all English tenses and their rules
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The following table illustrates the proper use of verb tenses:
Simple Present Simple Past Simple Future
I read nearly every day. Last night, I read an entire novel. I will read as much as I can this year.
Present Continuous Past Continuous Future Continuous
I am reading Shakespeare at the moment. I was reading Edgar Allan Poe last night. I will be reading Nathaniel Hawthorne soon.
Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Perfect
I have read so many books I can’t keep count. I had read at least 100 books by the time I was twelve. I will have read at least 500 books by the end of the year.
Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous
I have been reading since I was four years old. I had been reading for at least a year before my sister learned to read. I will have been reading for at least two hours before dinner tonight.