Examples of English Tenses
English tenses
These are examples of the English tenses. The table is provided to
help you recall the different tenses studied in previous lessons. For
more detailed explanations you should visit the
Grammar Study Pages and study the different tenses.
Explanations |
Present Simple |
Action that is repeated every Friday. Habitual action. |
I visit my uncle every Friday |
Facts that are believed to be true. Generalizations |
Cats hate mice.
The sun rises in the morning. |
Scheduled events in the near future |
The plane takes off at 10 o'clock tonight |
Explanations |
Present Progressive |
Action that takes place now / at the moment |
I am working on my computer |
Near future |
I am leaving tomorrow |
Explanations |
Present Perfect |
To talk about experiences |
I have been to Italy. |
Past action that has the result in the present. |
She has read that book. |
Action which started in the past and continued up to now. |
I have lived in this town for 12 years. |
Explanations |
Present Perfect Progressive |
To show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. |
He has been sleeping for the last 3 hours |
To talk about an action that started in the past and stopped recently. |
The grass is wet because it has been raining all day long. |
To talk about an action that started in the past and is continuing now. |
I have been watching TV for 2 hours / since you left. |
Explanations |
Past Simple |
Completed action in the past. |
She left yesterday. |
To talk about an action that started in the past and stopped recently. |
She woke up, had a shower and left. |
To talk about an action that started in the past and is continuing now. |
If I had a million dollar, I would help the poor. |
An action taking place in the middle of another action. |
She was playing when the accident occurred. |
Explanations |
Past Progressive |
Actions happening at the same time in the past. |
He was reading a newspaper while his wife was preparing dinner. |
Interrupted action in the past. |
Sh was reading a book when the light went off, had a shower and left. |
Explanations |
Past Perfect Simple |
Completed action before another action in the past. |
She had left when I arrived. |
Explanations |
Past Perfect Progressive |
To show that something started in the past and continued up until another action stopped it. |
They had been playing soccer when the accident occurred |
To show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. |
I had been living in that town for ten years before I moved to New York. |
We use the Past Perfect Continuous before another action in the past to show cause and effect. |
I was so tired. I had been working for 6 hours. |
Explanations |
Future Simple |
Instant decisions |
I've left the door open; I'll close it. |
We use the simple future , when we predict a future situation |
She'll pass the exam. She's hardworking. |
We use the simple future with: "I (don't) think...", "I expect...", "I am sure...", "I wonder...", "probably". |
It will probably rain tonight |
Conditional sentence type one |
If I have enough time, I'll watch the film. |
Explanations |
Future Progressive |
Action that will be taking place at some time in the future. |
When you arrive, I'll be sleeping . |
Explanations |
Future Perfect |
Completed action before another action in the past |
By tomorrow, I will have finished the work. |
Explanations |
Future Perfect Progressive |
It is used to show that an action will continue up until a particular event or time in the future. |
She will have been working for over 8 hours by the time her children arrive. |
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