Simple Present: a general ongoing, regular or scheduled activity.

For example: I take English classes every Monday.

Present continuous: an action occurring now.

For example: I am studying.

Present perfect: an action started in the past that has been completed in, or has
relevance to, the present.

For example: I have already studied the tenses today.

Present perfect continuous: an action still continuing from the past to the
present.

For example: I have been learning English for three years.

Future simple: an action to be completed in the future.

For example: I will go to the cinema. / I am going to go to the cinema.

Future continuous: an action occurring at a specific point in the future.

For example: I will be fishing this time next week.

Future perfect: an action that finishes in the future, before or at the time of
another future action.

For example: I will have learned all the tenses by tomorrow. / I am going to have
learned all the tenses by tomorrow.

Future perfect continuous: an action at a certain point in the future, expressing

duration.

For example: I will have been studying English for three years this summer.

Simple Past: an action that happened in the past.

For example: I went to school.

Past continuous: an action that happened at a specific point in the past.

For example: I was washing the car when it rained.

Past perfect: an action that happened before another event in the past.

For example: I had washed the car before it rained.

Past perfect continuous: an action that happened before a certain time in the
past, to show duration.

For example: I had been going to school for a year when it was closed.