Tense Chart |
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| Tenses | Rules and Formula | Examples |
| Simple Present Tense | Subject+ Verb in the base form ( s/es) + rest of sentence | Romila plays football and badminton in the evening. |
| Present Continuous Tense | Subject+ Helping Verb (am/is/are)+ Main verb+ ing+ rest of the sentence | Parents are leaving for the office. |
| Present Perfect Tense | Subject+ Helping Verb (have/has) + Past participle of main verb+ rest of the sentence along with time frame | He has worshiped his mother always. |
| Present Perfect Continuous Tense | Subject + Have/Has + Been + Verb+ ing + the rest of the sentence | I have been eating this dish since I was a child. |
| Simple Past Tense | Subject + Verb + ed/verb in the past tense + the rest of the sentence | Simran slept for the rest of the day yesterday. |
| Past Continuous Tense | Subject + Helping Verb(was/were) + Main verb + ing + the rest of the sentence | It was raining today. |
| Past Perfect Tense | Subject + Helping Verb (had) + Past participle of the main verb + the rest of the sentence along with the time frame. | She had kept it a secret for 2 months. |
| Past Perfect Continuous Tense | Subject + Had + Been + Verb + ing + the rest of the sentence | Simran had been sleeping for 8 hours before her mother walked in. |
| Simple Future Tense | Subject + will/shall + V1 + Object | I will pray for your well-being. |
| Future Continuous Tense | Subject + will be/shall be + V1 + ing + Object | I will be mopping the floor tomorrow early in the morning. |
| Future Perfect Tense | Subject + will have/shall have + V3 + Object | She will have cooked dinner by then. |
| Future Perfect Continuous Tense | Subject + will have been + V1 + ing + Object | By April, I will have been writing you letters for 10 years. |
Tenses Chart
Written by Enunciate Academy
Last updated September 10, 2025