Chart Of English Tenses In Order

Tense	Signal words	Use	Form	Examples
Simple Present	every day sometimes always often usually seldom never first ... then	something happens repeatedly how often something happens sequence of actions things in general after the following verbs (to love, to hate, to think, etc.) future meaning: timetables, programmes	infinitive(he/she/it) + -s	I work he works I go he goes
Present Progressive	now at the moment Look! Listen!	something is happening at the same time of speaking or around it future meaning: when you have already decided and arranged to do it (a fixed plan, date)	to be (am/are/is) + infinitive + -ing	I'm working he's working I'm going he's going
Simple Past	last ... ... ago in 1990 yesterday	action took place in the past, mostly connected with an expression of time (no connection to the present)	regular: Infinitiv + -ed irregular: 2nd column	I worked he worked I went he went
Past Progressive	an action happened in the middle of another action someone was doing sth. at a certain time (in the past) – you don't know whether it was finished or not	was/were + infinitive + -ing	I wasworking he wasworking I wasgoing he wasgoing
Simple Present Perfect	yet never ever already so far, up to now, since, for, recently	you say that sth. has happened or is finished in the past and it has a connection to the present action started in the past and continues up to the present	have/has + past participle (infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column)	I'veworked he'sworked I'vegone he'sgone
Present Perfect Progressive	emphasis: length of time of an action action began in the past and has just stopped how long the action has been happening	have/has + been + infinitive + -ing	I'vebeenworking he'sbeenworking I'vebeengoing he'sbeengoing
Simple Past Perfect	mostly when two actions in a story are related to each other: the action which had already happened is put into Past Perfect, the other action into Simple Past the past of the Present Perfect	had + past participle (infinitive + -ed) or (3rd column)	I hadworked he hadworked I hadgone he hadgone
will-future	predictions about the future (you think that sth. will happen) you decide to do sth. spontaneously at the time of speaking, you haven't made a decision before main clause in if clause type I	will + infinitive	I'llwork he'llwork I'llgo he'llgo
going to-future	when you have already decided to do sth. in the future what you think what will happen	to be (am/are/is) + going to + infinitive	I'mgoing towork he'sgoing towork I'mgoing togo he'sgoing togo

Chart Of English Tenses In English

Simple Present Tense Formula Chart. Simple Present Tense Formula Chart: English Tenses Formula. Present simple (indefinite) tense examples. Present simple tense is a verb form of a sentence that tells about the action, circumstance which happens regularly, or occurrences. Negative sentences in the simple present tense. I prefer my coffee black.

Chart Of English Tenses In English

English tense chart, tense types, definition, tense table. Here is a chart that shows the structure for each tense in english. I play basketball every week. The sentence pattern used in this chart is: Subject + main verb + object. Here is a chart that. At the moment, just, just now, listen!, look!, now, right now.
The tense of a verb indicates the time at which an action or state of being happens. The verbs change form to show the various tenses. Some verbs are regular in their changes, some are irregular. See a list of Irregular Verbs. Subject Exercises: Verb Tenses Exercises Also See: Tense Agreement.