Nowadays, learning English has become necessary for everyone. Everywhere English is considered a professional language, and rightly so, because in every department—whether it’s school, college, office, or any other—there is a need for English. Whether it's a letter, a form, or an application etc., most of these are in English, whether in government offices or private ones.
Many people speak English, but they don’t fully understand the concept of English. If you ask someone about English grammar, only 1 out of 100 people might give you an intelligent answer—even if they all speak fluent English.
If you see others speaking fluent English and wish to speak and understand it like them, then you are at the right place. In this blog, you will learn how to speak and understand English properly. This blog is especially for those students who want to become fluent in English. I hope this blog will be very helpful for students.
So let’s begin learning from today.
In today’s blog, you will get an overview of the 12 tenses of English grammar. A separate blog will be made for each tense so that understanding the tenses becomes easier. Often it happens that we study tenses but after some time all tenses get mixed up in our minds and then we can't figure out how to use which tense. So here, everything will be explained in a very easy and complete way, and the link to each blog will also be shared in this post so you can understand easily.
So now let’s see the overview of English 12 tenses below, with examples. At the end, some practice will also be given as a form of a test for your understanding.
🔰 What Are Tenses?
The word “tense” has been taken from the Latin word “tempus” that means “time”, such verb which denotes the time of an “action” or “existence” is called tense.
Tenses have 3 major categories:
Present Tense (current time)
Past Tense (time that has passed)
Future Tense (coming time)
Each category has 4 types:
Simple tense
Continuous tense
Perfect tense
Perfect Continuous tense
Total 12 tenses
Present continuous tense
Present perfect tense
Present perfect continuous tense
Past simple tense
Past continuous tense
Past perfect tense
Past perfect continuous tense
Future simple tense
Future continuous tense
Future perfect tense
Future perfect continuous tense
⏳ Present Tense (Current Time)
1. Simple Present Tense
Used for daily tasks or universal truths.
Example: She goes to school daily.
Structure: Subject + 1st form of verb (+s/es)
2. Present Continuous Tense
The task that is happening right now.
Example: I am learning tenses.
Structure: Subject + is/am/are + verb + ing
3. Present Perfect Tense
The task that has been completed recently.
Example: I have written the blog.
Structure: Subject + has/have + 3rd form of verb
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
The task that has been going on for a while and is not finished yet.
Example: I have been understanding tenses for a few days.
Structure: Subject + has/have been + verb + ing
⌛ Past Tense (Time That Has Passed)
5. Simple Past Tense
The task that already happened.
Example: I wrote the blog yesterday.
Structure: Subject + 2nd form of verb
6. Past Continuous Tense
The task that was ongoing at a specific time in the past.
Example: I was learning English.
Structure: Subject + was/were + verb + ing
7. Past Perfect Tense
One task that happened before another in the past.
Example: When I went to school, the class had started.
Structure: Subject + had + 3rd form of verb
8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
The task that was happening for some time in the past.
Example: She had been studying for one hour.
Structure: Subject + had been + verb + ing
⏲️ Future Tense (Coming Time)
9. Simple Future Tense
The task that will happen in the coming time.
Example: I will write another blog tomorrow.
Structure: Subject + will/shall + 1st form of verb
10. Future Continuous Tense
The task that will be ongoing in the future.
Example: she will be watching TV at 5 o'clock.
Structure: Subject + will be + verb + ing
11. Future Perfect Tense
The task that will have been completed by a certain time in the future.
Example: She will have learned tenses by the exams.
Structure: Subject + will have + 3rd form of verb
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
The task that will have been happening for some time in the future.
Example: She will have been writing for 2 hours.
Structure: Subject + will have been + verb + ing
❓ Why Are Tenses Important?
▪️ Tenses help determine the correct time.
▪️ Tenses are the most important step to become fluent in English.
▪️ In job interviews, speaking, writing, letter typing, applications, forms, and other documents—mostly English is used.
▪️ Through tenses, you can clearly express yourself to others.
Tenses are the strong base of English. Only if you know how to use tenses properly, will you be able to understand and speak English correctly.
📌 Tips to Master All Tenses
1. Learn one tense daily and revise it repeatedly.
2. Write at least 10 examples for each tense.
3. Get your written sentences checked by your teacher or AI etc.
4. Practice daily.
5. Try to improve your mistakes, because those are what will help you grow.
👉 What’s Next?
Hopefully, you’ve understood the overview, so let’s move on to the next step, in which tenses are explained in detail.
➡️ [Present Simple Tense]
The link to each blog will be shared here so you can learn tenses easily.
🎁 Bonus: Computer Basics
If you want to learn computer basics, the link for that will also be given here.
📝 Practice Section
Below are some blanks—try to guess which tense will be used:
1. I daily ___ (drink tea).
2. He is ___ (reading book) right now.
3. Tomorrow he will ___ (go to school).
4. When I came to office, the meeting ___ (start).
5. He has been ___ (preparing test) for three days.
Write the correct answers for these 5 sentences in the comments.
🏁 Final Words
Tenses are a very important step to learn English. If you give a little time daily to learn tenses and practice them, you will become fluent in English. Learning tenses is not difficult. From today, stop making grammar boring—make it interesting. Improve your English.
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