Simple

Present Tense

NOW

PAST FUTURE

X X X X X X X

is an action that is repeated.

Simple Past Tense

NOW

PAST FUTURE

is an action that started

and finished in the past.

Simple Future Tense

NOW

PAST FUTURE

is an action that is planned

to happen in the future.

Present Continuous Tense

NOW

PAST FUTURE

is an action that is
happening now.

Future Continuous Tense

NOW

PAST FUTURE

is a planned (long) action in the
future that will be stopped.

Past Continuous Tense

NOW

PAST FUTURE

is a long action in the past

that stopped.

Present Perfect Tense

NOW

PAST FUTURE

is an action that happened at

some point in the past and was
interrupted by another action.

Past Perfect Tense

NOW

PAST FUTURE

is an action that happened before

another action in the past.

Future Perfect Tense

NOW

PAST FUTURE

is the idea that something will happen

before another action in the future.