Present Tenses
Present Simple
Habits, routines, permanent states, and timetables.
Ex: The train leaves at 8:00.
Present Continuous
Actions happening now, temporary situations, or fixed arrangements.
Ex: I am meeting her tonight.
Past Tenses
Past Simple
Completed actions at a specific time in the past.
Ex: I went to Paris last year.
Past Continuous
Actions in progress at a point in the past or background info.
Ex: I was sleeping when you called.
Past Perfect
An action that happened before another action in the past.
Ex: She had already eaten when I arrived.
Perfect & Future Tenses
Present Perfect
Experience, recent events, or states starting in the past continuing now.
Ex: I have lived here for 10 years.
Future Simple (Will)
Predictions, promises, spontaneous decisions.
Ex: I think it will rain.
Future Perfect
Actions finished by a certain time in the future.
Ex: By 2030, I will have graduated.