Verb Tenses: Simple and Perfect

Simple Tenses

• Simple Present: Used for habits, general truths, and future scheduled events.
  • Example: I eat breakfast every morning.
• Simple Past: Used for completed actions in the past.
  • Example: She played tennis yesterday.
• Simple Future: Used for future plans or predictions.
  • Example: We will travel to Europe next year.

Perfect Tenses

• Present Perfect: Used for actions that started in the past and continue to the present, or for past actions with a recent result.
  • Example: I have lived in this city for five years.
• Past Perfect: Used for actions that happened before another action in the past.
  • Example: He had finished his homework before he went out.
• Future Perfect: Used for actions that will be completed by a specific time in the future.
• Example: They will have arrived by the time we get there.

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