The simple present:

a) Grammar
Affirmative

Negative

I
You
He/she/ it
We
You
They

I
You
He/she/ it
We
You
They

verb
verb
verbs *
verb
verb
verb

Question **
dont
verb
dont
verb
doesnt verb
dont
verb
dont
verb
dont
verb

Do
Do
Does
Do
Do
Do

I
you
he/she/ it
we
you
they

verb
verb
verb
verb
verb
verb

* ss/sh/ch/x/o

B) uses
1. An habit
2. A permanent situation
3. A fact.
4. A
EX : the movie starts at 8.

5. Fast action sports description

EX :

6. Non-progressive verbs
Some verbs, because of their MEANING, cant be put at the progressive. They
are mostly

**QWASVO :

The simple past

a) Grammar
Affirmative
Regular *
I
You
He/she/ it
We
You
They

**
verbed
verbed
verbed
verbed
verbed
verbed

/t/
The last SOUND is
voiceless

Negative

Irregular
See your list

I
You
He/she/ it
We
You
They

didnt verb
didnt verb
didnt verb
didnt verb
didnt verb
didnt verb

Question
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did
Did

I
you
he/she/ it
we
you
they

verb
verb
verb
verb
verb
verb

* the pronunciation of ed
/d/
/d/
The last SOUND is
The verb ends with the
voiced
SOUND /t/ or /d/

** If a verbs ends in y
Preceded by a vowel, e.g. play =
Preceded by a consonant, e.g. study =
B) Use
1. A completely finished action

Present continuous (or Present Progressive)

a) Grammar
Affirmative

Negative

Question

Subj
Aux Verb * Subj.
Aux.
verb
Aux
sub
I
Am Verbing I
Am not
Verbing Am
I
You
Are Verbing You
Arent
Verbing Are
You
He/she/it Is
Verbing He/she/it Isnt
Verbing Is
He/she/it
We
Are Verbing We
Arent
Verbing Are
We
You
Are Verbing You
Are not
Verbing Are
You
they
are
verbing they
Arent
verbing are
they
*if a verb ends in the C-V-C combination (consonant-vowel-consonant),
b) Uses
1. An.
EX: I am watching hockey.
2. A
EX: I am living with my sister at the moment.

3. An
EX: We are meeting at 6 on Friday.

verb
Verbing
Verbing
Verbing
Verbing
Verbing
verbing

Past continuous (or Past Progressive)

a) Grammar
Affirmative

Negative

Question (QWASVO)

Subj
Aux Verb * Subj.
Aux.
verb
Aux
sub
I
Was Verbing I
Wasnt
Verbing Was
I
You
Were Verbing You
Werent Verbing Were You
He/she/it Was Verbing He/she/it Wasnt
Verbing Was
He/she/it
We
Were Verbing We
Werent Verbing Were We
You
Were Verbing You
Werent Verbing Were You
they
were verbing they
werent
verbing were they
*If a verb ends in the C.-V.-C. combination (consonant-vowel-consonant),
b) uses
1. An action that started in the past, happened in the past, and is now over.

2. An
EX: I was taking a shower when the phone rang.
How long between the beginning of my shower and the phone call ?
Did I answer the phone?
Sometime, the sentence itself implies that the first action didnt continue:
EX:
3. 2 actions that were going on at the same time at some point

verb
Verbing
Verbing
Verbing
Verbing
Verbing
verbing