This document provides information on simple and continuous verb tenses in English, including: - Past simple describes completed actions in the past. Present simple refers to habitual or repeated actions now. Future simple uses "will" or "be going to" to refer to specific actions in the future. - Past continuous describes ongoing actions in the past. Present continuous uses "be + -ing" to describe ongoing actions now. Future continuous uses "will/shall be + -ing" to refer to actions that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future. - Examples are provided for each tense to illustrate their usage. The document serves as a guide to the formation and use of simple and continuous verb tenses

1. REPUBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
MINISTERIO DEL PP. PARA LA EDUCACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA
UNIVERSIDAD YACAMBÚ
CABUDARE, ESTADO LARA
MATERIA: ESTUDIOS BÁSICOS INTENSIVOS
SIMPLE AND
CONTINUOUS TENSES
YASSMIN EL FAKIH
EXPEDIENTE: CJP-142-00066V

2. Past simple
The ​form of a ​verb used to ​describe an ​action
that ​happened before the ​present ​time and is
no ​longer ​happening. It is usually made by ​adding -ed:
Examples:
• She cleaned her house
• I broke the window

3. Present simple
The ​tense that is used to refer to ​events, ​actions, and ​conditions
that are ​happening all the ​time, or ​exist now.
We use the base form of the verb, and add -s for the third
person singular.
Examples:
He cleans the house
She Watches tv

4. Future simple
Simple Future has two different forms in English: "will" and "be
going to." Although the two forms can sometimes be used
interchangeably, they often express two very different meanings.
These different meanings might seem too abstract at first, but
with time and practice, the differences will become clear. Both
"will" and "be going to" refer to a specific time in the future.
Examples:
• We will go to the cinema.
• She will buy a car.

5. Past continuous
The ​grammatical ​form used for an ​action that someone was
doing or an ​event that was ​happening at a ​particular ​time. It is
made with "was" or "were" and the -ing ​form of a ​verb.
Examples:
• I was not [wasn’t] talking
• They were not [weren’t] learning

6. Present continuous
The ​verb ​form used for ​actions or ​events that
are ​happening or ​developing now.
We use am, are, is + the -ing form of the verb. We use
the short form more often than the full form, especially
when speaking.
Examples:
• He is working in a bank.
• It is raining in New York.

7. Future continous
We mainly use the Future Continuous to indicate that we will be
in the middle of doing something in a specified time in the
future.
Has two different forms: "will be doing " and "be going to be
doing." Unlike Simple Future forms, Future Continuous forms are
usually interchangeable.
We use will/shall + be + the -ing form of the verb.
Examples:
• Tonight we will be dancing and having a good time.
• She will be visiting us next Christmas.