VERBAL TENSES IN ENGLISH

What tense is used to describe an action that happened in the past and is completed?

• Present continuous

• Past simple

• Present perfect

• Future perfect

Which tense is used to express an action that will happen in the future?

• Present simple

• Future simple

• Past continuous

• Present perfect continuous

What tense is used to describe an action that started in the past, is still happening in the present, and may continue in the future?

• Present perfect

• Past perfect

• Present continuous

• Future continuous

Which tense is used to talk about an action that will be completed before a certain point in the future?

• Present perfect continuous

• Future perfect

• Past simple

• Present simple

What tense is used to express an action that happened before another action in the past?

• Past continuous

• Present simple

• Past perfect

• Future simple