Tenses

The English Tense System

The links below are to lessons for each of the 12 basic tenses. In each

lesson we look at two aspects of the tense:

* Structure: How do we make the tense?
* Use: When and why do we use the tense?

Some lessons look at additional aspects, and most of them finish with a

quiz to check your understanding.

Present Tense
I do do, I do
Present Continuous Tense
I am doing, I am doing tomorrow
Present Perfect Tense
I have done
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
I have been doing

Past Tense
I did do, I did
Past Continuous Tense
I was doing
Past Perfect Tense
I had done
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
I had been doing

Future Tense
I will do
Future Continuous Tense
I will be doing
Future Perfect Tense
I will have done
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
I will have been doing