English Tenses
English Tenses There are twelve (12) tenses in the English language: Present simple Present continuous Present perfect Present perfect continuous Past simple Past continuous Past perfect Past perfect continuous Future simple Future continuous Future perfect Future perfect continuous Each tense expresses a different aspect of time (e.g. the action is happening now, has already happened, or will happen in the future) and is formed using various combinations of auxiliary verbs (e.g. "will," "shall," "have," "has," "had," "am," "is," "are," etc.) and the base form or past participle of the main verb. Details of all tenses Present simple: This tense is used to express actions or states that are currently true or happen regularly. It is formed using the base form of the verb (e.g. "I walk to work every day."). Present continuous: This tense is used to express actions or states that are currently in