A Complete Course Of English Grammar [upd] Direct

For actions that started in the past and continue now ( I have been waiting for an hour ). The Past Tenses

Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction ( The dog barked, and the cat ran away ).

For habits and general truths ( I eat breakfast every day ).

For actions in progress at a specific time in the past ( He was sleeping when the phone rang ).

Words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, often ending in "-ly" (e.g., quickly, very, yesterday ).

Words that describe nouns (e.g., blue, enormous, happy ).

The "backbone" of English grammar is the verb tense. English uses 12 major tenses to express when an action happens. The Present Tenses