(Also called present simple or presentindefinite) is a verb tense which is used to show repetition, habit or generalization. Less commonly, the simple present can be used to talk about scheduled actions in the near future and, in some cases, actions happening now

The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. ... Unlike the past continuoustense, which is used to talk about past events that happened over a period of time, the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished.

The present continuous tense is a grammatical tense that can beused to describe when an action happened, or may happen. You can use it to describe both events that are happening in thepresent – right now, while you are talking about something, or in the future – something that may or will happen later on.

The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking. In other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past. It is used: Often, to describe the background in a story written in the past tense

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