Tenses

A verb in present tense tell us that an action happens now.

Example: 

                   She plays hockey.

The simple present tense is also used for everyday habits and facts.

Example:

                   The sun rises in the east.

We use present continuous tense to tell that some work is happening right now.  

Example: 

                    She is playing hockey. 

The verb in the past tense tell us that the action has already happened.

Example: 

                     She  played hockey.

We use past continuous tense to tell that some work was happening in the past.

Example:

                   She was playing hockey.

A verb in simple future tense tell us that the action will happen in the future, that is later.

 Example: 

                       She will play hockey.