AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
USES
100

I (play) computer games everyday.

I play computer games every day.

100

She (not play) computer games every day.

She doesn't play computer games every day.

100

We (go) to the cinema every Friday?

Do we go to the cinema every Friday?

100

When do we use the present simple?

To talk about routines, timetables and permanent things.

200
I (play) computer games now.

I am playing computer games now.

200

She (not play) computer games now.

She isn't playing computer games now.

200
We (go) to the cinema now?

Are we going to the cinema now?

200

When do we use the present continuous?

To talk about things that are happening now, around now or for temporal things.

300

I (win) the lotto last year.

I won the lotto last year.

300

I (not win) the lotto last year.

I didn't win the lotto last year.

300

We (go) to the cinema last Friday?

Did we go to the cinema last Friday?

300

When do we use the past simple?

For FINISHED actions, situations or routines.

400
I (play) computer games when you arrived.

I was playing computer games when you arrived.

400

I (not play) computer games when you arrived.

I was not playing computer games when you arrived.

400

What you (do) yesterday at 21.00?

What were you doing yesterday at 21.00?

400

When do we use the  past continuous?

To talk about actions that were in progress in a specific time in the past. For interrupted actions.

500

I (play) computer games since I was little.

I have played computer games since I was little.

500

I (not play) computer games since I was little.

I haven't played computer games since I was little.

500

ever you (play) computer games?

Have you ever played computer games?

500

When do we use the present perfect?

To talk about past experiences or actions that started in the past and continue in the present.

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