What it is: Time + form of verbs (present/past/future) and how we use them. What it’s for: Say when something happens (habit, now, finished, experience…). Example: “I work” (habit) vs “I am working” (now)

• Present Simple
• Present Continuous
• Past Simple
• Present Perfect

• Habit / fact → Present Simple
• Happening now / around now → Present Continuous
• Finished past time (yesterday/last year) → Past Simple
• Experience / result now / unfinished time (today/this week) → Present Perfect

• *tense* /tens/: thì
• *habit* /ˈhæbɪt/: thói quen
• *experience* /ɪkˈspɪəriəns/: trải nghiệm
• *unfinished time* /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃt taɪm/: khoảng thời gian chưa kết thúc (vd: today, this week)