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English Tenses: Examples & Usage

This document provides examples of how to use different English tenses including past, present, future, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive tenses. It shows how the tenses are used to describe simple and progressive actions that occurred, are occurring, or will occur at specific times in the past, present and future.

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English Tenses: Examples & Usage

This document provides examples of how to use different English tenses including past, present, future, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive tenses. It shows how the tenses are used to describe simple and progressive actions that occurred, are occurring, or will occur at specific times in the past, present and future.

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English Tenses Examples

Future Simple Past Future I Simple action that takes place once, never He played football every He will / is going to play football He plays football every Tuesday. or several times Tuesday. every Tuesday. actions that happen one after He played football and then he He plays football and then he He will play football and then he another went home. goes home. will go home. state He loved football. He loves football. He will love football. Past Progressive Present Progressive Future I Progressive action going on at that moment He was playing football. He is playing football. He will be playing football. actions taking place at the same He was playing football and she He is playing football and she is He will be playing football and time was watching. watching. she will be watching. Past Perfect Simple Present Perfect Simple Future II Simple action taking place before a He had won five matches until He will have won five matches by certain moment in time; He has won five matches so far. that day. then. emphasises the result Past Perfect Progressive Present Perfect Progressive Future II Progressive action taking place before a He had been playing football for He has been playing football for He will have been playing certain moment in time (and ten years. ten years. football for ten years. beyond), emphasises the duration

Explanation

Past

Present Simple Present

table of English tenses

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