Tenses are used to express different times.
Simple Present
I
want a sandwich.
We
work together. When the subject is Third Person Singular,
the Present Simple Verb ends in "-s". Lena
lives in Canada.
Janet sings
in the choir.
The prisoner tries to escape.
Simple Past
He
left office 15 minutes ago.
Bruce
went to China.
The soldiers
returned home.
Simple Future
I
willsee you at the airport.
They willbuilda new bridge.
Robert
willtake you home.
Present Continuous
We
aregoing home.
I
amfixing the computer.
Cherry
isshopping at the mall.
Past Continuous
I
wasreading a book last night.
They
were
dancing on the street.
Tom
was
eating alone.
Future Continuous
Anna
willbeleaving next week.
I willbeworking on Saturday. The USteamwillbeplaying against England. Present Perfect
Ron
hasbought a new car. We
have
seen this before.
I havereceived a permit to operate business. Past Perfect The rain
hadstopped for two
hours. Joanna
hadvolunteered
to help.
They
hadreturned
home. FuturePerfect I tide
willhavereached
all time high in an hour.
The guests
willhavearrived by
tomorrow.
Wendy
willhavefinished
college next year. Present Perfect Continuous The children
havebeenplaying
in the backyard.
We havebeendoing this
for years.
Joe havebeensailing
solo.
Past Perfect Continuous We
hadbeendrivingforhours. Theroofhadbeenleakingfor months. Bettyhadbeenpracticingherdance. FuturePerfect Continuous They may be tired because they
willhavebeenworking. Thesnowwillhavebeenmelting. Theoil priceswillhavebeenrising. Go to the next lesson!