Habit :

1
SIMPLE PRESENT

• Habit
• I go to school everyday.
• I always do exercises.
• Stating facts
• The sun rises in the east.
• This company has 3 branches.

2
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

• For events happening at or around the present
  moment
• Mary is copying the report now.
• Im eating my lunch now.
• To emphasise a current situation
• Daniel is working for Cable TV.
• Im looking forward to seeing you soon.

3
SIMPLE PAST

• For events happen in a particular/specific time
  of the past.
• I learnt Computer in 1997.
• I went to swimming yesterday.
• I met John two days ago.
• I visited Mr. Chan last month.

4
FUTURE

• For events happen in the future
• I will watch a movie tomorrow.
• I will go to the seminar next week.
• For requests and offers
• Will you ask Candy to see me later?
• Shall I put this report away?

5
PRESENT PERFECT

• To emphasise whether or not the event has been
  completed
• Have you finished your proposal?
• Ive talked to David Lee about the report but I
  still havent
• contacted Susan Lam.
• For events begun in the past that are still
  occurring now,or
• have an effect on the present time
• We have recently started offering discount to
  regular customers.

6
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

• For events that began in the past and have been
  in progress
• up to the present time (since and for)
• Mr Chan has been living in Hong Kong for ten
  years.
• Ive been working in this school since 1997.

7
PAST PERFECT

• To emphasise that one past event occurred before
  another
• past event
• I had finished the proposal before I contacted
  Mr. Lee.
• StarEast Company had been in Hong Kong for one
  year
• before they opened the second branch.

8
EXERCISE
Dear Mr Fung I (be) ________ very grateful for
all the support you (give) ___________ us over
the last twelve months, and I (be) ____________
especially pleased that you (be) _________ able
to attend our Christmas Party last week. I
(look) __________ forward to seeing you at many
more of our functions in the future. Best
regards, Helen
Check your answer
9
KEY
Dear Mr Fung I AM very grateful for all the
support you HAVE GIVEN us over the last twelve
months, and I WAS especially pleased that you
WERE able to attend our Christmas Party last
week. I AM LOOKING forward to seeing you at many
more of our functions in the future. Best
regards, Helen