List of all English tenses

A list of all English tenses, including:

- the structure of each tense
- explanations of usage
- examples of common errors and how to avoid making them.

Present tenses

• Structure of present simple
• Structure of present continuous

Past tenses

• Structure of past simple
• Structure of past continuous

Present perfect tenses

• Structure of present perfect (simple)
• Structure of present perfect (continuous)

• Past perfect tenses

• Structure of past perfect (simple)
• Structure of past perfect (continuous)

Future tenses

• Structure of future simple
• Structure of future continuous
• Structure of ‘going to’ future
• Present tenses used for the future
• Structure of future perfect (simple)
• Structure of future perfect (continuous)

Passive tenses

• Structure of passive forms
• Structure of all past tense passive forms