The Twelve Tenses of English The Twelve Tenses of English

PRESENT (main verb) PRESENT (main verb)

I study English. I study English.
He studies English. He studies English.

PAST (past tense of main verb) PAST (past tense of main verb)
I studied English. I studied English.
He studied English. He studied English.

FUTURE (will or shall + main verb) FUTURE (will or shall + main verb)
I will study English. I will study English.
He will study English. He will study English.

PRESENT PERFECT (have or has + past participle of PRESENT PERFECT (have or has + past participle of
verb) verb)
I have studied English. I have studied English.
He has studied English. He has studied English.

PAST PERFECT (had + past participle of verb) PAST PERFECT (had + past participle of verb)
I had studied English. I had studied English.
He had studied English. He had studied English.

FUTURE PERFECT (will or shall + have + past participle FUTURE PERFECT (will or shall + have + past participle
of verb) of verb)
I will have studied English. I will have studied English.
He will have studied English. He will have studied English.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (form of "be" verb + "ing" PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (form of "be" verb + "ing"
form of main verb) form of main verb)
I am studying English. I am studying English.
He is studying English. He is studying English.

PAST PROGRESSIVE (past tense of form "be" verb + PAST PROGRESSIVE (past tense of form "be" verb +
"ing" form of main verb) "ing" form of main verb)
I was studying English. I was studying English.
He was studying English. He was studying English.

FUTURE PROGRESSIVE (will or shall +be + "ing" form FUTURE PROGRESSIVE (will or shall +be + "ing" form
of main verb) of main verb)
I will be studying English. I will be studying English.
He will be studying English. He will be studying English.

PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (have or has + PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (have or has +
been + "ing" form of main verb) been + "ing" form of main verb)
I have been studying English. I have been studying English.
He has been studying English. He has been studying English.

PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (had + been + "ing" PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (had + been + "ing"
form of main verb) form of main verb)
I had been studying English. I had been studying English.
He had been studying English. He had been studying English.

FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (will or shall + FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (will or shall +
have + been + "ing" form of main verb) have + been + "ing" form of main verb)
I will have been studying English. I will have been studying English.
He will have been studying English. He will have been studying English.