Verb Tenses Examples Part 2 (Prof. Candela)

Verb Tenses: The millennials not using social media

Simple Present

Millennials use social media a lot.

Jason loves his extra free time

Present Continuous

I’m spending so much time doing this.

We are always checking our smartphones.

Past Simple

Beausoleil deleted her account recently.

She recently broke up with her partner.

Mathias had Facebook and Twitter accounts for years.

Past Continuous

Jason was spending too much time online.

Everyone could know what we were doing.

Present Perfect Simple

Lauren has deleted her Twitter account

Three quarters have created
a profile on a social networking site.

Beausoleil has had an “on and off relationship with Facebook.”

Present Perfect Continuous

These millennials have been living in the information age all their lives.

Past Perfect Simple

Before starting his first year at college, Hariharan had joined Facebook to contact his future roommate.

Past Perfect Continuous

He had been trying to contact him by phone without success.

Future Simple

The number of millennials using social media will increase in the future.

Going to- Future

Jason is going to open a new account for the organization of large events.

Future Continuous
Millennials will be using Facebook less in the future.

Future Perfect

By the year 2023, Generation Z will have displaced millennials. 
By the year 2023, Millenials will have been living for 4 decades.

VERB TENSES: BRAZIL HOSTS THE 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

Present Simple
Brazil hosts the 2016 Olympic Games.
In the Paralympics athletes with physical disabilities compete for medals.
Another problem is the Zika virus.
Present Continuous
About 4,350 athletes from 160 countries are taking part in these games.
Past Simple
Michael Phelps won 5 gold medals and 1 silver medal.
Some athletes decided not to travel to Rio.
Past Continuous

Many Brazilians were not happy that their country was hosting the event.
Present Perfect
Many experts have described the situation as an economic crisis.
Many Brazilians have said the Costa of the games is bar for the country.
Present Perfect Continuous
Some athletes have been training hard for a very long time.
Past Perfect
After London 2012, Phelps had announced his retirement.
Past Perfect Continuous

The Rio authorities had been preparing the city for the event.
Future simple

The games will cost the city of Rio at least $4,6 billion.
The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo will have 5 new sports
Future going to

Tokyo is going to manage the Olympic Games differently.

Future continuous
Tokyo will be hosting the Olympic Games for the second time.
Future Perfect Simple
By the 10th of August 2020, Tokyo 2020 will have finished.
Future Perfect continuous
When Argentinian athletes arrive in Tokyo, they will have been flying for 27 hours.