who originally said this?
Uncle Ben (Spider-Man)
What present tense is used in this sentence?
Where have you been!? I have been trying to call you for hours!
Present perfect continuous
What past tense is used in this conversation?
A: Were you driving when I called last night?
B: Yes, I was.
Past continuous
What future tense is used in this conversation?
This time tomorrow, we will be eating a Greek salad by the sea! I can’t wait!
Future Continuous
This popular Disney animation series from 2007 features an undercover spy as a pet platypus.
Phineas and Ferb