Table 1: Basic Tenses
Tense | Structure | Example | Usage |
Simple Present | Subject + base verb (s/es) | He plays football. | Habitual action or general truths. |
Simple Past | Subject + past verb | He played football yesterday. | Completed actions in the past |
Simple Future | Subject + will/shall + base | He will play football yesterday. | Actions that will happen in the future. |
Table 2: Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous:
Tense | Structure | Example | Usage |
1.Present Continuous | Subject + is/am/are + verb (-ing) | He is playing football now. | Ongoing actions happening at the moment of speaking. |
2.Past Continuous | Subject + was/were + verb (-ing) | He was playing football when it started raining. | Actions in progress at a specific time in the past. |
3.Future Continuous | Subject + will be + verb (-ing) | He will be playing football at 5 PM tomorrow. | Ongoing actions at a specific time in the future. |
1.Present Perfect | Subject + has/have + past participle | He has played football this week. | Actions completed recently or with relevance to the present. |
2.Past Perfect | Subject + had + past participle | He had played football before it started raining. | Actions completed before another action in the past |
3.Future Perfect | Subject + will have + past participle | He will have played football by next week. | Actions that will be completed before a specific future time. |
1.Present Perfect Continuous | Subject + has/have been + verb (-ing) | He has been playing football for an hour. | Actions that started in the past and continue up to now. |
2.Past Perfect Continuous | Subject + had been + verb (-ing) | He had been playing football for an hour before it started raining. | Actions in progress before another action in the past. |
3. Future Perfect Continuous | Subject + will have been + verb (-ing) | He will have been playing football for an hour by 5 PM. | Actions in progress up to a specific time in the future. |
