{"id":23637,"date":"2026-10-04T05:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T05:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/?p=23637"},"modified":"2026-10-04T06:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:59:23","slug":"12-types-of-tenses-with-examples-and-formula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/english-concept\/12-types-of-tenses-with-examples-and-formula\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Types of Tenses with Examples and Formula: Chart, Rules &amp; Free Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23637\" class=\"elementor elementor-23637\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6274bd5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6274bd5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0db8e26\" data-id=\"0db8e26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15f0c27\" data-id=\"15f0c27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe51ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe51ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12 Types of Tenses with Examples and Formula: Chart, Rules &amp; Free Worksheet\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b6274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26b6274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tenses tell us <\/span><b>when<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an action happens: in the past, the present, or the future. If you want to speak and write correct English, you must know them well. In this guide, you will learn the <\/span><b>12 types of tenses with examples and formulas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with simple rules, a quick chart, common mistakes, and a free worksheet to practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are preparing for school exams, IELTS, TOEFL, or just want better English, this article will make tenses easy to understand.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e999a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a1e999a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.oratrics.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Free Demo Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d784581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d784581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/12-Types-of-Tenses-Study-Scene-1024x647.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23801\" alt=\"12 types of tenses with examples and formula for learning English grammar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/12-Types-of-Tenses-Study-Scene-1024x647.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/12-Types-of-Tenses-Study-Scene-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/12-Types-of-Tenses-Study-Scene-768x486.webp 768w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/12-Types-of-Tenses-Study-Scene-1536x971.webp 1536w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/12-Types-of-Tenses-Study-Scene.webp 1577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-520d13b\" data-id=\"520d13b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d965e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"87d965e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\r\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"toc-wrapper\">\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"custom-toc\" id=\"custom-toc\">\r\n        <div class=\"toc-title\">\r\n            \u2630 Table of Contents\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <ul class=\"toc-list\" id=\"toc-list\"><\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n\/* Parent Fixed Wrapper holding both components together *\/\r\n.toc-wrapper {\r\n    position: fixed;\r\n    top: 150px; 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English has three main time periods: <\/span><b>present, past, and future<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Each period has four forms: <\/span><b>simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When you multiply 3 by 4, you get 12 tenses.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Form<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>What it shows<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fact, habit, or single action<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continuous<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An action in progress<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfect<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An action that is completed<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfect Continuous<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An action that started earlier and has continued for some time<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d92684\" data-id=\"2d92684\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9706ca2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9706ca2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18042b2\" data-id=\"18042b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e01b52\" data-id=\"6e01b52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0f59a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd0f59a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are the Twelve Tenses in English?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63d0d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d63d0d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The twelve tenses in English are:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Present:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <b>Past:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <b>Future:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect Continuous<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below, we show the structure and examples for each one.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c12b46\" data-id=\"2c12b46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ccf0be elementor-section-full_width 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tense Chart: All 12 English Tenses with Their Formulas and Example Sentences\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d724b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d724b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the list of all 12 English tenses with their formulas and example sentences in one table. You can save it for quick revision.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Tense<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Formula<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Example<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple Present<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + V1 (s\/es)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>reads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> every day.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Continuous<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + am\/is\/are + V-ing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>is reading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Perfect<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + has\/have + V3<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>has read<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the book.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Perfect Continuous<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + has\/have + been + V-ing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>has been reading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for an hour.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple Past<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + V2<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>read<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the book yesterday.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past Continuous<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + was\/were + V-ing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>was reading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 5 pm.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past Perfect<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + had + V3<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>had read<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the book before I came.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past Perfect Continuous<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + had been + V-ing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>had been reading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for an hour.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple Future<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + will + V1<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>will read<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tomorrow.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Continuous<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + will be + V-ing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>will be reading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 5 pm.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Perfect<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + will have + V3<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>will have read<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it by Monday.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Perfect Continuous<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subject + will have been + V-ing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She <\/span><b>will have been reading<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for two hours by then.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: V1 = base form, V2 = past form, V3 = past participle.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a9968c\" data-id=\"9a9968c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-750cda3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"750cda3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f46b49c\" data-id=\"f46b49c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5de09f1\" data-id=\"5de09f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4e7a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be4e7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Present Tense\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2726fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2726fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>1. Simple Present Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Habits, daily routines, general truths, and fixed schedules.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + V1 (add s\/es for he, she, it)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + do\/does + not + V1<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Do\/Does + subject + V1?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sun rises in the east.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I do not drink coffee.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does he play cricket?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> always, usually, often, every day, never.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>2. Present Continuous Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Actions happening right now, or temporary actions around now.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + am\/is\/are + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + am\/is\/are + not + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Am\/Is\/Are + subject + V-ing?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The children are playing in the park.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am not watching TV.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is she cooking dinner?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now, at the moment, currently, right now.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>3. Present Perfect Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Actions finished recently, or past actions that still matter now. Also used for life experiences.