Tenses
Tense used for habits and routines
Present simple
Negative / positive adjectives
bossy - lazy - rude
clever confident lively sporty
shut .... set ..... / plug ...
shut down - set up - plug in
Tense used with time expressions: now/ at the moment / this week
Present Continuous
words you use to give advice / suggetions
why don't....? - shall - should - ought to
keen ... / fed up ... / hang .... with
keen on / fed up with / hang out with
Future tenses
will - Present Continuous- Present Simple- be going to
say - tell - speak - repeat
examples
afraid.... bad .... excited ...
afraid of / bad at / excited about
Past simple vs Past Continuous
PC: Action in progress in the past (is normally interrupted by the PS)
PS: action that started and finished in the past
place where you 1. run a race 2. play tennis 3. play football
1. track 2. court 3. pitch
interested .../ turn .... / ......the volume
in
up/ down
Uses of the present perfect
Past action with present result
Undefined time in the past
Still true
Turn off/ on . swtich on / off - go off
examples
ought .... / my view ....
ought to / my view on