Simple Present Tense: Used to describe habitual actions, general truths, or facts.
Example: (i) I walk to work every day.
(ii) Cats are mammals.
Present Continuous/Progressive Tense: Used to describe actions that are happening at the moment of speaking or ongoing actions.
Example: (i) She is reading a book right now.
(ii) They are playing soccer in the park.
Simple Past Tense: Used to describe actions that happened and were completed in the past.
Example: (i) We visited Paris last summer.
(ii) He ate dinner an hour ago.
Past Continuous/Progressive Tense: Used to describe actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.
Example: (i) She was studying when I called her.
(ii) They were watching a movie last night.
Present Perfect Tense: Used to describe actions that happened at an indefinite time in the past or have a connection to the present.
Example: (i) I have visited Italy before.
(ii) They have finished their homework.
Past Perfect Tense: Used to describe actions that were completed before another past action or a specific time in the past.
Example: (i) She had already left when I arrived.
(ii) They had finished dinner before the guests arrived.
Future Simple Tense: Used to describe actions that will happen in the future.
Example: (i) We will meet tomorrow.
(ii) She will start her new job next week.
Future Continuous/Progressive Tense: Used to describe ongoing actions that will be happening at a specific time in the future.
Example: (i) They will be flying to London at 8 PM tomorrow.
(ii) I will be waiting for you at the airport.
Future Perfect Tense: Used to describe actions that will be completed before a specified time or another future action.
Example: (i) By next year, he will have graduated from college.
(ii) They will have finished the project by Friday.
These examples provide a general understanding of the different tenses in English.