Verb Tense

There are seven basic verb tenses used in English: present John works in New Orleans every summer. past John worked in New Orleans last year....

The present progressive tense is used to talk about current activities: “I‘m fixing the stove right now.” events that will not last: “Julie is staying...

Both the present perfect and the present perfect progressive tenses are used to talk about things that started in the past, but continue into, or...

The present tense is generally used to talk about: things that happen often, or don't change: “They play golf on Saturdays.” “Derrick lives on Fifth...

The past progressive tense is used to talk about: activities in progress at a specific time in the past: “We were playing cards last night...

The past tense is used to talk about events which have already happened: “Last night, after he ate dinner, Dennis washed the dishes.” “The Gomez...

The future tense is used when talking about something that will happen in the future, though the “be going to” form of the “future modal”...