All Twelve English Verb Tenses

Here is an overview of all 12 English verb tenses, their forms, and how to use them.

FORM:	MEANING AND USE:
Present Simple ~Verb Form	Present Simple ~Verb Use
Present Progressive ~Verb Form	Present Progressive ~Verb Use
Present Perfect Progressive ~Verb Form	Present Perfect Progressive ~Verb Use
Past Simple ~Verb Form	Past Simple ~Verb Use
Past Progressive ~Verb Form	Past Progressive ~Verb Use
Past Perfect ~Verb Form	Past Perfect ~Verb Use
Past Perfect Progressive ~Verb Form	Past Perfect Progressive ~Verb Use
Future Simple ~Verb Form	Future Simple ~Verb Use
Future Progressive ~Verb Form	Future Progressive ~Verb Use
Future Perfect~Verb Form	Future Perfect ~Verb Use
Future Perfect Progressive ~Verb Form	Future Perfect Progressive ~Verb Use

 

Future Progressive ~Meaning and Use

This post will show you how to use the Future Progressive, also called the Future Continuous. To see how to form the Future Progressive, click here.

The Future Progressive puts the emphasis on the course of an action taking place in the future at a specific time.

I will be studying later so I can’t go out.

You will be sleeping at midnight.

He will be making dinner when you get home tonight.

She won’t be speaking at the conference next Monday.

It won’t be raining tomorrow.

Next fall, we will be enjoying the vegetables we planted in the spring.

They will be living in Santiago next year.

Will they be showing the movie we want to see tonight?

Future Progressive ~Verb Form

This post will show you how to form the Future Progressive, also called the Future Continuous. To see how to use the Future Progressive, click here.

Subject	Will Be	Verb + ing
I	will be	working	all day tomorrow.
You	will be	living	in Dublin next month!
He/she/it	will be	studying	hard all week.
We	will be	doing	a lot of research tomorrow.
They/you (plural)	will be	traveling	to all seven continents over the next two years.

Negative

Subject	Won’t	Be	Verb + ing
I	won’t	be	traveling	to France next year.
You	won’t	be	laughing	if that happens!
He/she/it	won’t	be	doing	anything all day tomorrow.
We	won’t	be	presenting	to the board next month.
They/you (plural)	won’t	be	advertising	in India next quarter.

Yes/No Questions

Will	Subject	Be Verb + ing
Will	I	be walking	all day on the hike?
Will	you	be traveling	in Argentina next month?
Will	he/she/it	be snowing	all week?
Will	we	be spending	too much money if we buy that TV?
Will	they/you (plural)	be playing	that movie that we want to see?

Short Answers

Yes,	Subject + Will + (Be)
Yes,	I will (be).
Yes,	you will (be).
Yes,	he/she/it will (be).
Yes,	we will (be).
Yes,	they/you (plural) will (be).

Short Answers

No	Subject + Won’t (+be)
No,	I won’t (be)
No,	you won’t (be)
No,	he/she/it won’t (be)
No,	we won’t (be)
No,	they/you (plural) won’t (be)

Information Questions

Wh- Word	Have/Has	Subject	Past Participle
Who	has	she	talked	to about the problem?
What	have	we	done	to the Earth?
When	has	she	learned	from her mistake?
Where	have	you	been	all my life?
How	have	I	grown	professionally?
How long	have	they	been	together?
Why	has	it	taken	so long?

Wh- Word (subject)	Will Be	Subject	Verb + ing
Who	will be		hosting	the party?
What	will be		happening	when we arrive?