Easy Way to Learn English Grammar through Conversations: Tenses

source: Helena Daily English       2018年4月3日
Learning English grammar can be a challenging experience. Today we look at the basic tenses we need to talk about the present, past and future.
# Present
1. Simple Present
Base verb (+ es/es for third person):
Ex: I watch the news every day.
2. Present Continuous
am/is/are + present participle:
Ex: I am watching the news.
3. Present Perfect
Has/have + past participle:
Ex: I have watched the news already.
4. Present Perfect Continuous
Has/have + been + present participle:
Ex: I have been watching the news since I was a teenager.

# Past
5. Simple Past
Verb+ed or irregular verb:
I watched the news.
6. Past Continuous
Was/were + present participle:
Ex: I was watching the news.
7. Past Perfect
Had + past participle:
Ex: I had watched the news before I went to bed.
8. Past Perfect Continuous
Ex: I had been watching watching the news for 20 minutes before you came home.

# Future
9. Simple Future
Will+verb
Am/is/are + going to + verb
Ex: I will watch the news / I am going to watch the news.
10. Future Continuous
Will be + present participle
Am/is/are + going to be + present participle:
Ex: I will be watching the news at 9pm. / I am going to be watching the news at 9pm.
11. Future Perfect
Will have + past participle
Am/is/are + going to have + past participle
Ex: I will have watched the news before 10pm. / I am going to have watched the news.
12. Future Perfect Continuous
Will have been + present participle
Am/is/are + going to have been + present participle:
Ex: I will have been watching the news for over ten minutes before you join me. / I am going to have been watching the news for over ten minutes before you join me.