Chart Of English Tenses In

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Chart Of Tenses In English

Tense	Signal words	Use	Form	Examples affirmative	Examples negative	Examples interrogative
Simple Present or Present Simple	every day sometimes always often usually seldom never first ... then	something happens repeatedly how often something happens one action follows another things in general with the following verbs (to love, to hate, to think, etc.) future meaning: timetables, programmes	infinitive (he/she/it) + -s	I work.	I don't work.	Do I work?
				He works.	He doesn'twork.	Does he work?
				I go.	I don't go.	Do I go?
				He goes.	He doesn'tgo.	Does he go?
Present Progressive or Present Continuous	now at the moment Look! Listen!	something is happening at the same time of speaking or around it future meaning: when you have already decided and arranged to do it (a fixed plan, date)	to be (am/are/is) + infinitive + -ing	I'mworking.	I'mnot working.	Am I working?
				He'sworking.	He isn'tworking.	Is he working?
				I'mgoing.	I'mnotgoing.	Am I going?
				He'sgoing.	He isn'tgoing.	Is he going?
Simple Past or Past Simple	last ... ... ago in 1990 yesterday	action finished in the past, mostly connected with an expression of time (no connection to the present)	regular: infinitive + -ed irregular: 2nd column of table of irregular verbs	I worked.	I didn'twork.	Did I work?
				He worked.	He didn'twork.	Did he work?
				I went.	I didn'tgo.	Did I go?
				He went.	He didn'tgo.	Did he go?
Past Progressive or Past Continuous	while	an action happened in the middle of another action someone was doing sth. at a certain time (in the past) - you do not know whether it was finished or not	was/were + infinitive + -ing	I was working.	I wasn'tworking.	Was I working?
				He wasworking.	He wasn'tworking.	Was he working?
				I was going.	I wasn'tgoing.	Was I going?
				He was going.	He wasn'tgoing.	Was he going?
Simple Present Perfect or Present Perfect	just yet never ever already so far up to now since for recently	you say that sth. has happened or is finished in the past and it has a connection to the present action started in the past and continues up to the present	have/has + past participle*	I have worked.	I haven'tworked.	Have I worked?
				He hasworked.	He hasn'tworked.	Has he worked?
				I havegone.	I haven'tgone.	Have I gone?
				He hasgone.	He hasn'tgone.	Has he gone?
Present Perfect Progressive or Present Perfect Continuous	all day the whole day how long since for	action began in the past and has just stopped how long the action has been happening emphasis: length of time of an action	have/has + been + infinitive + -ing	I havebeenworking.	I haven'tbeenworking.	Have I beenworking?
				He hasbeenworking.	He hasn'tbeenworking.	Has he beenworking?
				I havebeengoing.	I haven'tbeengoing.	Have I beengoing?
				He hasbeengoing.	He hasn'tbeengoing.	Has he beengoing?
Simple Past Perfect or Past Perfect (Simple)	already just never	mostly when two actions in a story are related to each other: the action which had already happened is put into Past Perfect, the other action into Simple Past the past of Present Perfect	had + past participle*	I had worked.	I hadn't worked.	Had I worked?
				He had worked.	He hadn'tworked.	Had he worked?
				I hadgone.	I hadn'tgone.	Had I gone?
				He hadgone.	He hadn'tgone.	Had he gone?
Past Perfect Progressive or Past Perfect Continuous	how long since for	how long something had been happening before something else happened	had + been + infinitive + ing	I hadbeenworking.	I hadn'tbeenworking.	Had I beenworking?
				He hadbeenworking.	He hadn'tbeenworking.	Had he beenworking?
				I hadbeengoing.	I hadn'tbeengoing.	Had I beengoing?
				He hadbeengoing.	He hadn'tbeengoing.	Had he beengoing?
will - future	predictions about the future (you think that sth. will happen) you decide to do sth. spontaneously at the time of speaking, you haven't made a decision before main clause in type I of the if clauses	will + infinitive	I'llwork.	I won'twork.	Will I work?
			He'llwork.	He won'twork.	Will he work?
			I'llgo.	I won'tgo.	Will I go?
			He'llgo.	He won'tgo.	Will he go?
going to - future	when you have already decided to do sth. in the future what you think what will happen	to be (am/are/is) + going to + infinitive	I'm going to work.	I'mnot going to work.	Am I going to work?
			He's going to work.	He'snot going to work.	Is he going to work?
			I'm going to go.	I'mnot going to go.	Am I going to go?
			He's going to go.	He'snot going to go.	Is he going to go?
Future Progressive or Future Continuous	An action will be in progress at a certain time in the future. This action has begun before the certain time. Something happens because it normally happens.	will + be + infinitive + ing	I'llbeworking.	I won'tbeworking.	Will I beworking?
			He'llbeworking.	He won'tbeworking.	Will he beworking?
			I'llbegoing.	I won'tbegoing.	Will I begoing?
			He'llbegoing.	He won'tbegoing.	Will he begoing?
Simple Future Perfect or Future Perfect Simple	sth. will already have happened before a certain time in the future	will + have + past participle*	I'llhaveworked.	I won'thaveworked.	Will I haveworked?
			He'llhaveworked.	He won'thaveworked.	Will he haveworked?
			I'llhavegone.	I won'thavegone.	Will I havegone?
			He'llhavegone.	He won'thavegone.	Will he havegone?
Future Perfect Progressive or Future Perfect Continuous	sth. will already have happened before a certain time in the future emphasis: length of time of an action	will + have + been + infinitive + ing	I'll havebeenworking.	I won'thavebeenworking.	Will I havebeen working?
			He'llhavebeenworking.	He won'thavebeenworking.	Will he havebeenworking?
			I'llhavebeengoing.	I won'thavebeengoing.	Will I havebeengoing?
			He'llhavebeengoing.	He won'thavebeengoing.	Will he havebeengoing?
Conditional Simple	sth. that might happen main clause in type II of the Conditional sentences	would + infinitive	I would work.	I wouldn'twork.	Would I work?
			He would work.	He wouldn'twork.	Would he work?
			I wouldgo.	I wouldn'tgo.	Would I go?
			He would go.	He wouldn'tgo.	Would he go?
Conditional Progressive or Conditional Continuous	sth. that might happen emphasis: length of time of an action	would + be + infinitive + ing	I wouldbeworking.	I wouldn'tbeworking.	Would I beworking?
			He would beworking.	He wouldn'tbeworking.	Would he beworking?
			I would begoing.	I wouldn'tbegoing.	Would I begoing?
			He would begoing.	He wouldn'tbegoing.	Would he begoing?
Conditional Perfect	sth. that might have happened in the past (It's too late now.) main clause in type III of the if clauses	would + have + past participle*	I would haveworked.	I wouldn'thaveworked.	Would I haveworked?
			He would haveworked.	He wouldn'thaveworked.	Would he haveworked?
			I would havegone.	I wouldn'thavegone.	Would I havegone?
			He would havegone.	He wouldn'thavegone.	Would I havegone?
Conditional Perfect Progressive or Conditional Perfect Continuous	sth. that might have happened in the past (It's too late now.) emphasis: length of time of an action	would + have + been + infinitive + ing	I would havebeenworking.	I wouldn'thavebeenworking.	Would I havebeenworking?
			He would havebeengoing.	He wouldn'thavebeengoing.	Would he havebeenworking?
			I would havebeengoing.	I wouldn'thavebeengoing.	Would I havebeengoing?
			He would havebeengoing.	He wouldn'thavebeengoing.	Would he have beengoing?