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + has\/have + V3<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + has\/have + not + V3<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Has\/Have + subject + V3?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have finished my homework.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has not visited Delhi.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever eaten sushi?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> already, just, yet, ever, never, since, for.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Actions that began in the past and are still going on, or just stopped with a visible result.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + has\/have + been + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + has\/have + not + been + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Has\/Have + subject + been + V-ing?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have been studying since morning.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has not been raining for a week.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How long have you been waiting?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since, for, all day, how long.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Past Tense<\/b><\/h3><h4><b>5. Simple Past Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Actions that were completed at a definite time in the past.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + V2<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + did not + V1<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Did + subject + V1?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We visited Agra last year.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She did not call me.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you watch the match?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> yesterday, last week, ago, in 2020.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>6. Past Continuous Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An action that was in progress at a particular time in the past, or an action interrupted by another.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + was\/were + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + was\/were + not + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Was\/Were + subject + V-ing?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was sleeping when the phone rang.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were not playing at that time.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was he driving at 8 pm?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while, when, at that time, all evening.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>7. Past Perfect Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The earlier of two past actions.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + had + V3<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + had + not + V3<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Had + subject + V3?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The train had left before we reached the station.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She had not eaten anything.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you met him before?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before, after, by the time, already.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An action that had been going on for some time before another past action.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + had + been + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + had + not + been + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Had + subject + been + V-ing?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He had been working for six hours before he took a break.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They had not been talking for months.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has it been raining all night?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for, since, before, until.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Future Tense<\/b><\/h3><h4><b>9. Simple Future Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Decisions made at the moment of speaking, predictions, promises, and offers.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + will + V1<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + will not (won&#8217;t) + V1<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Will + subject + V1?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will help you with this task.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will not rain tomorrow.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will she join us?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tomorrow, next week, soon, tonight.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tip: In traditional grammar, &#8220;shall&#8221; is used with I and we (I shall go). In modern English, &#8220;will&#8221; is used with all subjects.<\/span><\/i><\/p><h4><b>10. Future Continuous Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An action that will be in progress at a certain time in the future.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + will be + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + will not be + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Will + subject + be + V-ing?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This time tomorrow, I will be flying to Mumbai.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will not be attending the meeting.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will you be using the car tonight?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this time tomorrow, at 6 pm tomorrow, next Monday.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>11. Future Perfect Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An action that will be completed before a certain time in the future.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + will have + V3<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + will not have + V3<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Will + subject + have + V3?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 2030, he will have completed his degree.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will not have finished by noon.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will they have arrived by then?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by tomorrow, by next year, before, by the time.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Use:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To show how long an action will have been going on up to a future point.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Formula:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positive: Subject + will have been + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Negative: Subject + will not have been + V-ing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Will + subject + have been + V-ing?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Examples:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By next month, I will have been teaching for ten years.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She will not have been living here for long.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will you have been working here for five years by June?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Signal words:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by next year, for, by the time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57b8740\" data-id=\"57b8740\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-507f258 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"507f258\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d9bdd0\" data-id=\"6d9bdd0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dba80c\" data-id=\"5dba80c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d6b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71d6b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 12 Types of Tenses with Sentence Patterns and Sample Sentences: Quick Comparison\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ac9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ac9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To see the difference clearly, here are the 12 types of tenses with sentence patterns (formula) and sample sentences using one verb, &#8220;write&#8221;:<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Time<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Simple<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Continuous<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Perfect<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Perfect Continuous<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Present<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I write<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am writing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have written<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been writing<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Past<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wrote<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was writing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had written<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had been writing<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><b>Future<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will write<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will be writing<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will have written<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will have been writing<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This grid is a good way to remember the 12 English verb tenses, their grammar formulas, and illustrative examples. Read across a row to see how the verb changes, and read down a column to see how the same form works in different times.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4139e3\" data-id=\"f4139e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4ff0b5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4ff0b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64e6f8f\" data-id=\"64e6f8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c5079b\" data-id=\"6c5079b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84800ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84800ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">General Rules to Remember\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4488f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4488f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is how to explain all 12 tenses with form (formula), use, and example sentences in just a few easy rules:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Simple tenses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> use the plain verb form (V1 or V2) or &#8220;will + V1&#8221;.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Continuous tenses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> always use a form of &#8220;be&#8221; + verb-ing.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Perfect tenses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> always use &#8220;have\/has\/had\/will have&#8221; + V3.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Perfect continuous tenses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> always use &#8220;have\/has\/had\/will have&#8221; + &#8220;been&#8221; + verb-ing.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add <\/span><b>s\/es<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the verb in the simple present with he, she, it, or a singular noun.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After <\/span><b>did<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>do\/does<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>will<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, always use the base form (V1).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stative verbs like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">know, love, want, believe, and understand<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are usually not used in continuous tenses. Say &#8220;I know the answer,&#8221; not &#8220;I am knowing the answer.