The Present TensesPresent Simple Present SimpleUsed to say what someone usually doesI always study English on Tuesday.Present Progressive/Continuous Present ProgressiveUsed to say what someone is doing nowI am studying English nowPresent Perfect Simple Present Perfect SimpleUsed to show unfinished timeI have studied English twice this week.Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous Present Perfect ProgressiveUsed to say how long someone has been doing something.· I have been studying English for 2 years.· I have been studying English since 1997.The Past TensesSimple PastSimple Past Used to show a completed action· I studied English last Saturday.Past Progressive/Continuous Past ProgressiveOften used to say when something was being done or what was happening when something else happened· I was studying English last Monday when my friend rang.· I was studying English at 5pm last Monday.Past Perfect Simple Past Perfect SimpleThe past of have done. Used to say when something was done by.· I had done my English homework by 6.30 pm last Saturday.· I had done my English homework by the time I ate dinner last Saturday.Past Perfect Progressive/Continuous Past Perfect ProgressiveThe past of have been. Used to show how long something was done for by a certain time.· I'd been doing my English homework for 30 minutes when my friend rang last Saturday.· I'd been doing my English homework for 30 minutes by 1 pm last Saturday.The Future Tenses The future can be indicated in several different ways in English. It is often created with the use of auxiliaries: "She will be a student.", "She is going to drive a new car."English can even create the future by using the simple present (used for timetables,programs etc.), "The train arrives at 10pm" or the present progressive (used for future plans), "He is collecting his mother from the station tonight." Simple Future (uses will or shall or going to + base form) Simple Future (Some uncertainty)Decide to do something at the time of speakingI think I'll do my English homework tonight.Simple Future (Certain)Have already decided or arranged to do somethingI am going to study English next Saturday.Future Progressive/Continous (uses will be, shall be or going to be +-ing form) Future Progressive (Some uncertainty)The English lesson should begin at 7.30 and end at 9.15, so the person should be studying at 7.30 (but the lesson might start late).I will be starting my English lesson at 7.30 pm.Future Progressive (Certain)The English lesson begins at 7.30 and ends at 9.15, so he's certain to be studying when his friend arrives at 8.00 I am going to be studying English when my friends arrive at 9.00 pm.Future Perfect Simple (uses will have or shall have + past participle) Future Perfect SimpleUsed to say something will already be complete by a time.I will have already done my English homework by the time I eat dinner on Saturday.Future Perfect Progressive/Continuous (uses will have been or shall have been + -ing form) Future Perfect ProgressiveUsed to say how long something will have been happening in the future by a certain time.I will have been studying English for 30 minutes when my friends arrive.ExampleTenses for the Verb - To make Click on the timeline to see how this irregular verb changes with each tenseThe Past Past Continuous - "I was making the coffee at 6.30 this morning."Past Simple - "I made the tea yesterday, it's your turn today." Past Perfect Simple - "By the time I got home this evening I had already made 100 cups of tea."Past Perfect Continuous - "I had been making the tea when I realised I hadn't boiled the water."The PresentPresent Continuous - "It is 7.30 in the morning and I'm making a pot of coffee."Present Simple - "I always make coffee first thing in the morning."Present Perfect Simple - "I have already made the coffee six times this week, it must be your turn."Present Perfect Continuous - "I seem to have been making coffee for the family since I got up.The Future Future Continuous - "I'm making a cup of tea in a minute, do you want one?" Future Simple - "No thanks, I think I'll make some coffee when I get up."Future Perfect Simple - "Don't worry, by the time you get up I will have already made you a cup of coffee."Future Perfect Continuous - "After all, by this evening I will have been making tea all day at work."。