Tenses and Aspects of the Verbs

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Tenses and Aspects of the Verbs

Simple Tenses

Past Simple Tense	Present Simple Tense	Future Simple Tense
-point in time in the past. Ex. I ate breakfast this morning.	- general statement -habitual truths Ex. I eat breakfast   every day.	- A point in time in the future. Ex. I will eat breakfast.

Continuous tenses (length of time)

Past Continuous	Present Continuous	Future Continuous
-Actions that happened in the past when another action happened. Ex. I was eating breakfast when my brother arrived.	- happening now Ex. I am eating breakfast.	- length of time in the future Ex. I will be eating breakfast from 9:00 to 9:30.

Perfect tenses (point in time before another point in time)

Past Perfect	Present Perfect	Future Perfect
-Action in the past before another past action. Ex. I had already eaten breakfast when my brother arrived.           (had+PP)	- Action in the past before the present moment.  Ex. I have already eaten breakfast. (There is no specific time compare to past simple.)	- Action that will be happens in the future before another action. Ex. I will have already eaten breakfast by the time my brother arrives. (will+have+PP)

Perfect continuous tenses

Past Perfect Continuous	Present Perfect Continuous	Future Perfect Continuous
-Action happening for a length of time up to the moment of another action happened. Ex. I had been eating breakfast for 30 minutes when my brother arrived.	- Action that was happening for a length of time up to the present moment.  Ex. I have been eating breakfast for 30 minutes.	- Action that will be happening in the future for a length of time up to the moment when another action will happen. Ex. I will have been eating breakfast for 30 minutes by the time you arrive.