This document provides an overview of English verb tenses, including the present, past, and future tenses. It outlines the main English tenses such as present simple, present continuous, past simple, and future simple. Examples are provided for each tense to illustrate its use. Key aspects like subject, verb forms, and auxiliary verbs are identified for each tense.

1. English tenses

2. English
tenses
PastPresent
Present
Future

3. Present Tenses
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Continuous
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4. Past Tenses
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
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5. Future Tenses
Future Simple
Future Continuous
Future Perfect
Future Perfect Continuous
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6. Present Simple
Subject + Verb (s)
Ex: He drives a bus.
I drive a car.
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7. Present Continuous
S + Be(am, is, are) + V(-ing)
Ex: I am reading a book.
She is driving to work.
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8. Present Perfect
S + have/has + PII
Ex: I have lost me phone.
She has gone.
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9. Pre. Per. Continuous
S + have/has been + V(-ing)
Ex: I have been sunbathing.
It has been raining.
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10. Past Simple
S + V/ed/
Ex: I very much enjoyed the party.
Mr.Dash died 10 years ago.
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11. Past Continuous
S + was/were + V(-ing)
Ex: I was playing.
They were cooking.
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12. Past Perfect
S + had + PII (V+ed)
Ex: He had already seen the film twice.
I had gone.
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13. Past Perfect Continuous
S + had been + V(-ing)
Ex: I had been running.
It had been raining.
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14. Future Simple
S + will/shall + V
Ex: I will go and shut it.
He will repair it.
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15. Future Continuous
S + will/shall be + V(-ing)
Ex: He will be working.
I will be watching the match on TV.
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16. Future Perfect
S + will have + PII (V+ed)
Ex: The film will already started bye the time,
we get to the cinema.
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17. Future Perfect Continuous
S + will have been + V(-ing)
Ex: They will have been married for 25 years.
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