Verb Tenses Diagram
Free online verb tenses overview and examples. The
following table shows all aspects of the past, present, and future tenses.
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- Simple Present
- I play
tennis every day.
- You play tennis every day.
- He / She / It plays tennis
every day.
- They play tennis every
day.
- We play tennis every day.
- Simple Past
- I played
tennis every day.
- You played tennis every
day.
- He / She / It played tennis
every day.
- They played tennis every
day.
- We played tennis every
day.
- Simple Future
- I will play
tennis with you tomorrow.
- I am going to play tennis
next year.
- You will play
tennis with me tomorrow.
- You are going to play tennis
next year.
- He / She / It
will play tennis with
you tomorrow.
- He / She / It is going to play
tennis next year.
- We will play
tennis with you tomorrow.
- We are going to play tennis
next year.
- They will
play tennis with you tomorrow.
- They are going to play
tennis next year.
- Present Continuous
- I am playing
tennis now.
- You are playing
tennis now.
- He / She / It
is playing tennis now.
- We are playing
tennis now.
- They are playing
tennis now.
- Past
Continuous
- I was playing
tennis now.
- You were playing
tennis now.
- He / She / It
was playing tennis now.
- We were playing
tennis now.
- They were
playing tennis now.
- Future
Continuous
- I will be
playing tennis tomorrow.
- I am going
to be playing tennis tomorrow.
- You will be
playing tennis tomorrow.
- You are going
to be playing tennis tomorrow.
- He / She / It
will be playing tennis
tomorrow.
- He / She / It
is going to be playing
tennis tomorrow.
- We will be
playing tennis tomorrow.
- We are going
to be playing tennis tomorrow.
- They will
be playing tennis tomorrow.
- They are going
to be playing tennis tomorrow.
- Present Perfect
- I have played
tennis in several different countries.
- You have played
tennis in several different countries.
- He / She / It
has played tennis in
several different countries.
- We have played
tennis in several different countries.
- They have
played tennis in several different countries.
- Past Perfect
- I had played
tennis a little before I moved to the Unites States.
- You had played
tennis a little before I moved to the Unites States.
- He / She / It
had played tennis a
little before I moved to the Unites States.
- We had played
tennis a little before I moved to the Unites States.
- They had played
tennis a little before I moved to the Unites States.
- Future Perfect
- I will have
played tennis for four hours if I play for another hour.
- I am going
to have played tennis for six straight days if I play in the
tournament this weekend.
- You will have
played tennis for four hours if you play for another hour.
- You are going
to have played tennis for six straight days if you play in the
tournament this weekend.
- He / She / It
will have played tennis
for four hours if he / she / it plays for another hour.
- He / She / It
is going to have played
tennis for six straight days if he / she / it plays in the tournament
this weekend.
- We will have
played tennis for four hours if we play for another hour.
- We are going
to have played tennis for six straight days if we play in the
tournament this weekend.
- They will
have played tennis for four hours if they play for another hour.
- They are going
to have played tennis for six straight days if they play in the
tournament this weekend.
- Present Perfect
Continuous
- I have been
playing tennis for ten years.
- You have been
playing tennis for ten years.
- He / She / It
has been playing tennis
for ten years.
- We have been
playing tennis for ten years.
- They have
been playing tennis for ten years.
- Past Perfect
Continuous
- I had been
playing tennis for three years before I moved to the United States.
- You had been
playing tennis for three years before you moved to the United
States.
- He / She / It
had been playing tennis
for three years before he / she / it moved to the United States.
- We had been
playing tennis for three years before we moved to the United
States.
- They had been
playing tennis for three years before they moved to the United
States.
- Future Perfect
Continuous
- I will have
been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive.
- I am going
to have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time
you arrive.
- You will have
been playing tennis for over three hours by the time Tom arrives.
- You are going
to have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time
Tom arrives.
- He / She / It
will have been playing
tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive.
- He / She / It
is going to have been playing
tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive.
- We will have
been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive.
- We are going
to have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time
you arrive.
- They will
have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you
arrive.
- They are going
to have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time
you arrive.
