LLLIFELONGLEARNING NETWORK
ENGLISH 07 / 12 · FIRST EDITION

Past, present, and plans

Distinguish past events, routines, and plans.

Updated 2026-09-22 · AI-assisted draft; independent review pending

Compare I visit the library every week, I visited the library yesterday, and I am going to visit the library tomorrow. Time expressions help, but verb patterns change too. Adding yesterday is not the only adjustment.

Visit is regular: its past form is visited. Not all verbs add -ed; go becomes went. Learn forms you actually need in short sentences. Plans have several possible expressions; here we practise am going to plus a base verb.

Use three sentences to describe a routine, a past event, and a plan. Your reader needs to know what happened, when, and whether it has happened yet. Grammar revision should clarify those meanings.

TRY IT YOURSELF

Make your understanding visible

Write one reading routine, one action yesterday, and one plan for tomorrow.

Compare with a reference response

I read every evening. I visited the library yesterday. I am going to write a short review tomorrow. Change the content, then check that time and verb patterns agree.

Sources & further reading

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