Tense Form Use Example

Present simple BE: am, is, are

I/You/We/They + V-inf
He/She/It + V-s/es
Present continuous Am/is/are + V-ing
Present perfect Have/has + V3/V-ed
simple
Present perfect Have/has + been + V-ing
continuous
Past simple V2/V-ed
Past continuous
Past perfect simple
Past perfect
continuous
Future simple
Future continuous
Future perfect By 6 pm today, I will
simple have done all of my
homework.
Future perfect By 6 pm today, I will
continuous have been doing
homework for 3
hours.
TENSES