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English Tenses

All sixteen English tenses in one table, from present to future in the past and from simple to perfect continuous. Every form comes with a formula and an example built from the same sentence — switch to the passive, then open a tense for its theory.

Present

V1 (+s)
She writes the letter.
am/is/are + V-ing
She is writing the letter.
has/have + V3
She has written the letter.
has/have + been + V-ing
She has been writing the letter.

Past

V2
She wrote the letter.
was/were + V-ing
She was writing the letter.
had + V3
She had written the letter.
had + been + V-ing
She had been writing the letter.

Future

will + V1
She will write the letter.
will + be + V-ing
She will be writing the letter.
will + have + V3
She will have written the letter.
will + have + been + V-ing
She will have been writing the letter.

Future in the Past

would + V1
She would write the letter.
would + be + V-ing
She would be writing the letter.
would + have + V3
She would have written the letter.
would + have + been + V-ing
She would have been writing the letter.

All forms

Present Simple
V1 (+s)
Present Continuous
am/is/are + V-ing
Present Perfect
has/have + V3
Present Perfect Continuous
has/have + been + V-ing
Past Simple
V2
Past Continuous
was/were + V-ing
Past Perfect
had + V3
Past Perfect Continuous
had + been + V-ing
Future Simple
will + V1
Future Continuous
will + be + V-ing
Future Perfect
will + have + V3
Future Perfect Continuous
will + have + been + V-ing
Future in the Past Simple
would + V1
Future in the Past Continuous
would + be + V-ing
Future in the Past Perfect
would + have + V3
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous
would + have + been + V-ing