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Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense The past progressive tense is used to demonstrate an action that was happening in the past and stayed uncompleted. ·          I was watching TV when the light went off. ·          I was going to Iran when the cancellation of the flight was announced. ·          While he was teaching Past Continuous Tense in the class, the bell rang.   This tense is also used for an action that was continued in the past and was interrupted by another action. The action which makes interruption is a shorter action in the past. Interruption can be real as well as just in time.  However, a specific time can be used as an interruption. ·          I was watching TV when she called. ·          When the phone...

Simple Future Tense The simple future tense is used to show an action which will happen in the upcoming time. We can also define it as an action which is promised /thought to occur in the future. Examples: I will tell the story tomorrow. They will visit us. This tense is used to predict activity in the future. As: The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.   Graphical Interpretation:  Simple Future Tense Form We use the present form of the verb. Auxiliaries which we use in this tense are will and shall. We use ‘shall’ with I and We in British English. To make a negative sentence, we use NOT with auxiliary. In questions, we use auxiliary at the beginning of the sentence. Affirmative: Subject + will/shall + verb +  . . . . . . . You will help him later. I will send you a message. She will visit New York next month. They will play football next year. We shall support people in crises.       ...

Simple Past Tense This tense is used to show a completed action that took place at a specific time in the past. Ex: ·          He called his father last night. ·          They visited Iran last month. It is also defined to show an action that was started and terminated in the past at a specific time. It is not important to mention the specific time; it should be in mind or there should be an answer in mind for “when”. Examples: ·          Last year, I didn't travel to Korea. ·          She washed her car. ·          He succeeded due to hard work. ·          I broke this cup. ·          The train arrived on time. ·          The ma...