Tense
Tense Example
Simple Present Sub + verb (s)
I watch movies everyday
Present Progressive Sub + am/are/is + verb-ING
I am watching a movie right now
Simple Past Sub + Verb-past participle
Long period of time happened in the past
I watched a movie last night
Past Progressive Sub + was/were + verb-ING
A point happened in the past
I was watching a movie
Present Perfect Sub + have/has + verb-past participle
Unspecified time that is before "now"; change over time;
accomplishments; an uncompleted action you are expecting
I have watched so many movies that I lost count
Present Perfect Progressive Sub + have/has been + verb-ING
Duration from the past until now
I have been watching movies since this morning
Past Perfect Sub + had + verb-past participle
Completed action before something in the past; duration before
something in the past: past compared to past
I had watched at least 10 movies
Past Perfect Progressive Sub + had been + verb-ING
I had been watching movies had night
Simple Future ⇒ will Sub + will + verb
Event that will happen in the future and be completed
I will watch a movie tomorrow
Future ⇒ going to Sub + am/are/is + going to + verb
Decision made before the moment
I am going to watch a movie tomorrow
Future Progressive Sub + will be + verb-ING
Event that will happen in the future and have some duration
Tense is for action verb only
I will be watching Harry Potter soon
Future Perfect Sub + will have + verb-past participle
Describes an action that will be completed between now and sometime
in the future
I will have watched over 1000 movies by next year
Word Class
Tense Example
Simple Present Sub + verb (s)
I watch movies everyday
Present Progressive Sub + am/are/is + verb-ING
I am watching a movie right now
Simple Past Sub + Verb-past participle
Long period of time happened in the past
I watched a movie last night
Past Progressive Sub + was/were + verb-ING
A point happened in the past
I was watching a movie
Present Perfect Sub + have/has + verb-past participle
Unspecified time that is before "now"; change over time;
accomplishments; an uncompleted action you are expecting
I have watched so many movies that I lost count
Present Perfect Progressive Sub + have/has been + verb-ING
Duration from the past until now
I have been watching movies since this morning
Past Perfect Sub + had + verb-past participle
Completed action before something in the past; duration before
something in the past: past compared to past
I had watched at least 10 movies
Past Perfect Progressive Sub + had been + verb-ING
I had been watching movies had night
Simple Future ⇒ will Sub + will + verb
Event that will happen in the future and be completed
I will watch a movie tomorrow
Future ⇒ going to Sub + am/are/is + going to + verb
Decision made before the moment
I am going to watch a movie tomorrow
Future Progressive Sub + will be + verb-ING
Event that will happen in the future and have some duration
Tense is for action verb only
I will be watching Harry Potter soon
Future Perfect Sub + will have + verb-past participle
Describes an action that will be completed between now and sometime
in the future
I will have watched over 1000 movies by next year
Word Class
