Tenses

Tenses in English

Tenses in English

Present Tense

1. Simple Present Tense

  • He writes a letter.
  • They play football every evening.
  • The sun rises in the east.
  • She dances gracefully.
  • We drink coffee every morning.

2. Present Continuous Tense

  • She is reading a book.
  • They are playing in the park.
  • I am writing a letter.
  • We are watching a movie.
  • He is cooking dinner.

3. Present Perfect Tense

  • I have finished my homework.
  • She has traveled to London.
  • They have played the game.
  • We have watched that movie.
  • He has cooked dinner.

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • She has been reading for two hours.
  • I have been working on this project.
  • They have been playing since morning.
  • We have been waiting for you.
  • He has been cooking for an hour.

Past Tense

1. Simple Past Tense

  • He wrote a letter.
  • They played football yesterday.
  • The sun set in the west.
  • She danced gracefully.
  • We drank coffee in the evening.

2. Past Continuous Tense

  • She was reading a book.
  • They were playing in the park.
  • I was writing a letter.
  • We were watching a movie.
  • He was cooking dinner.

3. Past Perfect Tense

  • I had finished my homework before dinner.
  • She had traveled to London by then.
  • They had played the game before it rained.
  • We had watched that movie before you arrived.
  • He had cooked dinner before we came home.

4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • She had been reading for two hours when he arrived.
  • I had been working on this project for months.
  • They had been playing since morning before it started raining.
  • We had been waiting for you for an hour.
  • He had been cooking for an hour before we came home.

Future Tense

1. Simple Future Tense

  • He will write a letter.
  • They will play football tomorrow.
  • The sun will rise in the east.
  • She will dance gracefully.
  • We will drink coffee in the evening.

2. Future Continuous Tense

  • She will be reading a book.
  • They will be playing in the park.
  • I will be writing a letter.
  • We will be watching a movie.
  • He will be cooking dinner.

3. Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have finished my homework by then.
  • She will have traveled to London by next week.
  • They will have played the game by the time you arrive.
  • We will have watched that movie before you come.
  • He will have cooked dinner before we come home.

4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • She will have been reading for two hours by the time he arrives.
  • I will have been working on this project for a year.
  • They will have been playing for an hour before it starts raining.
  • We will have been waiting for you for two hours.
  • He will have been cooking for an hour before we come home.

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