Verb Tenses: Review

A verb tense indicates the time at which an action occurs, such as past, present, or future.

Present tense describes actions that are currently happening or habitual actions.

Past tense describes actions that have already happened.

Future tense describes actions that will happen at a later time.

The simple present tense is used to express habitual actions or general truths, e.g., 'She walks to school.'

The simple past tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past, e.g., 'He walked to school.'

The simple future tense is used to describe actions that will occur in the future, e.g., 'They will walk to school.'

The present continuous tense describes actions that are currently ongoing, e.g., 'She is walking to school.'

The past continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past, e.g., 'He was walking to school.'

The future continuous tense describes actions that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future, e.g., 'They will be walking to school.'