Simple and progressive tense
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I can write a sentence in the simple present, past or future tense and the progressive present, past or future tense.
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Both the simple tense and progressive tense can denote present, past or future action.
The verb carries the tense of a sentence.
The simple tense is a tense that does not use an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb except in the future.
The progressive tense always makes use of an auxiliary verb from the infinitive 'to be' paired with the main verb.
The progressive tense denotes ongoing action.
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