The present simple tense is used for actions that happen regularly, general truths or scientific facts, thoughts, feelings, or expectations, and future schedules or timetables. For example, "She often chats on social media," "We use pictograms to convey ideas," "Do you want to post this photo," and "The kiosk opens at 8.00 tomorrow." It is used with adverbs of frequency such as often, always, sometimes, seldom, and time expressions like every day, every week, once a month, in the morning, and at 1.00.

The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now, temporary actions, and definitive plans for the near future. For example, "I am uploading photos right now," "He isn't studying French this year," and "Are you starting your project tomorrow." It is used with time expressions such as right now, now, at the moment, this year, tomorrow, at present, these days, this evening, and next Sunday.

The past simple tense is used for completed actions in the past and consecutive actions. For example, "I didn't go online yesterday," and "He turned on the PC and went online." Time expressions used with the past simple tense include yesterday, last week, two days ago, in 2004, and in the 15th century.

The past continuous tense is used for incomplete actions in progress at a specific time in the past, incomplete actions in progress interrupted, and two incomplete actions in progress at the same time. For example, "At midnight, Juria was chatting online," "The phone rang while he was texting me," and "While Peter was downloading the film, I was making popcorn." Time expressions used with the past continuous tense include last night, last week, last year, while, when, and as.

When talking about future activities, we use be going to to discuss plans, will to talk about predictions, spontaneous decisions and promises, and the present simple to talk about future timetables. For example, "I'm going to go on the White Rapids Tour this summer," "The next White Rapids Tour leaves in two months," and "We're making reservations tomorrow." Future continuous tense is used for actions in progress at a time in the future, interrupted action in the future, and actions happening at the same time in the future. Time expressions used with the future continuous tense include this Monday, for six months, and in America.

These are the basic verb tenses used in English, and mastering them is essential for effective communication in the language.

Specific Time as an Interruption in the Future

An interrupted action in the future occurs when an action is going to take place at a specific time in the future and is then interrupted by another action. For example, "She will be waiting for you when you arrive."

Future Continuous Uses

The future continuous tense is used for actions that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future and for actions that will be happening at the same time in the future. For example, "I will be meeting Tom this Saturday," and "Sam will be dancing while Paul will be singing."

Forming Defining Relative Clauses

When talking about people, things, and events, we can use defining relative clauses to give essential information about the noun it describes. For example, "Henry VIII was a king who had six wives." We must use the correct relative pronouns depending on the context, such as who, where, when, which, and that.

Forming Non-Defining Relative Clauses

Non-defining relative clauses provide extra information that is not essential to the main clause. They are usually separated by commas and use the relative pronouns where, which, who, whose, and when. For example, "I saw Peter, who played tennis, yesterday."

Present Perfect Simple

The present perfect simple tense is used to talk about actions in the past that are not finished yet and have consequences in the present or are very recent. It is formed with the subject + has/have + verb (past participle). For example, "We have played tennis" and "He has eaten pizza."

Past Perfect Simple

The past perfect simple tense is used to talk about an action that occurred before another in the past and is formed with subject + had + verb (past participle). For example, "I had eaten" and "He hadn't played."

By understanding these different verb tenses and their uses, you can improve your English language skills and effectively communicate in a variety of settings and contexts. Remember to use the correct time expressions and adverbs to convey the intended timing and duration of the actions being discussed.