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English Verb Tenses
The seven tenses in blue are the most common.
You will use these almost every day, so learn them first.
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Past Tenses
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Present Tenses
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Future Tenses
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Simple
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walked
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walk
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will walk
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Continuous
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was walking
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am walking
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will be walking
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"Perfect"
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had walked
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have walked
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will have walked
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Perfect Continuous
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had been walking
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have been walking
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will have been walking
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Sample Sentences:
- 1) Simple Tenses describe actions that are only one moment in time.
I walked to school yesterday.
I walk to school every day.
I will walk to school next Tuesday.
- 2) Continuous Tenses describe actions that continue, then another action happens more quickly.
I was walking to school last Friday when it suddenly started to rain.
He is walking to school now, but you can find him if you hurry.
I will be walking to school this time next week, so you will be able to find me easily.
- 3) Perfect Tenses describe TWO moments in time, with emphasis on the second one.
I had walked halfway to school before I remembered that I didn't have my books.
I have always walked to school. (Emphasis is not spoken! It is on the experience I have now - I am a person NOW who walks, not drives or takes a bus or rides a bicycle.)
By the time the year is over, I will have walked a total of 300 kilometers!
- 4) Perfect Continuous Tenses describe actions that continue between TWO moments in time.
I had already been walking halfway to school when I remembered that I left my book at home.
I have been walking to school since I was 6 years old.
When I finish high school, I will have been walking to school for 12 years!
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