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There are three main tenses in English: present, past, and future.

Each of these tenses


has four forms: simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous. Here are some
examples of each tense and form in English:

Present tense:

 Simple: I eat breakfast every morning.


 Continuous: I am eating breakfast right now.
 Perfect: I have eaten breakfast already.
 Perfect continuous: I have been eating breakfast for an hour.

Past tense:

 Simple: I ate breakfast this morning.


 Continuous: I was eating breakfast when the phone rang.
 Perfect: I had eaten breakfast before I left for work.
 Perfect continuous: I had been eating breakfast for half an hour when I realized
I was late.

Future tense:

 Simple: I will eat breakfast tomorrow.


 Continuous: I will be eating breakfast at 8:00.
 Perfect: I will have eaten breakfast by the time you wake up.
 Perfect continuous: I will have been eating breakfast for an hour by the time
you wake up.

It's important to note that these tenses can also be used in the continuous form,
which indicates that an action is in progress at a specific time. For example, "I am
eating breakfast" means that the speaker is currently eating breakfast, while "I will be
eating breakfast" means that the speaker plans to start eating breakfast at a specific
time in the future.
examples of all the tenses in the English language:

Present tense:

 I eat breakfast every morning.


 She works at a coffee shop.
 He plays soccer on Saturdays.

Past tense:

 I ate breakfast this morning.


 She worked at a coffee shop yesterday.
 He played soccer last Saturday.

Future tense:

 I will eat breakfast tomorrow morning.


 She will work at a coffee shop next week.
 He will play soccer next Saturday.

Present continuous tense:

 I am eating breakfast right now.


 She is working at a coffee shop today.
 He is playing soccer this afternoon.

Past continuous tense:

 I was eating breakfast when you called.


 She was working at a coffee shop when I saw her yesterday.
 He was playing soccer when I last saw him.

Future continuous tense:

 I will be eating breakfast at this time tomorrow.


 She will be working at a coffee shop next week.
 He will be playing soccer next Saturday afternoon.

Present perfect tense:

 I have eaten breakfast already.


 She has worked at a coffee shop for three years.
 He has played soccer since he was a child.
Past perfect tense:

 I had eaten breakfast before you arrived.


 She had worked at a coffee shop for a year before she got a promotion.
 He had played soccer for many years before he became a coach.

Future perfect tense:

 I will have eaten breakfast by the time you wake up.


 She will have worked at a coffee shop for five years by the time she graduates.
 He will have played soccer for twenty years by the time he retires.

Present perfect continuous tense:

 I have been eating breakfast for an hour.


 She has been working at a coffee shop for the past three months.
 He has been playing soccer since he was a teenager.

Past perfect continuous tense:

 I had been eating breakfast for an hour before you arrived.


 She had been working at a coffee shop for three months before she got a
promotion.
 He had been playing soccer for many years before he became a coach.

Future perfect continuous tense:

 I will have been eating breakfast for two hours by the time you wake up.
 She will have been working at a coffee shop for six months by the time she
graduates.
 He will have been playing soccer for twenty years by the time he retires.

I hope these examples are helpful! Let me know if you have any questions.

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