Summary of the 12 Tenses

Verbs come in three tenses: past, present, and future. The past is used to describe things that have already happened (e.g., earlier in the day, yesterday, last week, three years ago). The present tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, or things that are continuous. The future tense describes things that have yet to happen (e.g., later, tomorrow, next week, next year, three years from now).

The Present Tenses

Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

The Past Tenses

Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

The Future Tenses

Simple Future Tense

Simple  Future Continuous Tense

 Future Perfect Tense

 Future Perfect Continuous Tense