Summary Revision present and past tenses

Revision : the present and past tenses
PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE

BASE (+ S) BASE + ED / IRREGULAR FORM

Ex: I study Ex: I studied
He studies He studied

 facts, habits  finished action in the past
 schedules (Ex: my train leaves at 4pm)

PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS

TO BE + ING-FORM WAS / WERE + ING-FORM

Ex: I am studying Ex: I was studying
He is studying He was studying

 temporary events  action going on in the past
 happening NOW
 arrangements (Ex: she’s meeting them
Friday)

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

HAVE/HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE

Ex: I have studied Ex: I had studied
He has studied He had studied

 action started in the past,  past action happened before
continuous/ another
have results to the present action in the past
 life experience

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

HAVE/HAS + BEEN + ING-FORM HAD + BEEN + ING-FORM

Ex: I have been studying Ex: I had been studying
He has been studying He had been studying

 started in the past, continuous up to  started in the past (before another
now action
 nadruk op duur in the past) and continuous up to
now