English Tenses
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- – Simple Future
- – Past Progressive
- – Present Progressive
- – Future Progressive
- – Past Perfect Progressive
- – Present Perfect Progressive
- – Future Perfect Progressive
- – Past Perfect
- – Present Perfect
- – Future Perfect
Verb Tense Overview with Examples
| Simple Past | Simple Present | Simple Future |
| Four years ago, I studied English in Turkey. | I study English every day. | I will study English tomorrow.
I am going to study English next year. |
| Past Continuous | Present Continuous | Future Continuous |
| I was studying English when you called yesterday. | I am studying English now. | I will be studying English when you arrive tonight.
I am going to be studying English when you arrive tonight. |
| Past Perfect | Present Perfect | Future Perfect |
| I had studied a little English before I moved to England. | I have studied English in several different countries. | I will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course. I am going to have studied every tense by the time I finish this course. |
| Past Perfect Continuous | Present Perfect Continuous | Future Perfect Continuous |
| I had been studying English for four years before I moved to England. | Ihave been studying English for four years. | I will have been studying English for over three hours by the time you arrive. I am going to have been studying English for over three hours by the time you arrive. |
