Summary Verbal tenses

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🕐 Present Simple

Serve per: abitudini, routine, fatti generali.
Forma:
• (+) I play / He plays
• (–) I don’t play / He doesn’t play
• (?) Do you play? / Does he play?
Parole: always, usually, often, every day

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🔄 Present Continuous

Serve per: azioni in corso ora o temporanee.
Forma:
• (+) I’m studying
• (–) I’m not studying
• (?) Are you studying?
Parole: now, at the moment, today

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⏳ Present Perfect Simple

Serve per: passato con effetto sul presente o esperienze.
Forma:
• (+) I’ve seen / She’s gone
• (–) I haven’t seen
• (?) Have you seen?
Parole: ever, never, just, already, yet, since, for

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⏳⏳ Present Perfect Continuous

Serve per: azione iniziata nel passato e ancora in corso.
Forma:
• (+) I’ve been studying
• (–) I haven’t been studying
• (?) Have you been studying?
Parole: for, since, lately, recently, how long

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⏳ Past Simple

Serve per: azioni finite nel passato, tempo preciso.
Forma:
• (+) I played / She went
• (–) I didn’t play
• (?) Did you play?
Parole: yesterday, last week, ago, in 2010

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