12 basic English tenses

She is teaching her students.

• Present continuous tense

• Present perfect

• Simple present

We have been waiting for them.

• Simple present

• Present perfect

• Present perfect continuous tense

He has written a fantastic essay.

• Present Perfect

• Present Continuous

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

Yesterday by 7 pm he had finished his report.

• Present Perfect

• Past Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

By 2023, she will have been living in Germany for 15 years.

• Future Perfect

• Future Perfect Continuous

• Future Continuous

Everybody was looking at me.

• Past Continuous

• Past Perfect

• Past Perfect Continuous

• Present Perfect

They left for school five minutes ago.

• Present Simple

• Past Perfect

• Past Continuous

• Past Simple

By the end of the month, she will have read about a thousand pages.

• Future Perfect

• Future Perfect Continuous

• Future Continuous

• Future Simple

My family always spends vacation at the seaside.

• Present Simple

• Present Continuous

• Present Perfect

• Future Simple

This time tomorrow, we will be relaxing at the beach.

• Future Perfect

• Future Continuous

• Future Simple

• Future Perfect Continuous