English tenses with examples and form

1. English Tenses
Time and
Aspect
Simple
Continuous (Verb
to be + Ving)
Perfect Simple
(Have + V3)
Perfect
continuous
(Have + been +
Ving)
Past
Past simple: I went
to the shop
(V2 / Negative didn’t +
infinitive Verb)
Past continuous:
(was/were + Ving)
I was going to
the shop.
Past Perfect
Simple:
(Had + V3) I had
gone to the shop.
Past Perfect
Continuous:
(Had + been + Ving)
I had been going to
the shop.
Present
Simple Present:
I go to the shop.
(Negative: don’t /
doesn’t)
Present
Continuous:
(am/is/are + Ving)
I am going to the
shop.
Present Perfect
Simple:
(Have/has + V3)
I have gone to the
shop.
Present Perfect
Continuous:
(Have/has + been +
Ving)
I have been going
to the shop.
Future
(Will)
Simple Future:
I’ll go to the shop.
(Negative: won’t)
Future
Continuous:
(Will + be+ Ving)
I’ll be going to the
shop.
Future Perfect
Simple:
(Will + have +V3)
I’ll have gone to
the shop.