I driving to the beach right now.
I am driving the the beach right now.
to talk about predetermined summer plans
to be+going to
...ago...last...in 1968
Past Simple
It cost $100.
How much did it cost?
I'm very basic yet very useful. You use me all the time. You think about me every day! I'm your partner in crime.
Present Simple
She will lives in NY.
She will live in NY.
to talk about bad habits
Present Simple
never, yet
Present Perfect
How does he do it?
I talk about things that haven't happened yet,
Like promises, predictions, or sudden decisions.
Future Simple
I have rode a camel in Eilat.
I have ridden a camel in Eilat.
to brag about experiences
Present Perfect
as, while
Past Progressive
He likes chocolate ice-cream.
What flavour/kind/type of ice-cream does he like?
I am the past of the past.
I always come before last.
Past Pefect
I brang my cat to class last week.
I brought my cat to class last week.
for missed opportunities
Past Perfect
for, since, all morning
Present Perfect Progressive
The girls and boys were dancing yesterday night.
Who was dancing last night?
I speak of a journey still underway.
Actions in progress from past to today.
Present Perfect Progressive
I have been to England last year.
I was in England last year.
an alibi
Past Progressive
at present, at the moment
Present Progressive
I have been teaching for the last 10 years.
How long have you been teaching?
It describes what someone said or thought
About a future action — but from the past.
Future Past (would+V1)