English Tense – Eduma English

Summary

Tenses tell us when an action happens. The three main tenses are the present (now), past (before now) and future tense (after now).

In-depth Explanation

The tenses described below are all simple tenses. There are also perfect and continuous tenses in the past, present and future.

Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about things happening now or regularly, such as regular habits or general facts. Here is the structure to form the simple present tense:

For most subjects (I, you, we, they):

[Subject] + [base form of verb]

For example: I play soccer.

For the third person singular (he/she/it):

[Subject] + [base form of verb] + -s/-es

For example: She plays soccer.

Past Tense

The past tense is used to talk about things that happened before now (completed actions). Here is how we form the past simple tense with regular verbs:

For regular verbs:

[Subject] + [verb] + -ed

For example: I walked to school.

For irregular verbs, the form of the verb changes (e.g., go → went).

For example: They went to the park.

Future Tense

The future tense is used to talk about things that will happen after now (future actions or plans). Here is the main structure for forming the future simple tense:

[Subject] + will + [base form of verb]

For example:

I will study tomorrow.

She will call you later.

They will travel next month.