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Time frames and verb tenses Learn about time frames so that you can understand verb tenses better.

What are verbs? (opens in new tab) Learn about verbs and types of verbs in English.

What are verb tenses? Learn what verb tenses are, where their names come from, and what they do.

Types of infinitives in English. (opens in new tab) Learn about full infinitives (or to-infinitives), bare infinitives, and split infinitives.

List of 110 basic irregular verbs. The infinitive, past, and past participle forms

Present Tense of the Verb to Be. This lesson includes conjugations, contractions, negative forms, and the types of ideas that “to be” connects.

General truths and facts

Habits and routines: Describes actions that regularly occur or habits.

Permanent situations.

Scheduled events: Used for timetables or schedules.

Instructions and directions

The present simple tense in adverb clauses indicating the future

Present tense in subordinate clauses (simultaneous events)

Storytelling using the present tense

Actions happening now

Ongoing actions

Temporary actions

Future arrangements

Changing or evolving situations

Annoyance or irritation with “always,” “constantly,” and so on

Unspecified time in the past

Actions with present relevance

Recent past actions (often with “just”)

Duration of an action (from the past up to the present)

Temporary actions (actions happening recently or for a temporary period)

Completed actions at a specific time in the past

Past habits

Past events in a sequence

Action in progress in the past

Background actions (actions in progress when another occurred)

Interrupted actions

Actions completed before another past action

In reported speech referring to a past action

Duration of an action before another action occurred

Emphasizing the duration of an ongoing past action

Predictions and future facts

Spontaneous decisions

Promises and offers

Offers and invitations

Future facts and certainties

Future arrangements with intention and commitment

Annoyance about repeated action (often with “always” and “never”)

Future arrangements that are fixed or decided

Ongoing actions in the future

Polite inquiries

Completion of an action before a future time

Predictions or expectations about the future

Expressing regrets or missed opportunities about the future

Duration of an ongoing action before a future time

Emphasizing duration of an ongoing action up to a future point