Verb Tense Overview with Examples

Present Simple Past Simple Future Simple

If you are having

problems, I will help
Two years ago, I
I study English you study English.
studied English in
everyday.
England.
I am going to study
English next year.

Present Continuous Past Continuous Future Continuous

I will be studying
English when you
I was studying English arrive tonight.
I am studying English
when you called
now.
yesterday. I am going to be
studying English when
you arrive tonight.

Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

I will have studied

every tense by the time
I finish this course.
I have studied English I had studied a little
in several different English before I moved
I am going to have
countries. to the U.S.
studied every tense by
the time I finish this
course.

Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect

Continuous Continuous Continuous

I have been studying I had been studying I will have been

 studying English for
over two hours by the
time you arrive.
English for five years
English for five years. before I moved to the
I am going to have
U.S.
been studying English
for over two hours by
the time you arrive.