&#8221;<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57959ed\" data-id=\"57959ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-566e7e4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"566e7e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36ed301\" data-id=\"36ed301\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c22ed74\" data-id=\"c22ed74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78dc528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78dc528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common Mistakes Students Make with Tenses\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cc8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22cc8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wrong:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> She goes to school daily. <\/span><b>Right:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> She goes to school daily.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wrong:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I did not go there. <\/span><b>Right:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I did not go there.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wrong:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He has gone home. <\/span><b>Right:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He has gone home.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wrong:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I have been living here since 2019. <\/span><b>Right:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I have been living here since 2019.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wrong:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I will call you when I will reach. <\/span><b>Right:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I will call you when I reach.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last mistake is very common. After words like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when, if, before, after, as soon as<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we use the present tense for future meaning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6156b81\" data-id=\"6156b81\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-641e664 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"641e664\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5f137d\" data-id=\"c5f137d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4198bbd\" data-id=\"4198bbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9194c11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9194c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips to Learn Tenses Faster\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4672bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4672bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Learn the formula first.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Once the structure is clear, making sentences becomes easy.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Practice with one verb at a time.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Write all 12 forms of a single verb, as shown in the table above.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Use real-life sentences.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Describe your day in the present, yesterday in the past, and tomorrow&#8217;s plan in the future.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Read and listen daily.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Notice which tense the writer or speaker uses and why.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Check your writing.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> After writing a paragraph, underline each verb and name its tense.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b8e589\" data-id=\"2b8e589\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45ad323 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45ad323\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dd174d\" data-id=\"7dd174d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f3c759\" data-id=\"2f3c759\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28443a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28443a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free Worksheet: Practice the 12 Tenses\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8baedf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8baedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Part A: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in brackets.<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She ______ (go) to the gym every morning.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look! The baby ______ (sleep).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I ______ (finish) my project already.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They ______ (wait) for the bus since 7 am.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ______ (visit) Jaipur last summer.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He ______ (watch) TV when the lights went out.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movie ______ (start) before we reached the hall.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She ______ (cook) for two hours before the guests arrived.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I ______ (call) you tomorrow.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This time next week, we ______ (travel) to Goa.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By December, she ______ (completed) the course.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By June, I ______ (work) here for five years.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><b>Part B: Identify the tense.<\/b><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have been playing since noon.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He had left before I arrived.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will you be joining us?<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h4><b>Answers<\/b><\/h4><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goes (Simple Present)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is sleeping (Present Continuous)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have finished (Present Perfect)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have been waiting (Present Perfect Continuous)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visited (Simple Past)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was watching (Past Continuous)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had started (Past Perfect)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had been cooking (Past Perfect Continuous)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will call (Simple Future)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be travelling (Future Continuous)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will have completed (Future Perfect)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will have been working (Future Perfect Continuous)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present Perfect Continuous<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Past Perfect<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Future Continuous<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e56f0a\" data-id=\"6e56f0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0592a4e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0592a4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f8cb2a\" data-id=\"4f8cb2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6dc769\" data-id=\"b6dc769\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a192117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a192117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2208ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2208ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you know the 12 types of tenses with examples and formulas, along with their uses, signal words, common mistakes, and a practice worksheet. Start by memorizing the chart, then practice a few sentences every day. With regular practice, tenses will become natural, and your English will sound clear and confident.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08df8f5\" data-id=\"08df8f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7704a15 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7704a15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35649e8\" data-id=\"35649e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95c866b\" data-id=\"95c866b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ee917 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25ee917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc9e52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"7bc9e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How many tenses are there in English?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 12 tenses in English: four each in the present, past, and future.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1292\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1292\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the easiest tense to learn first?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1292\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1292\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simple present is the easiest, so most teachers start with it before moving to continuous and perfect forms.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1293\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1293\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the difference between present perfect and simple past?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1293\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1293\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The simple past is used for an action finished at a fixed time in the past (&#8220;I met him yesterday&#8221;). The present perfect connects a past action to the present, without a fixed time (&#8220;I have met him&#8221;).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1294\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1294\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does English really have a future tense?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1294\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1294\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English has no single future verb ending. We form the future with helpers like &#8220;will&#8221; or &#8220;shall,&#8221; and grammar books treat these as the future tenses.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1295\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1295\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which tenses are most useful for IELTS and TOEFL?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1295\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1295\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 12 appear in good answers, but the simple tenses, present perfect, and past continuous are used most often in speaking and writing tasks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How many tenses are there in English?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">There are 12 tenses in English: four each in the present, past, and future.<\\\/span><\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is the easiest tense to learn first?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">The simple present is the easiest, so most teachers start with it before moving to continuous and perfect forms.<\\\/span><\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is the difference between present perfect and simple past?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p><span style=\\\"font-weight: 400;\\\">The simple past is used for an action finished at a fixed time in the past (&#8220;I met him yesterday&#8221;). 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