Grammar

We use the past perfect progressive tense (also called the past perfect continuous tense) to express an action that started and was in progress during a period of time in the past.   Form: subject + had been + verb-ing I had been eating vegetables since 2012. She had been …

We use the past progressive tense (also called the past continuous tense) to express a situation or action that was in progress at some point in the past. Form: subject + was/were + verb-ing I was running. You were swimming. He was playing.   We use the past progressive tense …

Past Simple We use the past simple tense to talk about something that started and ended in the past. I finished my lunch. He sold his watch. She broke the glass.   We use the base form of the verb in negative and interrogative sentences. I didn’t finish my lunch. Did he …

  We use the present perfect tense to talk about a past action or event that has an effect on or connection with the present. It doesn’t show the exact time in the past, but the present result is important. I have eaten lunch. She has learned to speak English. …

Verb tenses   The tense of a verb shows when something happens. There are three main verb tenses in English: present, past and future. Each one has four aspects: simple, Continuous, perfect Continuous and perfect, which make them twelve tenses.   Simple Continuous Perfect Continuous Perfect Present Present Simple Present …