What are the different verb tenses in English?

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What are the different verb tenses in English?

In English, there are twelve different verb tenses. They are:

1. Simple Present Tense: Used to describe actions that are habitual, general truths, or facts.
Example: I eat breakfast every morning.

2. Present Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions happening at the present moment.
Example: She is studying for her exam right now.

3. Present Perfect Tense: Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into the present or have just been completed.
Example: They have lived in this city for five years.

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that started in the past, continue into the present, and may continue in the future.
Example: He has been working on this project since last month.

5. Simple Past Tense: Used to describe actions that happened and were completed in the past.
Example: We went to the beach yesterday.

6. Past Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that were happening in the past at a specific time or over a period of time.
Example: They were playing football when it started raining.

7. Past Perfect Tense: Used to describe actions that happened before another action in the past.
Example: She had already finished her homework when her friend called.

8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that started in the past, continued for a period of time, and were still ongoing before another action in the past.
Example: By the time I arrived, they had been waiting for two hours.

9. Simple Future Tense: Used to describe actions that will happen in the future.
Example: We will visit our grandparents next weekend.

10. Future Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that will be happening at a specific time or over a period of time in the future.
Example: They will be traveling to Europe this summer.

11. Future Perfect Tense: Used to describe actions that will be completed before a specific time or another action in the future.
Example: By the time you arrive, I will have finished cooking dinner.

12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense: Used to describe actions that will have been ongoing for a period of time before a specific time or another action in the future.
Example: By next year, she will have been working at the company for ten years.