Hello readers, Welcome to Edify English. In this article, all the 12 Tenses in English grammar are explained in verb tenses chart, one for each of the Present, Past, and Future Tenses.
As we all know, there are 12 Tenses I English Grammar, four from each of the Present, Past, and Future. The charts contain the structure of each tense, with a common example modified for each tense. Thus it will be very helpful for you to remember all the tenses easily.
Verb Tenses Chart
Read this article on ‘Introduction to Tenses in English Grammar’
Present Tense Chart
Examples used in the above chart:
- I eat an apple ( Verb phrase – eat – Simple Present )
- I am eating an apple ( Verb phrase – am eating – Present Continuous )
- I have eaten an apple ( Verb phrase – have eaten – Present Perfect )
- I have been eating an apple ( Verb phrase – have been eating – Present Perfect Continuous )
*You can download the Verb Tenses Chart in a PDF file provided at the end of this article
Past Tense Chart
Examples used in the above chart:
- I ate an apple ( Verb phrase – ate – Simple Past )
- I was eating an apple ( Verb phrase – was eating – Past Continuous )
- I had eaten an apple ( Verb phrase – had eaten – Past Perfect )
- I had been eating an apple ( Verb phrase – had been eating – Past Perfect Continuous )
Future Tense Chart
Examples used in the above chart:
- I shall eat an apple ( Verb phrase – shall eat – Simple Future )
- I shall be eating an apple ( Verb phrase – shall be eating – Future Continuous )
- I shall have eaten an apple ( Verb phrase – shall have eaten – Future Perfect )
- I shall have been eating an apple ( Verb phrase – shall have been eating – Future Perfect Continuous)
Download the above Verb Tenses Chart in one PDF file
Affermative and irrogative chart