ENGLISH TENSES

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Progressive
Progressive

Perfect
Simple

Perfect
An action that An action that An action that had
was happening happened before been happening
An action that when another another one. before another
has ended. action happened. action.
Past
'I had played
'I played tennis.' 'I was tennis before it 'I had been
playing tennis but rained.' playing tennis
it started to rain.' before it rained.'

An action that has

An action that has started in the past
A repeated An action that is
happened at an and is continuing.
action. happening now.
unspecified time.
Present 'I have
'I play tennis 'I am playing
'I have played been playing
every Monday.' tennis now.'
tennis.' tennis for 2
hours.'

An action
A future action An action that will
that happens over
A plan for a that will happen finish before
time before
future action. for a length of another future
another future
time. action.
Future 'I will play
action.

tennis on 'I will be playing 'I will have played

'I will have been
Monday.' tennis on tennis
playing tennis
Monday.' before it rains.'
before it rains.'