Overview of English Tenses

English tenses help express when an action occurs. Here are the basic categories:

  • Present Tense ✅
    Used for current actions:

    • Simple: I run.
    • Continuous: I am running.
    • Perfect: I have run.
    • Perfect Continuous: I have been running.

  • Past Tense ⏳
    Used for completed actions:

    • Simple: I ran.
    • Continuous: I was running.
    • Perfect: I had run.
    • Perfect Continuous: I had been running.

  • Future Tense 🚀
    Used for actions yet to happen:

    • Simple: I will run.
    • Continuous: I will be running.
    • Perfect: I will have run.
    • Perfect Continuous: I will have been running.

Practice Exercises

Try these exercises to master tenses:

  1. Convert the sentence "She eats apples" to past tense.
  2. Identify the tense in "They have been studying English for two hours."
  3. Rewrite "He will go to the park" in present continuous.

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Visual Examples

Present_Tense
Past_Tense
Future_Tense

Tips for Mastery

  • Use time markers (e.g., now, yesterday, tomorrow).
  • Practice with timelines to visualize tense usage.
  • Watch for auxiliary verbs (have, had, will).

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