16 Tenses in English Grammar (Formula and Examples) Verb Tenses are different forms of verbs describing something happened in the past, happening at present or will happen in the future. By expanding these three forms, you will learn 16 tenses in all. There are three main types of verb tenses past, present and future.
See also: 58 Tenses Exampes, Tenses Exercises, Tenses Worksheet PRESENT TENSE Present tense shows the current action that is going to be performed. It has four types which are briefly described here. 1. Simple Present Tense Structure: Subject + Verb (vI) + es/es Examples: I take exercise daily. She reads a book in the library. Simple Present Tense Examples & Exercise
2. Present Continuous Tense Structure: Subject + is/am/are + Verb(+ing) Example: He is playing football. I am studying in a high school. Present Continuous Tense Exercise, Formula and Usage 3. Present Perfect Tense
Structure Subject + Has/have + Verb (v3)
Example: He has made this colorful chart. I have completed my assignment. View: Present Perfect Tense Exercise, Formula and Usage 4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense Structure: Subject + Has/have + been + Verb(+ing)
Example: I have been completing my assignment for the last three days. She has been working in this department since 2017. View: Present Perfect Continuous Tense Formula and Usage
PAST TENSE Past tense expresses the actions that happened in the past. It has also four types. 5. Simple Past Tense
Structure: Subject + Verb (v2) or irregular verb:
Example: He completed the assignment. I read the newspaper. View: Simple Past Tense Formula, Usage & Examples 6. Past Continuous Tense
Structure: Subject + was/were + Verb(+ing)
Example: He was reading the book. I was going to the park for a morning walk. View: Past Continuous Tense Formula, Usage & Examples 7. Past Perfect Tense Structure: Subject + had + Verb (v3)
Example: I had finished my homework. He had completed his task. View: Past Perfect Tense Formula, Exercise & Examples 8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense Structure: Subject + had + been + Verb(+ing)
Example: He had been completing his assignment for the last two hours. I had been playing football since morning. View: Past Perfect Continuous Tense Formula, Exercise & Examples
FUTURE TENSE Future tense expresses the actions that have not happened yet OR “the actions that will likely to happen in future”. Its four types are described here. 9. Simple Future Tense Structure: Subject+ will/shall+ verb(v1)
Example: I shall go to the park for a walk. She will perform his duty. View: Simple Future Tense Formula, Usage & Examples 10. Future Continuous Tense Structure: Subject + will be/shall be + verb(+ing)
Example:
He will be playing football. We shall be eating the meal. View: Future Continuous Tense Formula, Usage & Examples 11. Future Perfect Tense Structure: Subject + will have + verb(v3)
Example: He will have played football. I will have completed my assignment. View: Future Perfect Tense Formula, Usage & Examples 12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense Structure: Subject + will have been + verb(+ing)
Example: He will have been watching the football match for over fifty minutes. View: Future Perfect Continuous Tense Usage, Formula & Examples PAST FUTURE TENSE 13. Past Future Tense Structure Subject + would + verb (v1)
Example: I told that I would leave in one hour. 14. Past Future Continuous Tense Structure: Subject + should be/would be + Verb(+ing) Example: I told that I would be doing my homework all day long.
15. Past Future Perfect Tense Structure: Subject + should have/ would have + Verb(v3) Example: She said that she would have completed her assignment. 16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense Structure: Subject + would have been + Verb(+ing) Example: He said that I should have been working here for two hours by that time.
