ThePresentTensesPresentSimplePresentSimpleUsedtosaywhatsomeoneusuallydoesIalwaysstudyEnglishonTuesday.PresentProgressive/ContinuousPresentProgressiveUsedtosaywhatsomeoneisdoingnowIamstudyingEnglishnowPresentPerfectSimplePresentPerfectSimpleUsedtoshowunfinishedtimeIhavestudiedEnglishtwicethisweek.PresentPerfectProgressive/ContinuousPresentPerfectProgressiveUsedtosayhowlongsomeonehasbeendoingsomething.IhavebeenstudyingEnglishfor2years.IhavebeenstudyingEnglishsince1997.ThePastTensesSimplePastSimplePastUsedtoshowacompletedactionIstudiedEnglishlastSaturday.PastProgressive/ContinuousPastProgressiveOftenusedtosaywhensomethingwasbeingdoneorwhatwashappeningwhensomethingelsehappenedIwasstudyingEnglishlastMondaywhenmyfriendrang.IwasstudyingEnglishat5pmlastMonday.PastPerfectSimplePastPerfectSimpleThepastofhavedone.UsedtosaywhensomethingIhaddonemyEnglishhomeworkby6.30pmlastSaturday.wasdoneby.IhaddonemyEnglishhomeworkbythetimeIatedinnerlastSaturday.PastPerfectProgressive/ContinuousPastPerfectProgressiveThepastofhavebeen.Usedtoshowhowlongsomethingwasdoneforbyacertaintime.I'dbeendoingmyEnglishhomeworkfor30minuteswhenmyfriendranglastSaturday.I'dbeendoingmyEnglishhomeworkfor30minutesby1pmlastSaturday.TheFutureTensesThefuturecanbeindicatedinseveraldifferentwaysinEnglish.Itisoftencreatedwiththeuseofauxiliaries:"Shewillbeastudent.","Sheisgoingtodriveanewcar."Englishcanevencreatethefuturebyusingthesimplepresent(usedfortimetables,programsetc.),"Thetrainarrivesat10pm"orthepresentprogressive(usedforfutureplans),"Heiscollectinghismotherfromthestationtonight."SimpleFuture(useswillorshallorgoingto+baseform)SimpleFuture(Someuncertainty)DecidetodosomethingatthetimeofspeakingIthinkI'lldomyEnglishhomeworktonight.SimpleFuture(Certain)HavealreadydecidedorarrangedtodosomethingIamgoingtostudyEnglishnextSaturday.FutureProgressive/Continous(useswillbe,shallbeorgoingtobe+-ingform)FutureProgressive(Someuncertainty)TheEnglishlessonshouldbeginat7.30andendat9.15,sothepersonshouldbestudyingat7.30(butthelessonmightstartlate).IwillbestartingmyEnglishlessonat7.30pm.FutureProgressive(Certain)TheEnglishlessonbeginsat7.30andendsat9.15,sohe'scertaintobestudyingwhenhisfriendarrivesat8.00IamgoingtobestudyingEnglishwhenmyfriendsarriveat9.00pm.FuturePerfectSimple(useswillhaveorshallhave+pastparticiple)FuturePerfectSimpleUsedtosayIwillhavealreadydonemyEnglishhomeworkbysomethingwillalreadybecompletebyatime.thetimeIeatdinneronSaturday.FuturePerfectProgressive/Continuous(useswillhavebeenorshallhavebeen+-ingform)FuturePerfectProgressiveUsedtosayhowlongsomethingwillhavebeenhappeninginthefuturebyacertaintime.IwillhavebeenstudyingEnglishfor30minuteswhenmyfriendsarrive.ExampleTensesfortheVerb-TomakeClickonthetimelinetoseehowthisirregularverbchangeswitheachtenseThePastPastContinuous-"Iwasmakingthecoffeeat6.30thismorning."PastSimple-"Imadetheteayesterday,it'syourturntoday."PastPerfectSimple-"BythetimeIgothomethiseveningIhadalreadymade100cupsoftea."PastPerfectContinuous-"IhadbeenmakingtheteawhenIrealisedIhadn'tboiledthewater."ThePresentPresentContinuous-"Itis7.30inthemorningandI'mmakingapotofcoffee."PresentSimple-"Ialwaysmakecoffeefirstthinginthemorning."PresentPerfectSimple-"Ihavealreadymadethecoffeesixtimesthisweek,itmustbeyourturn."PresentPerfectContinuous-"IseemtohavebeenmakingcoffeeforthefamilysinceIgotup.TheFutureFutureContinuous-"I'mmakingacupofteainaminute,doyouwantone?"FutureSimple-"Nothanks,IthinkI'llmakesomecoffeewhenIgetup."FuturePerfectSimple-"Don'tworry,bythetimeyougetupIwillhavealreadymadeyouacupofcoffee."FuturePerfectContinuous-"Afterall,bythiseveningIwillhavebeenmakingteaalldayatwork."