The basic 12 Verb Tenses in English
The links below are to lessons for each of the 12 basic English tenses. In each lesson we look at two aspects of the tense:
Structure: How do we make the tense?
Use: When and why do we use the tense?
Present Simple : I do , I do do
Example: “I play football.”
Present Perfect : I have done
Example: “I have played football.”
Present Continuous : I have done
Example: “I am playing football.”
Present Perfect Continuous/Progressive : I have been doing
Example: “I have been playing football.”
Past Simple : I did, I did do
Example: “I played football.”
Past Perfect : I had done
Example: “I had played football.”
Past Continuous/Progressive : I was doing
Example: “I had been playing football.”
Past Perfect Continuous/Progressive : I had been doing
Example: “I had been playing football.”
Future Simple : I will do
Example: “I will play football.”
Future Perfect : I will be doing
Example: “I will have played football.”
Future Continuous/Progressive : I will have done
Example: “I will be playing football.”
Future Perfect Continuous/Progressive : I will have been doing
Example: “I will have been playing football.”
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