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Master All 12 Tenses

A tense shows when an action happens. English has 3 times (Past · Present · Future) × 4 aspects (Simple · Continuous · Perfect · Perfect Continuous) = 12 tenses. Click any cell to dive in.

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12 tenses

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⏮️ Past

▶️ Present

⏭️ Future

Simple

1📝

Past Simple

V2 — "I walked yesterday."

2🌞

Present Simple

V1 / V1+s — "I walk daily."

3🚀

Future Simple

will / be going to — "I will walk."

Continuous

4🎞️

Past Continuous

was/were V-ing — "I was walking."

5📍

Present Continuous

am/is/are V-ing — "I am walking."

6🛸

Future Continuous

will be V-ing — "I will be walking."

Perfect

7📜

Past Perfect

had V3 — "I had walked."

8✅

Present Perfect

have/has V3 — "I have walked."

9🏁

Future Perfect

will have V3 — "I will have walked."

Perfect Cont.

10📽️

Past Perfect Cont.

had been V-ing — "I had been walking."

11⏳

Present Perfect Cont.

have/has been V-ing — "I have been walking."

12🌌

Future Perfect Cont.

will have been V-ing — "I will have been walking."

📌 Quick Reference

Simple

Facts, habits, completed.

"I work", "I worked", "I will work".

Continuous

Actions in progress.

"I am working", "I was working", "I will be working".

Perfect

Connection to another time.

"I have worked", "I had worked", "I will have worked".

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