U3 Time/Tense/Aspect - Simple Past, Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Tense

Time/Tense/Aspect

(2004 – 2006)Simple Past	(Timeless)Simple present	(Present)Present continuous	(From Past)Present perfect
	Every year, coast guard officers from Southeast Asia and other Asian countries meet to exchange information and discuss how they can cooperate to fight piracy. (line 77)	The hundreds of ships that sail through Southeast Asian waters every day are carrying valuable cargo to and from faraway countries such as Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Sri Lanka. (line 64)
So, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singaporebegan coordinated naval patrols in 2004. (line 34)			Forget about the pirate ships you have seen in movies and storybooks, with sails and clumsy cannons. (line 25)