Tense

In this lesson You can learn about

English Verb Tenses
Do you know how many verb tenses there
are in English?

Lets start with an overview of the topic,

every english verb form has two part.
1.Time( past , present, future)
2.second is aspect ( simple, continuous,
perfect, perfect continuous)
 Verb=Time+Aspect
Past Present Future

Simple Past Simple Present simple Future simple

Continuous Past Continuous Present continuous Future continuous

Perfect Past perfect Present Perfect Future perfect

Perfect Past perfect Present perfect Future perfect

Continuous continuouus continuous continuous
 Test
• Can you recognise these three forms?

-I was having dinner this time yesterday.

-He's been sitting there for hours.

-Where will you be next week?

• in the first sentence the time is past and
the aspect is contiuos. its past continuous.