Verbs

Verb Tense Tutorial

Verb tenses are tools that English speakers use to express time in their language. You may find that many English tenses do not have direct translations in your language. That is not a problem. By studying this verb tense tutorial, you will learn to think like a native English speaker. If you prefer to use the verb tense pages as a reference only and do not want to complete the tutorial, Click Here.

The tutorial should be completed as follows:

1. Read this introduction page.
2. Prepare for the exercises by reading: Types of Verbs,  Active vs. Passive, and the verb tense descriptions that you want to practice.
3. Complete the exercises below. After each exercise, we have listed the tenses covered. Just click on the name of a tense to learn more about its use.

EXERCISES	TOPICS COVERED
Verb Tense Exercise 1	Simple Present and Present Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 2	Simple Present and Present Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 3	Simple Past and Past Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 4	Simple Past and Past Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 5	Simple Past and Present Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 6	Simple Past and Present Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 7	Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 8	Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 9	Present Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 10	Present Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 11	Simple Past and Past Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 12	Simple Past, Present Perfect, and Past Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 13	Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 14	Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, and Past Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 15	Present Continuous, Simple Past, Present Perfect Continuous, and Past Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 16	Present and Past Tenses with Non-Continuous Verbs
Verb Tense Exercise 17	Present and Past Tense Review
Verb Tense Exercise 18	Will and Be Going to
Verb Tense Exercise 19	Will and Be Going to
Verb Tense Exercise 20	Will and Be Going to
Verb Tense Exercise 21	Simple Present and Simple Future
Verb Tense Exercise 22	Simple Present and Simple Future
Verb Tense Exercise 23	Simple Future and Future Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 24	Simple Present, Simple Future, Present Continuous, and Future Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 25	Simple Future and Future Perfect
Verb Tense Exercise 26	Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 27	Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Exercise 28	Future Continuous and Future Perfect Continuous
Verb Tense Practice Test	Cumulative Verb Tense Review
Verb Tense Final Test	Cumulative Verb Tense Review

 

Verb Tense Overview with Examples

Simple Present	Simple Past	Simple Future
I study English every day.	Two years ago, I studied English in England.	If you are having problems, I will help you study English. I am going to study English next year.
Present Continuous	Past Continuous	Future Continuous
I am studying English now.	I was studying English when you called yesterday.	I will be studying English when you arrive tonight. I am going to be studying English when you arrive tonight.
Present Perfect	Past Perfect	Future Perfect
I have studied English in several different countries.	I had studied a little English before I moved to the U.S.	I will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course. I am going to have studied every tense by the time I finish this course.
Present Perfect Continuous	Past Perfect Continuous	Future Perfect Continuous
I have been studying English for five years.	I had been studying English for five years before I moved to the U.S.	I will have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive. I am going to have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive.