The basic tenses in English are:

PRESENT SIMPLE

– We use it to talk about routines• We always have dinner at 9:00 pm.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS• We use it to talk about actions that are

happening right now.– I’m cooking dinner for my family at the moment.

PAST SIMPLE• We use it to talk about things that happened

in the past.– I studied at the univerity five years ago.

PAST CONTINUOUS• We use it to talk about events that happened

in the past in a specific moment. – I was sleeping at six o’clock