TENSES ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXAMPLE

Here's a breakdown of the main tenses in English grammar, along with examples of each:

SIMPLE TENSES

• Simple Present

  • Habitual actions, general truths, states of being
    • I eat breakfast every day.
    • The sun rises in the east.
    • She loves her dog.

• Simple Past

  • Completed actions in the past
    • I went to the store yesterday.
    • She wrote a beautiful poem.
    • They played soccer last week.

• Simple Future

  • Actions that will happen in the future
    • I will visit my grandparents next month.
    • She will graduate next year.
    • We will travel to Europe someday.

PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOUS) TENSES

• Present Progressive

  • Actions happening right now
    • I am reading a book.
    • The dog is barking.
    • They are playing video games.

• Past Progressive

  • Actions in progress at a specific past time
    • I was studying when you called.
    • She was cooking dinner when the guests arrived.
    • It was raining all afternoon yesterday.

• Future Progressive

  • Actions that will be in progress at a future time
    • I will be working late tomorrow.
    • They will be traveling to Asia next summer.
    • She will be taking her exam at this time next week.

PERFECT TENSES

• Present Perfect

  • Completed actions with unspecified time in the past, actions with present relevance
    • I have eaten lunch already.
    • She has finished her homework.
    • They have lived in this city for five years.

• Past Perfect

  • An action completed before another past action
    • I had already finished my work when he arrived.
    • She had studied the map before starting the hike.
    • They had left before the party started.

• Future Perfect

  • An action that will be completed by a future time
    • I will have finished the project by Friday.
    • She will have graduated by next June.
    • The train will have left by the time we get there.

PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSES

• Present Perfect Progressive

  • Ongoing actions started in the past, continuing to the present
    • I have been working on this project all day.
    • They have been playing soccer for hours.
    • She has been living in Paris for two years.

• Past Perfect Progressive

  • Ongoing past action that ended before another past action
    • I had been studying for hours before the test.
    • He had been working in the garden when it started to rain.

• Future Perfect Progressive

  • Indicates duration of an action up to a point in the future
    • By next month, they will have been training for a year.
    • She will have been painting for three hours by the time I arrive.

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