Present Tenses
Give an example of Present Simple used for daily routines (3 sentences)
I go to work every day.
She usually goes to bed late...
finished action in the past
I ate a burger yesterday.
Promise,
instant decision
I will always love you.
Don't worry. I'll help you.
habit in the past with states and actions
I used to ride a bicycle a lot when I was a child.
facts
If you heat ice, it melts.
Give an example of Present Simple used to state facts (3 sentences)
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
an action in progress at a particular moment in the past
I was working from 10 am to 13 pm yesterday.
Prediction with and without evidence
I think, it will rain.
They've been dating for ages. I think, they are going to get married soon.
habits in the past with actions only
... and we would run around and we would laugh a lot when we stayed at my granny's house...
realistic results
If I see Kate, I'll talk to her.
Give an example of Present Simple used with adverbs or expressions of frequency(3 sentences)
usually, normally, every day, once a month, twice a year, rarely, hardly ever ...
an action which interrupts another action in the past,
one of the actions is longer, another one is shorter
I was talking to my boss when the phone called.
Future arrangement
Timetabled event
I've just bought the tickets. I am flying to Paris in July.
The bus leaves at 4:30 pm.
habits which you are not accustomed to yet, you are/were/will be in the process of change and acquiring a new habit
I am getting used to seeing Sandra everyday. It's really hard for me cause I know what she did last summer.
unreal situations in the present or future
If I saw a bear, I would climb up the tree.
Present Continuous for actions happening at the moment of speaking. (3)
I am playing the game now.
an action which happened before another action in the past
When we came to the party, everybody had already been gone.
An action in progress at some moment in the future
I will be waiting for you tomorrow at 10 outside the office building.
a habit that you already have
I am used to cleaning my flat on my own so I don't need any help.
unreal situations in the past, nothing can be changed
If I hadn't drunk so much vodka yesterday, I wouldn't have lost my wallet.
Present Continuous for current trends and tendencies (3)
Currently, oil prices are going down.
an action which continued before another action in the past
He'd been drinking milk out of the carton when his mom came into the kitchen.
An action which finishes before another future action
By the end of this course you will have learnt some new grammar.
any other expressions you can use to talk about habits with examples
tend to + V
accustomed to + Ving
there is a tendency of...
often always + Past Simple
will + V
unreal situation in the past with the result in present
If I had studied harder at the university, I would land a better job now.