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Verb Tense » Verb tenses: summary

Verb tenses: summary

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.

    • present progressive

      John is working in New Orleans this week.

    • past progressive

      John was working in New Orleans last week.

    • present perfect

      John has worked in New Orleans for three years.

    • past perfect

      John had worked in New Orleans for three years before moving to New York.

    • future

      John will work in New Orleans next year.

John is going to work in New Orleans next year.

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