Tenses in English with Example Sentences
Simple Present Tense
Rule: Subject + Verb (1st form) + s/es + Object
Simple Present Tense Examples:
We live in Prayagraj.
She reads story books.
She goes for a walk.
I come here every day.
You work at the Restaurant.
They watch a movie on Friday.
Kashika sings at birthday parties.
Present Continuous Tense
Rule: Subject + is/are/am + Verb (1st form) + ing + Object
Present Continuous Tense Examples:
We are going to Mumbai.
He is playing chess.
She is going for a walk.
I am working.
You are dancing.
They are watching a movie.
Palak is singing a song.
Present Perfect Tense
Rule: Subject + has/have + Verb (3rd form) + Object
Present Perfect Tense Examples:
He has read story books.
She has done workout.
I have worked here.
You have played well.
They have watched these movies.
Pritam has sung a song.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Rule: Subject + has/have + been + Verb (1st form) + ing + Object
Present Perfect Continuous Tense Examples:
He has been reading comic books.
She has been doing workout.
I have been working here.
You have been playing all day.
They have been watching movies.
Rohit has been singing a song.
Simple Past Tense
Rule: Subject + Verb (2nd form) + Object
Simple Past Tense Examples:
We lived in Agra.
He read story books.
She went to the gym.
I came here yesterday.
You worked at the restaurant.
They watched a movie last Friday.
Lata sang a song.
Past Continuous Tense
Rule: Subject + was/were + Verb (1st form) + ing + Object
Past Continuous Tense Examples:
We were going to Calcutta.
He was reading a book.
She was going to the gym.
I was working at a restaurant.
You were playing.
They were watching a movie.
Mohit was singing a song.
Past Perfect Tense
Rule: Subject + had + Verb (3rd form) + Object
Past Perfect Tense Examples:
We had gone to Assam.
He had read comic books.
She had done yoga.
I had worked here.
You had worked at the restaurant.
They had watched these movies.
Kishor had sung a song.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Rule: Subject + had + been + Verb (1st form) + ing + Object
Past Perfect Continuous Tense Examples:
We had been visiting Chitrakoot.
He had been reading comic books.
She had been doing workout.
I had been working here.
You had been playing all day.
They had been watching movies.
Shreya had been singing a song.
Simple Future Tense
Rule: Subject + will/shall + Verb (1st form) + Object
Simple Future Tense Examples:
We shall live in Chandigarh.
He will read story books.
She will go to a gym.
I shall come here every day.
You will work at the restaurant.
They will watch a movie on Friday.
Sonu will sing a song.
Future Continuous Tense
Rule: Subject + will/shall + be + Verb (1st form) + ing + Object
Future Continuous Tense Examples:
We shall be going to Jodhpur.
He will be reading a book.
She will be going to the gym.
I shall be working.
You will be playing.
They will be watching a movie.
Vishal will be singing a song.
Future Perfect Tense
Rule: Subject + will/shall + have + Verb (3rd form) + Object
Future Perfect Tense Examples:
We shall have left Pune.
He will have read story books.
She will have done a workout.
I will have worked here.
You will have done your work.
They will have watched a movie.
Vinit will have sung a song.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Rule: Subject + will/shall + have + been + Verb (1st form) + ing + Object
Future Perfect Continuous Tense Examples:
We shall have been going to Muzaffarnagar.
He will have been reading story books.
She will have been doing workout.
I shall have been working.
You will have been playing.
They will have been watching movies.
Jyoti will have been singing a song.
