English Tenses – How many are there? Present Perfect Past Future Active Passive Continuous
He plays football Write this sentence in all of the English tenses that you know. The English Tenses
Simple (active)Continuous (active) Simple (passive)Continuous (passive) PresentHe plays football He is playing football Football is played (by him) Football is being played (by him) PastHe played football He was playing football Football was played (by him) Football was being played (by him) FutureHe will play football He will be playing football Football will be played (by him) Present Perfect He has played football He has been playing football Football has been played (by him) Past PerfectHe had played football He had been playing football Football had been played (by him) Future Perfect He will have played football He will have been playing football Football will have been played (by him) The ones in blue are the ones you should know (the others you learn in 3rd year)
Simple (active)Continuous (active) Simple (passive)Continuous (passive) Present He plays football on Mondays - Where is Jimmy? - He is playing football In UK, football is played on Saturdays Accross the country football is being played this weekend Past He played football when he was a student Finished action He was playing football all the time when he was a student In the past, football was only played on Sundays. In the 1800s, football was already being played all accross Europe Future He will play football with you if you want He will be playing football Football will be played (by him) Present Perfect He has played football for 5 years We dont know if he still plays now (unfinished action) He has been playing football since he was 5. Football has been played in Europe since the 1800s Past Perfect He had played football for a year before he scored his first goal. Two past actions When I got home the window was broken. James had been playing football and had broken the window Football had been played (by him) Example Sentences
Simple (active)Continuous (active) Simple (passive)Continuous (passive) PresentI read every night in bed. Past Future Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect Try for yourself!