1. Simple Present Tense: I eat breakfast every morning. 2. Present Continuous Tense: She is studying for her exams. 3. Present Perfect Tense: They have already finished their homework. 4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense: He has been working on this project for two hours. 5. Simple Past Tense: We went to the beach last weekend. 6. Past Continuous Tense: She was watching TV when I called her. 7. Past Perfect Tense: They had already left by the time we arrived. 8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense: He had been waiting for over an hour when she finally showed up. 9. Simple Future Tense: I will see you tomorrow. 10. Future Continuous Tense: They will be traveling to Europe next month. 11. Future Perfect Tense: By this time next year, I will have graduated from college. 12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense: She will have been working at the company for ten years by the end of the month.
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Google Gemini AI
May 22
12 English Tenses and Examples
1. Present Simple - Expresses habitual actions or general truths - Formula: Subject + base form of verb - Example: I work every day.
2. Present Continuous - Expresses actions happening at the moment of speaking - Formula: Subject + am/is/are + present participle (-ing) - Example: I am reading a book right now.
3. Present Perfect - Expresses actions that started in the past and continue until the present - Formula: Subject + have/has + past participle - Example: I have lived here for 5 years.
4. Present Perfect Continuous - Expresses actions that started in the past and are still happening or have recently finished - Formula: Subject + have/has been + present participle (-ing) - Example: I have been studying English for 2 hours.
5. Past Simple - Expresses actions that happened and finished in the past - Formula: Subject + past tense of verb - Example: I went to the store yesterday.
6. Past Continuous - Expresses actions that were happening at a specific time in the past - Formula: Subject + was/were + present participle (-ing) - Example: I was watching TV when you called.
7. Past Perfect - Expresses actions that happened before another past action - Formula: Subject + had + past participle - Example: I had eaten dinner before I went to the movies.
8. Past Perfect Continuous - Expresses actions that had been happening for a period of time before another past action - Formula: Subject + had been + present participle (-ing) - Example: I had been studying for hours when I finally finished.
9. Future Simple - Expresses actions that will happen in the future - Formula: Subject + will/shall + base form of verb - Example: I will go to the party tomorrow.
10. Future Continuous - Expresses actions that will be happening at a specific time in the future - Formula: Subject + will/shall + be + present participle (-ing) - Example: I will be working on my project at 9 pm.
11. Future Perfect - Expresses actions that will be finished by a certain time in the future - Formula: Subject + will/shall + have + past participle - Example: I will have finished my homework by the end of the week.
12. Future Perfect Continuous - Expresses actions that will have been happening for a period of time by a certain point in the future - Formula: Subject + will/shall + have been + present participle (-ing) - Example: I will have been studying English for 10 years by the time I graduate.