Forms of tenses
Period of time
Past Simple & Past Continuous
100

V, Vs

Present Simple

100

now, at the moment

Present Continuous

100

Danny ......... (paint) at 3 o’clock yesterday.

Danny was painting at 3 o’clock yesterday.

200

Ved, V2

Past Simple

200

last week (month, year)

Past Simple

200

This time last year Paul ........ (live) in France.

This time last year Paul was living in France.

300

to be + Ving     

Present Continuous

300

usually, often, always ...

Present Simple

300

The door ...... (be) open and there ....... (be) nobody in the room.

The door was open and there was nobody in the room.

400

have/has + Ved, V3

Present Perfect

400

yesterday at 7 p.m.

Past Continuous

400

When I ..... (come) home, I ...... (see) my dog lying on my bed.

When I came home, I saw my dog lying on my bed.

500

was/were + Ving

Past Continuous

500

just, already

Present Perfect

500

When I ...... (see) the doctor, he ....... (write) in his notebook.

When I saw the doctor, he was writing in his notebook.

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