Overview

past	present
past simple	present simple
past perfect	present perfect simple
past progressive	present progressive
	present perfect progressive

‘progressive’ aka. ‘continues’

When to use which tense

Present simple

Present progressive

Present perfect simple

Present perfect progressive

Past simple

Past perfect

Past progressive

Forms of tenses

Present simple

verb

Present progressive

[verb + -ing]

Present perfect simple

[form of 'have'] + [3rd form of verb]

Present perfect progressive

[form of 'have'] + been + [verb + -ing]

Past simple

[2nd form of verb]

Past progressive

[form of 'was'] + [verb + -ing]

Past perfect

had + [3rd form of verb]

Past perfect progressive

had + been + [verb + -ing]

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