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Simple Present |
visit |
ich besuche |
John visits his mother in hospital every day. |
The simple present is used for an action which happens regularly, often, always etc. |
|
Present Progressive |
I'm visiting |
ich besuche (gerade)
|
He is playing tennis at the moment. |
The present progressive is used
for an action which is going on now, at the moment.
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|
Simple Past |
I visited |
ich besuchte |
Yesterday I went into town to go shopping. |
The simple past is used for an action which started and finished in the past (yesterday, last year, five days ago etc.). |
|
Past Progressive |
I was visiting |
ich besuchte (gerade)
|
1. John was sleeping, when his mother came into the room. 2. While Michael was playing tennis, his brother was doing his homework. |
1. The past progressive is
used, |
|
Present Perfect |
I have visited |
ich habe besucht
|
1. I have broken the vase (it
is in pieces on the floor). 2. I have just finished doing
the washing-up. 3. I have known him for many years (I still know him - see present perfect progressive) !!! Übersetzung:
Ich kenne ihn schon |
The present perfect is used
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Present Perfect Progressive |
I have been visiting
|
ich habe besucht |
I have already been waiting here for two hours / since four o'clock. !!! Übersetzung:
Ich warte hier schon |
The present perfect progressive is used for an action which started in the past and is still going on in the present (since, for). It is normally used with dynamic verbs such as lie, sit, stand, wait, rain, snow,shine etc. |
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Past Perfect |
I had visited |
ich hatte besucht
|
After he had eaten his dinner,
he went out. |
The past perfect is used for an action that took place before another action in the past (after, before). |
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Past Perfect Progressive |
I had been visiting
|
ich hatte besucht |
I had been reading for two hours before I noticed that it was the wrong book. |
The past perfect progressive is used to show a time-span from past perfect to simple past. |
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Future |
I will visit |
ich werde besuchen
|
It will take us more than an hour to get to London. |
The future is used for an
action that will happen |