When We Should Use These Tenses
Simple Present Tense
We should use the simple present
tense when we explain about the facts, habits, or events that occur at this
time.
a.
We use the present simple tense to talk about
something that happens again and again in the present
-
I play football every Sunday.
b.
We use the simple present tense to talk about
something that is true in the present
-
He lives in Indonesia.
c.
We also use this tense to talk about something
that is always true
-
The adult human body contains 206 bones.
d.
And we also use this tense to talk about
something that is fixed in the future
-
The school term start next week.
Present Continuous Tense
We should use the present
continuous tense when we express the idea about something is happening now, to
say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress,
however, we might not be doing it at this exact second. We should use the
present continuous tense to indicate that something will or will not happen in
near future.
a.
We use the present continuous tense for
something that is happening at the moment of speaking
-
The children are sleeping.
b.
We use this tense for something which is
happening before and after a given time
-
When I get home, my cousins are doing their
homework.
c.
We use this tense for something which we think
is temporary
-
I’m studying in London for the next two months.
d.
We also use this tense for something which has
been planned and when we are telling a story.
Past Continuous Tense
We should use the past continuous
tense when we indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The
interruption is usually a shorter action in the simple past. This can be real
interruption or just an interruption in time.
a.
We use the past continuous tense to talk about
the past for something which continued before and after another action.
-
They were doing their homework when I got home.
b.
We use this tense for something that happened
before and after a particular time.
-
In July, she was working in McDonald’s.
c.
We also use this tense with two actions in the
same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the
same time. The actions are parallel.
-
I was studying while my mother was making
dinner.
Past Perfect Tense
We should use the past tense when
we tell the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It
can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.
a.
We use the past perfect tense for something that
started in the past and continued up to a given time in the past.
-
Everything was wet, it had been raining for
hours.
b.
We use this tense for something we had done
several times up to a point in the past and continued to do after that point.
-
He had written three books and he was working on
another one.
c.
We often use for a clause with since to show
when something started in the past
-
They had been staying with us since the previous
week.
d.
We use the past perfect to talk about the past
in conditions, hypotheses, and wishes.
-
I would have helped him if he had asked.
Simple Past Tense
We should use the simple past
tense when we express events that have occurred at a particular time in the
past.
a.
We use the simple past tense with a duration
which starts and stops in the past.
-
I lived in Kuta for five years.
b.
We use this tense to describe a habit stopped in
the past. It can have the same meaning as “used to”
-
I studied English when I was child.
c.
We also use the simple past tense to talk about
the present in a few polite expressions.
-
I just hoped you would be able to help me.
Future Tense
We should use the future tense
when we express that something will occur in the future, when we make promises,
predictions or plans.
a.
We use the future tense to express a plan
–
He is going to spend his vacation in China.
b.
We use this tense to express a prediction
-
Jhon will be the next President
c.
We use this tense when we can see that something
is likely to happen
-
Be carefull! You are going to fall
d.
We also use this tense to talk about promises
-
I will help you with the cooking
sumber:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage
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