TENSE CHART WITH EXAMPLES
Tenses are verb forms (went, go, will go) which English speakers use to talk about the past, present, and future in their language. There are twelve verb tense forms in English as well as other time expressions. For English learners, knowing how to use English tenses can be quite a challenge. Never fear. Chandra Study Room will help you to learn it like a native speaker. Let's get started!
Verb Tense Chart
Simple
Present |
Simple Past |
Simple
Future |
I study English
every day. |
Two years
ago, I studied
English in England. |
If you are
having problems, I will help
you study English. |
Present Continuous |
Past
Continuous |
Future
Continuous |
I am
studying English now. |
I was studying
English when you called yesterday. |
I will be
studying English when you arrive tonight. |
Present
Perfect |
Past Perfect |
Future
Perfect |
I have studied
English in several different countries. |
I had studied
a little English before I moved to the U.S. |
I will have
studied every tense by the time I finish this course. |
Present
Perfect Continuous |
Past Perfect
Continuous |
Future
Perfect Continuous |
I have
been studying English for five years. |
I had
been studying English for five years before I moved to the U.S. |
I will
have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive. |
Look at the verb tense chart above. Do you see how it is arranged? It tells
you a lot about how English speakers understand time. There are four present
tenses, four past tenses, and four future tenses.
There are also three simple
tenses, three continuous tenses, three perfect tenses and three perfect
continuous tenses. These groupings can help you learn how English verb tenses
are used.
For example, all simple
tenses have similar uses. Perfect tenses also behave in the same way. Keep this
in mind while reading verb tense.
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