What are Tenses? Tenses show the time of an action. There are 3 main types of tenses: 1. Present 2. Past 3. Future
Present Tense 1. Simple Present: I play. 2. Present Continuous: I am playing. 3. Present Perfect: I have played. 4. Present Perfect Continuous: I have been playing.
Past Tense 1. Simple Past: I played. 2. Past Continuous: I was playing. 3. Past Perfect: I had played. 4. Past Perfect Continuous: I had been playing.
Future Tense 1. Simple Future: I will play. 2. Future Continuous: I will be playing. 3. Future Perfect: I will have played. 4. Future Perfect Continuous: I will have been playing.
Examples of Tenses Present: She writes a letter. Past: She wrote a letter. Future: She will write a letter.
Summary Tenses help us understand WHEN an action happens. 3 Types → Present, Past, Future Each has 4 forms → Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous