Tenses

We use _________ for actions which we think are unfinished or temporary

We usually use ____________ with verbs that describe an unchanging state rather than an action.

We use the _________ to talk about a situation that existed in the past and still exists now.

We use the __________ to talk about a repeated action that might happen again.

We use the ____________ to talk about a repeated action that won't happen again.

We use the ____________ to talk about an action in progress in the past for a period until now (still in progress or recently finished).

We OFTEN prefer the ____________ to say how long an action has been in progress.

We use the _________ to talk about an action in progress over a period up to a particular past point in time.

If we are NOT INTERESTED in HOW LONG the action went on, we often use the __________ rather than the past perfect continuous.