Present Tenses

Tense Categorization

• Present Simple
• Present Perfect
• Present Continuous or Progressive

Present Simple

• Definition: Refers to an action as it takes place.
• Example: I drink water.

Present Perfect

• Definition: Concerns an action that began in the past but is completed in the present.
• Example: I have been drinking water.

Present Continuous or Progressive

• Definition: Relates to an ongoing action in the present.
• Example: I am drinking water.

Past Tenses

Tense Categorization

• Past Simple
• Past Perfect
• Past Continuous or Progressive

Past Simple

• Definition: Indicates an action that has occurred and is now complete.
• Example: I drove.

Past Perfect

• Definition: Refers to an action that began and was completed in the past.
• Example: I had driven.

Past Continuous or Progressive

• Definition: Relates to an action that began and was continuing in the past.
• Example: I was driving.

Future Tenses

Tense Categorization

• Future Simple
• Future Perfect
• Future Continuous or Progressive

Future Simple

• Definition: Identifies an action that is yet to take place.
• Example: He will dance.

Future Perfect

• Definition: Refers to an action that is still to take place as though the action were completed.
• Example: They will have driven.

Future Continuous or Progressive

• Definition: Describes a continuing action that is yet to begin.
• Example: She will be driving.