Tenses Study Cards

Enhance Your Learning with Tenses Flash Cards for quick understanding



Present Simple

Used to describe habitual actions, general truths, and permanent situations.

Present Continuous

Used to describe actions happening at the moment of speaking or temporary situations.

Present Perfect

Used to describe actions that happened in the past but have a connection to the present.

Present Perfect Continuous

Used to describe actions that started in the past, continue in the present, and may continue in the future.

Past Simple

Used to describe actions that happened and ended in the past.

Past Continuous

Used to describe actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.

Past Perfect

Used to describe actions that happened before another action in the past.

Past Perfect Continuous

Used to describe actions that started in the past, continued up until another action in the past, and may have continued after.

Future Simple

Used to describe actions that will happen in the future.

Future Continuous

Used to describe actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

Future Perfect

Used to describe actions that will be completed before a specific time in the future.

Future Perfect Continuous

Used to describe actions that will have been in progress for a certain duration before a specific time in the future.

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Compares the use of the present simple and present continuous tenses.

Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Compares the use of the present perfect and past simple tenses.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Compares the use of the past simple and past continuous tenses.

Past Perfect vs Past Perfect Continuous

Compares the use of the past perfect and past perfect continuous tenses.

Future Simple vs Future Continuous

Compares the use of the future simple and future continuous tenses.

Future Perfect vs Future Perfect Continuous

Compares the use of the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses.

Mixed Tenses

Exercises to practice using different tenses in sentences.

Verb Conjugation

The process of changing a verb to express different tenses, moods, voices, and aspects.

Sentence Structure

The arrangement of words and phrases to create meaningful sentences in different tenses.

Irregular Verbs

Verbs that do not follow the regular conjugation patterns in different tenses.

Modal Verbs

Verbs used to express ability, possibility, permission, obligation, and necessity in different tenses.

Conditional Sentences

Sentences that express hypothetical situations and their consequences in different tenses.

Passive Voice

The form of a verb that shows the subject receiving the action in different tenses.

Reported Speech

The reporting of someone else's words or thoughts in different tenses.

Question Formation

The structure used to form questions in different tenses.

Negative Form

The structure used to form negative sentences in different tenses.

Time Expressions

Words or phrases used to indicate the time of an action in different tenses.

Adverbs of Frequency

Words or phrases used to indicate how often an action occurs in different tenses.

Adverbs of Time

Words or phrases used to indicate when an action occurs in different tenses.

Adverbs of Duration

Words or phrases used to indicate the length of time an action lasts in different tenses.

Adverbs of Degree

Words or phrases used to indicate the intensity or extent of an action in different tenses.

Adverbs of Manner

Words or phrases used to indicate how an action is performed in different tenses.

Adverbs of Place

Words or phrases used to indicate where an action occurs in different tenses.

Adverbs of Reason

Words or phrases used to indicate the reason or cause of an action in different tenses.

Adverbs of Purpose

Words or phrases used to indicate the purpose or intention behind an action in different tenses.

Adverbs of Result

Words or phrases used to indicate the result or consequence of an action in different tenses.

Adverbs of Condition

Words or phrases used to indicate the condition or circumstances under which an action occurs in different tenses.

Adverbs of Contrast

Words or phrases used to indicate a contrast or difference between two actions in different tenses.