1. Present Tenses
Present Simple – Used for habits, facts, and general truths.
– She writes a blog.
– The sun rises in the east.
Present Continuous – Used for ongoing actions happening now or near future plans.
– She is writing a blog right now.
– I am meeting him tomorrow.
Present Perfect – Used for past actions with present relevance or experience.
– She has written three books.
– I have never seen that movie.
Present Perfect Continuous – Used for actions that started in the past and are still continuing.
– She has been writing for two hours.
– I have been living here since 2010.
2. Past Tenses
Past Simple – Used for completed actions in the past.
– She wrote a blog yesterday.
– I went to Paris last year.
Past Continuous – Used for actions that were happening at a specific time in the past.
– She was writing a blog at 5 PM.
– I was watching TV when she called.
Past Perfect – Used for actions that happened before another action in the past.
– She had written the blog before noon.
– By the time I arrived, he had left.
Past Perfect Continuous – Used for actions that were happening for a duration before another past event.
– She had been writing for two hours before the meeting.
– I had been waiting for an hour when he arrived.
3. Future Tenses
Future Simple – Used for predictions, promises, or spontaneous decisions.
– She will write a blog tomorrow.
– I will call you later.
Future Continuous – Used for ongoing actions at a specific time in the future.
– She will be writing a blog at 5 PM.
– This time next week, I will be traveling.
Future Perfect – Used for actions that will be completed by a certain future time.
– She will have written the blog by noon.
– By 2030, humans will have landed on Mars.
Future Perfect Continuous – Used for actions continuing up to a future time.
– She will have been writing for two hours by noon.
– By next year, I will have been working here for a decade.