The 12 TENSES in English

Past Present Future

Simple I studied I study I will study

English yesterday English English
Continuous I was studying I am studying I will be studying
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Perfect I had studied I have studied I will have studied
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Perfect I had been studying I have been studying I will have been studying
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58 Sentences Exampls of all tenses

Simple Present Tense Examples

1. The earth revolves around the sun.
2. She wakes up early in the morning daily.
3. I speak French quite well.
4. He works in this hotel as a chef.
5. They lead a simple life.
6. She serves the dinner at half-past eight and puts the children to sleep at half-past nine.

Present Progressive Tense Examples

7. He is walking to the door.
8. He is trying hard to complete the degree.
9. The teacher is delivering the lecture.
10. Is Jimmy attending the webinar on digital marketing?
11. I understand what you are trying to tell me.

Present Perfect Tense Examples

12. He has planted a ridge of cauliflowers in his garden.
13. The teacher has explained the use of the verb to the class.
14. Tom has completed two chapters of the book.
15. I have not yet taken my lunch.
16. Has he already left for England for higher studies?

Present Perfect Progressive Tense Examples

17. I have been taking a dose of medicine for two weeks.
18. I have not been speaking to her for two weeks.
19. She has been trying to learn French for one month.
20. He has been discussing the interior design for two hours.
21. He has been working as an editor in this newspaper since 2013.

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Simple Past Tense Examples
22. I used to go for a walk.
23. The teacher advised the students to frame a timetable for Mathematics.
24. He admired the poetry of Shakespeare.
25. The little boy fed the fish in the pond.
26. I did not wish to talk to about that matter.

Past Progressive Tense Examples

27. He was planning for his future studies.
28. The gardener was mowing the grass of the lawn.
29. The husband was reading a book and the wife was sitting beside him.
30. I was peeling potatoes in the kitchen yesterday.
31. Was he celebrating his birthday last week?

Past Perfect Tense Examples

32. Julia had completed her assignment before the boss arrived.
33. The sales manager had successfully achieved the target of sales.
34. He had worked as a cashier in this bank.
35. She had performed the research work to complete her degree.
36. It had rained heavily last year when the roads flooded with water.

Past Perfect Progressive Tense Examples

37. He had been playing hockey for two hours.
38. He had been making satisfactory progress since his admission to the college.
39. I had been working under the supervision of Mr. Williams.
40. She had been looking for her lost watch for two hours but she did not find it.

Simple Future Tense Examples

41. Tomorrow I am leaving for Dubai.
42. I will go to the beach next Sunday.
43. She will buy a gift for her friend.
44. My father will buy a car for me.
45. He will take the final exam next month.

Future Progressive Tense Examples

46. She will be making pudding at the weekend.
47. He will be drinking tea in the morning at 7 o’clock.
48. They will be playing football next Sunday.
49. She will be baking pies for her children.

Future Perfect Tense Examples

50. Tom will have completed his graduation degree by the end of this year.
51. Tom will have traveled to Rome.
52. I will have planted a sapling in my lawn.
53. I will have done my duty before I’ll leave the office.

Future Perfect Progressive Tense Examples

54. The guests will have been leaving the party for one hour.
55. The farmer will have been sowing crops since November.
56. He will have been painting his house since morning.
57. I will have been learning Spanish for two weeks.
58. My firm will have been progressing by leaps and bounds.

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 1. I have written two chapters of this book.
2. He likes butter on a piece of bread.
3. They have finished eating an hour ago.
4. Is he leaving for Glasgow?
5. We take tea in the afternoon.
6. He will watch the movie on Sunday.
7. He said that he had seen Tom at the grocery store.
8. He is reading his favorite novel in the library.
9. I have studied Social Behavior in college.
10. He has been living in this city for ten years.
11. Shariq will be spending holidays at the beach.
12. He was flying a kite when the storm broke.
13. I have been practicing verbs for one week.
14. The doctor saved the life of the child.
15. We will have taken dinner before 9 o’clock.
16. She gave me a nice gift.
17. We had taken our seats before the show began.
18. The boss had been working on a new project for three weeks.
19. He will have been studying Neural Networks for one month.
20. He is developing a pseudo model of his project.
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1. Present Perfect Tense
2. Simple Present Tense
3. Present Perfect Tense
4. Present Progressive Tense
5. Simple Present Tense
6. Simple Future Tense
7. Past Perfect Tense
8. Present Progressive Tense
9. Present Perfect Tense
10. Present Perfect Progressive Tense
11. Future Progressive Tense
12. Past Progressive Tense
13. Present Perfect Progressive Tense
14. Simple Past Tense
15. Future Perfect Tense
16. Simple Past Tense
17. Past Perfect Tense
18. Past Perfect Progressive Tense
19. Future Perfect Progressive Tense
20. Present Progressive Tense

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