*(infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column of table of irregular verbs)

Verb Tenses Chart In English Grammar Download Pdf English Grammar Vocabulary from i1.wp.com English tense chart, tense types, definition, tense table. Here is a chart that. Then now at the moment look! For english learners, knowing how to use english tenses can be. As verbs are the most important elements of english sentences, tenses also carry. Verb Tense Chart based on Azar simple present I study every day. (habitual action – past to present to future) present continuous I am studying right now. (action began in past, may continue into future) present perfect I have studied Chapter 1. (past action with indefinite time span) present perfect continuous I have been studying for two hours. Tenses can be confusing! I’ve simplified the main tenses, with examples of their Affirmative, Negative and Question forms, in the chart below. In English, the basic tenses are the past, the present and the future. The tenses tell us when an action or state happened. Simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous are all aspects.

Verb tenses show us when an action takes place: in the present, past or future. Each of the three main tenses has a progressive, perfect and perfect progressive aspect which give us more information. This table of tenses in English grammar provides an overview of the 12 different verb tenses with examples, usage tips and signal words. Table of 12 Tenses in English! Verb Tenses are all used to express action that has taken place in the past, present, and future.

We sometimes use Continuous instead of Progressive. Some signal words can be found in more tenses. We did not list signal words in the future tenses as there are no definite ones. Always remember what action is described.

Tenses can be confusing! I’ve simplified the main tenses, with examples of their Affirmative, Negative and Question forms, in the chart below.

In English, the basic tenses are the past, the present and the future. The tenses tell us when an action or state happened. Simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous are all aspects. Aspects tell us how an action or state extends over time. Was the action repeated regularly? Has this action finished? Did this action happen at the same time as another action? These are some questions that the “aspect” answers.

Chart Of English Tenses In Urdu

When a student tells me that he/she has a problem with tenses, most of the time the problem is actually with the aspects. It is not difficult to decide between the past, present and future, even for most students with native languages that are generally tenseless. But in order to weave a more precise and interesting story or conversation we must consider the aspect portion of the tense.

In my posts I hope to look at the aspects in more depth and provide examples that can be used in everyday English. For now, please see the summarised chart I created below. I have used the verb “to cook’, but you can replace this with any other verb you like. However, remember that some verbs are irregular.

Chart Of English Tenses In English

A summary chart of the English tenses (with examples):

Please note, the explanations and writing throughout my posts are in British English (BrE). “Continuous” in this chart is the same as Progressive and “Perfect Continuous” is the same as Perfect Progressive.

So I hope this chart is useful! I’ve printed it out for some of my students so that they can use it as a guide if they get a bit muddled up with their tenses. Feel free to do the same.

Chart Of English Tenses In Hindi

List of tenses in this chart:

Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous.

Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous.

Chart Of Tenses In English

Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous.