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Present tenses:
I play golf. Sam goes to guitar lessons.
I am watching a film. Briony is moving to Leeds.
Present simple vs. present continuous tense
We get up late every day. - We are just getting up.
Past tenses:
She worked in Seattle last week. We had a shower.
At 8 o'clock Jane was doing her homework.
Past simple vs. past continuous tense
We went to the cinema yesterday. - We were going to the cinema when we met Sue.
Future tenses:
I will study at Oxford.
He will be mending his car.
Future simple vs. future continuous tense
I think we will lie on the beach. - This time tomorrow we will be lying on the beach.
Present perfect tenses:
Ann has known me for more than two years.
Present perfect continuous tense
I have been playing tennis since I was 6 years old.
Present perfect simple vs. continuous tense
We have tried to contact him several times. - We have been trying to contact him since the morning.
Past perfect tenses:
Before I entered the house, I had rung the bell.
Last summer we had been renovating our house for two years.
Past perfect simple vs. continuous tense
It had started to rain before they left their house. - It had been raining for some time before they left their house.
Future perfect tenses:
Sarah will have written her book by the end of this year.
Future perfect continuous tense
In June we will have been travelling around the world for five months.
Future perfect simple vs. coontinuous tense
I will have decorated my room by Friday. - I will have been decorating my room for a week by Friday.
Going to + will + present tenses:
Going to, will, present tenses for future
Going to: I am going to buy a new house. Be careful! You are going to fall.
Will: I think I'll go on holiday in July.
Present simple for future: The train leaves at 3.35.
Present continuous for future: I am leaving on Monday.
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