Tempi verbali Inglese

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Tenses
Use
Examples
Present Continuous
• To express an action which takes place at the time of speaking
• To say that you are in the middle to doing something
• To express an action that has started and that you haven’t finished yet, but it isn’t necessary happening -today, this week, this year-, that is in periods around now
• We use the P.P. with -always- to express an annoying and bad habit

• Future use (arrangements)
• Present Progressive of -to be- is used to express how somebody is behaving

She is driving to work now.

Don’t disturb! He’s studying.

I’m reading a really good book at the moment.

I’m working hard this week.

I’m not working today.

I’m studying Science this afternoon.

I’m flying to London on Monday.

He’s being selfish.

Present Simple
• To express habitual actions
• To say that something is true in general
• To express future actions with timetables

I go to school every morning.

He usually watches TV.

Do you often go to the cinema?

The earth goes round the sun.

Water freezes when the temperature falls below zero.

The train leaves at 8:30.

The meeting finished at 5:30pm.

To be going to
(+base form)
• To express plans, or the intention of doing something
• To express predictions about the future (when there is evident that something is going to happen)

I’m going to study languages at university.

They are not going to invite him.

Look at those clouds! It’s going to rain.

She’s going to have a baby.

Simple Past
• To express completed actions in the past

Yesterday I went to the Supermarket.

Did you see a film last night?

You didn’t come to school last week.