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English Grammar Tenses Chart
English Grammar Tenses Chart
Tenses
There are 3 major Tenses
Present
Simple Present Present Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous I love I am loving I have loved I have been loving Simple Past
Past
I loved I was loving I had loved Simple Future
Future
I shall / will love I shall / will be loving I shall / will have loved
Present Tense
Simple Present I speak You speak He speaks We speak They speak Present continuous I am speaking You are speaking He is speaking We are speaking They are speaking Present Perfect I have spoken You have spoken He has spoken We have spoken They have spoken Present Perfect continuous I have been speaking You have been speaking He has been speaking We have been speaking They have been speaking
Past Tense
Simple Past I spoke You spoke He spoke We spoke They Spoke Past continuous I was speaking You were speaking He was speaking We were speaking They were speaking Past Perfect I had spoken You had spoken He had spoken We had Spoken They had spoken Past Perfect continuous I had been speaking You had been speaking He had been speaking We had been speaking They had been speaking
Future Tense
Simple Future I will/shall speak You will speak He will speak We will speak They will speak Future continuous I shall/will be speaking You will be speaking He will be speaking We will be speaking They will be speaking Future Perfect I shall/will have spoken You will have spoken He will have spoken We will have spoken They will have spoken Future Perfect continuous I shall / will have been speaking You will have been speaking He will have been speaking We will have been speaking They will have been speaking