Verb Tenses in English

Introduction to Verb Tenses in English

It is important to understand the meaning and use of tenses in English. The form may be like that of a tense in your own language, but the meaning may be different, so be very careful!

• Summary of Verb Tenses
  

• Present tenses
• Simple present
• Present continuous

• Past tenses
• Simple past
• Past continuous

• Perfect tenses
• Present Perfect
• Present perfect continuous
• Past perfect
• Past perfect continuous
• Future perfect
• Future perfect continuous

• Future tenses
  
• Simple future
• Future continuous

• Conditional tenses
• Present conditional
• Present continuous conditional
• Perfect conditional
• Perfect continuous conditional