I have been learning words and phrases, but I still can't carry on a conversation in Tagalog. The confusion lies in the format. In English, we use past, present and future tenses, so Tagalog has been hard for me to grasp. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Haha..thanks Dick, I am dating a filipina, which is why I am trying to learn Tagalog. She can only teach me so much, ya know?

how do you say these phrases in Tagalog?:

-"Don't do that, then!"
-"So?"
-"When I grow up...."
-"Until now,...."
-"What does it look like I'm doing?!"

Thanks.

I viewed some Philippine TV programs and commercials on youtube and was amazed at many people speaking Tagalog with bits of English words and phrases mixed in it. Of course, I know those are the official languages of the Philippines. Why is that so common?

I am looking for a program or translation website that will translate phrases and sentences from English into Tagalog and reverse.
Not just words.
My understanding of Tagalog is almost nil, and I do not have the grammatical skills necessary for proper sentence formation in Tagalog.
That makes any word only or dictionary program/web site useless to me.