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English Verb Tenses

Every language in the world has verb tenses . These tenses, which refer to the present, past, and

future, explain when something — such as an action, event, or state -– happened. The problem is

that although all languages have verb tenses, not all languages have the same verb tenses or use

them in a similar way. That’s why English tenses are often confusing to ESL students.

The charts below provide a quick reference to help you understand the tenses in English more

easily:

•Chart1listseachEnglishtenseandexplainswhentouseit.

•Chart2givesanexampleofeachtense,inactiveandpassiveform.

•Chart3providestimewords&expressionstohelpyourecognizewhentouseeachtense.

1 • English Verb Tenses

by Rebecca Ezekiel

more free resources, lessons, and quizzes at

www.engVid.com

© LangVid Language Training, 2011

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Overview of English Verb Tenses

Usage:

general action, habitual action, general truth

Present Simple

Example:

I work in a hospital.

Usage:

ongoing or temporary action

Present Continuous

Present Progressive

Example:

Sorry, I can’t talk right now. I am working.

Usage:

completed action or condition

Past Simple

Example:

I worked for ten hours yesterday.

Usage:

past ongoing action, past interrupted action

Past Continuous

Past Progressive

Example:

I was working on my project when you called.

Usage:

planned or unplanned future action

Future

Example:

I will work at the main branch next week.

action that happened at an indeinite time in the past and

continues to the present

Usage:

Present Perfect

Example:

I have worked at the bank for three years.

Usage:

past action that happened before another past action.

Past Perfect

I had already worked for several years before I got

married.

Example:

Usage:

future action that will happen before another future action

Future Perfect

Example:

I will have worked here for ive years next July.

past action that started in the past and continues to the

present

Usage:

Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Progressive

Example:

I have been working on that project for the last two weeks.

past ongoing action that was completed before some

other past action

Usage:

Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Progressive

Example:

I had been sleeping at my desk when my boss ired me.

Usage:

future ongoing action that will occur before another action

Future Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Progressive

I will have been working here for ten years tomorrow, so

we’re having a party.

Example:

2 • English Verb Tenses

by Rebecca Ezekiel

more free resources, lessons, and quizzes at

www.engVid.com

© LangVid Language Training, 2011

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Examples of English Verb Tenses

Verb Tense

Example – Active Form

Example –Passive Form

Present Simple

I work.

The work is done.

Present Continuous

Present Progressive

I am working.

The work is being done.

Past Simple

I worked.

The work was done.

Past Continuous

Past Progressive

I was working.

The work was being done.

I will work.

I’m going to work.

The work will be done.

The work is going to be done.

Future

Present Perfect

I have worked.

The work has been done.

Past Perfect

I had worked.

The work had been done.

Future Perfect

I will have worked.

The work will have been done.

Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Progressive

I have been working.

–

Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Progressive

I had been working.

–

Future Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Progressive

I will have been working.

–

3 • English Verb Tenses

by Rebecca Ezekiel

more free resources, lessons, and quizzes at

www.engVid.com

© LangVid Language Training, 2011

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Common Time Expressions for English Verb Tenses

Verb Tense

Example – Active Form

Time Clues

every day / morning / afternoon

every evening / night

always

never

sometimes

usually

frequently

rarely

seldom

Present Simple

I work.

now

right now

at the present time

this weekend

Present Continuous

Present Progressive

I am working.

yesterday

last night / week / month / year

last summer / winter

Past Simple

I worked.

Past Continuous

Past Progressive

while

when

I was working.

tomorrow

next week / month / year

in the future

soon

I will work.

I’m going to work.

Future

since

until now

ever

never

for two hours / days / months

many times

Present Perfect

I have worked.

already

by the time

till then

till that time

Past Perfect

I had worked.

by the time...

already

Future Perfect

I will have worked.

for the past four years

for the last two days

up to now

Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Progressive

I have been working.

before

since

for three hours / days / weeks

Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect Progressive

I had been working.

Future Perfect Continuous

Future Perfect Progressive

by the time

for six months / years

I will have been working.

4 • English Verb Tenses

by Rebecca Ezekiel

more free resources, lessons, and quizzes at

www.engVid.com

© LangVid Language Training, 2011

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