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duration. For example: I had been going to school for a year when it was closed.
Past perfect: an action that happened before another event in the past. For example: I had washed
the car before it rained.
Past continuous: an action that happened at a specific point in the past. For example: I was washing
the car when it rained.
Past simple: an action that happened in the past. For example: I went to school.
Present perfect continuous: an action still continuing from the past to the present. For example: I
have been learning English for three years.
Present perfect: an action started in the past that has been completed in, or has relevance to, the
present. For example: I have already studied the tenses today. Note that the example in the image
should be I have gone to school to fit the pattern of examples, it says been as a more commonly used
expression (which I need to update!).
Present simple: a general ongoing, regular or scheduled activity. For example: I take English classes
every Monday.
Future perfect continuous: an action at a certain point in the future, expressing duration. For
example: I will have been studying English for three years this summer.
Future perfect: an action that finishes in the future, before or at the time of another future action.
For example: I will have learned all the tenses by tomorrow.
Future continuous: an action occurring at a specific point in the future. For example: I will be fishing
this time next week.
Future simple: an action to be completed in the future. For example: I will go to the cinema