The 12 Verb Tenses - Usage
Late pizza Leat pizza I will eat pizza
yesterday. everyday. tomorrow.
Te indicate an action, concen,
To express habits or general truth,
‘or circumstance which
‘To indicate a past habit - or an
hasn't taken place yet.
action already completed.
To indicate a future event ona
Canbe used with or without | designated date as part cf a plan
adverbs ot time. ‘oF arrangement.
With ‘mortal action’ vars:
he, love, want, need, balieve, etc.
I will be eating pizza
when you arrive.
To indicate what will be going on
at some time in the future.
Te indicate planned future events,
Lam eating pizza
right now.
To indicate action going on
at the time of speaking,
Iwas eating pizza
when you arrived.
Te indicate temporary action
which may not be happening
at the time of speaking.
‘With a habitual action var,
‘especially to indicate
‘a stubbom hab,
Iwill have eaten all of
‘the pizza by
the time you arrive.
Windociopentasicn which | To restate an niin tpt be
jute a iis ee
T have eaten all of the
Thed eaten all of
pizza.
the pizza when
you arrived.
Te incon a conapsted actin of
hot detrod by a tine of
ee ‘sen pe,
To incicate an action which
started in the past and has
Totti ap ntl tet
Ihad been eating pizza | I have been eating pizza | Iwill have been eating
for 2 hours, pizza for 2 hours
for 2 hours when you
arrived. when you arrive.
Te indicate an action mn the past | Te‘naicate an action whieh | Teineate an action that wil have
that bagan before a certain point | started t some paint nthe past | happened for some tm anc wil
inthe past and continued: and may or may nat be complete. ‘ot be complete yet at a certain
tp unt that te Pantathe kita