- Simple present tense
The simple present tense is one of several forms of present tense in English. It is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
Formula: 1st form + s/es
ex:- She plays guitar every night.
- He does not do sport.
- Simple past tense
As its description implies, it’s used to talk about things or situations which happened in the past, that is, before the present time of speaking
Formula: 2nd form
ex:- She played guitar every night.
- She did not do her homework.
- Present continuous tense
When someone uses the present continuous, they are thinking about something that is unfinished or incomplete
Formula: Is/am/are + 1st form + ing
ex:- We are talking about music.
- He is driving the car.
- Past continuous tense
The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is still going on at the time of speaking. In other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action in the past
Formula: Was/were + 1st form + ing
ex:- They were playing tennis and she was listening to music.
- Clare was having bath when her friends arrived.
- Present prefect tense
The present perfect is used to indicate a link between the present and the past. The time of the action is before now but not specified, and we are often more interested in the result than in the action itself.
Formula: Has/have + 3rd form
ex: He has failed 3 interviews so far. - Present perfect continuous tense
The present perfect continuous is used to refer to an unspecified time between 'before now' and 'now'. The speaker is thinking about something that started but perhaps did not finish in that period of time. He/she is interested in the process as well as the result, and this process may still be going on, or may have just finished.
Formula: Has/have been + ing
ex:- He has been dancing waltz for 2 years.
- Kino have been cooking since morning.
- He has been dancing waltz for 2 years.
- Past perfect tense
The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first.
Formula: Had + 3rd form
ex: I had written my essay. - Past perfect continuous tense
The past perfect continuous corresponds to the present perfect continuous, but with reference to a time earlier than 'before now'. As with the present perfect continuous, we are more interested in the process.
explain Had been + ing
ex: He had been dancing waltz for 2 years. - Future tense
The simple future refers to a time later than now, and expresses facts or certainty. In this case there is no 'attitude'.
Formula: Will/shall + 1st form
ex: We shall try new coffee in Starbucks.