Summary of Verb Tenses
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Verbs have twelve tenses which show differences in the time of action or the time of the state of being.
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Simple |
Continuous |
Perfect |
Perfect Continuous |
Present |
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Past |
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Future |
The following tables show examples of the different verb tenses.
The Simple Tenses
Simple Present Tense |
Simple Past Tense |
Simple Future Tense |
I see |
I saw |
I will see |
You see |
You saw |
You will see |
We see |
We saw |
We will see |
He/she/it sees |
He/she/it saw |
He/she/it will see |
The Continuous/Progressive Tenses
The Present Continuous Tense |
The Past Continuous Tense |
The Future Continuous Tense |
I am seeing |
I was seeing |
I will be seeing |
You are seeing |
You were seeing |
You will be seeing |
We are seeing |
We were seeing |
We will be seeing |
He/she/it is seeing |
He/she/it was seeing |
He/she/it be seeing |
The Perfect Tenses
The Present Perfect Tense |
The Past Perfect Tense |
The Future Perfect Tense |
I have seen |
I had seen |
I will see |
You have seen |
You had seen |
You will see |
We have seen |
We had seen |
We will see |
He/she/it has seen |
He/she/it had seen |
He/she/it will see |
The Perfect Continuous/Progressive Tenses
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense |
I have been seeing |
I had been seeing |
I will be seeing |
You have been seeing |
You had been seeing |
You will be seeing |
We have been seeing |
We had been seeing |
We will be seeing |
He/she/it has been seeing |
He/she/it had been seeing |
He/she/it will be seeing |
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English Grammar - Tenses overview - present, past, future, simple, continuous, progressive, perfect.
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