Tenses:
Tenses in English grammar indicate the time of an action or event. There are three main tenses: past, present, and future. Each tense can be further divided into four forms: simple, continuous (progressive), perfect, and perfect continuous.
Simple Present Tense: Used to describe habits, routines, facts, and general truths.
Example: She sings beautifully.
Present Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions happening right now or around the present time.
Example: They are playing football.
Present Perfect Tense: Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into the present or have just been completed.
Example: I have finished my homework.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that started in the past, continue into the present, and may continue into the future.
Example: She has been waiting for two hours.
Simple Past Tense: Used to describe actions that happened at a specific point in the past.
Example: He visited Paris last summer.
Past Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past.
Example: They were studying when the lights went out.
Past Perfect Tense: Used to describe actions completed before a certain point in the past.
Example: He had already left when I arrived.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that were ongoing before another action in the past.
Example: She had been working for ten hours before she finally finished.
Simple Future Tense: Used to describe actions that will happen in the future.
Example: They will go to the beach tomorrow.
Future Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that will be ongoing in the future.
Example: At this time tomorrow, we will be flying to Paris.
Future Perfect Tense: Used to describe actions that will be completed before a certain time in the future.
Example: By next year, I will have graduated.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that will be ongoing up to a certain point in the future.
Example: By the time she arrives, I will have been waiting for two hours.