This document provides examples and explanations of different verb tenses in English, including the simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses. It gives the formation, use, and examples of each tense. The simple present is used for general truths or habitual actions. The present continuous describes an ongoing action in the present. The present perfect expresses an experience over one's life or an indefinite past time. The present perfect continuous describes an action that began in the past and continues in the present.