TENSES IN ENGLISH GRAMMER 

1. THE PRESENT SIMPLE

Examples:   I belong to this group.
         Mary belongs to this group.
         We belong to this group.

2. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

Examples:  I am wearing my new shoes now.
        You girls are wearing yours now.
                   They are wearing theirs now.

3. THE PAST SIMPLE:

Examples:  I met him last Thursday.
        We met him last Thursday.
        You all met his last Thursday.

4. THE PAST CONTINUOUS:

Examples:  I was resting when John telephoned.
                   He was resting when John telephoned.
        They were resting when John telephoned.

5. THE FUTURE SIMPLE:

Examples:  I shall finish it soon.
        You will finish it soon.
        We shall finish it soon.
                  

6. THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS:

Examples:  I shall be working at that time.
        You will be working at that time.
                   We shall be working at that time.

7. THE PRESENT PERFECT:

Examples:  I haven’t found mine yet.
                   She hasn’t found hers yet.
                   We haven’t found ours yet.

8. THE PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS:

Examples:  I have been standing a long time.
                   You have been standing a long time.
        They have been standing a long time.

9. THE PAST PERFECT:

Examples:  Luckily, I had already got there when it began to rain.
                   Luckily, Mary had already got there when it began to rain.
                   Luckily, they had already got there when it began to rain.