7/21/2019 Tenses Timeline

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English Tenses Timeline

This timeline tenses chart provides a handy reference sheet to English tenses and theirrelationship to one another and the past, present and future. Conjugated verbs are

highlighted in bold. Tenses which are rarely used in everyday conversation are marked by

an asterik (*.

TIMELINE 

SIMPLE ACTIVE  SIMPLE PASSIVE PROGRESSIVE /

CONTINUOUS ACTIVE 

PROGRESSIVE / CONTINUOUS

PASSIVE 

!he had already

eaten when " arrived.

The painting had been

sld twice before it was

destroyed.

!

"

PAST

PER#ECT

"

" 

" had been $aiting for four

hours when he finally arrived.

The house had been being %ainted 

for over a month before they began

to decorate the interior. *

" b&ght a new car

last week.

The book $as $ritten 

in #$%& by 'rank !mith.

!

"

PAST

"

" 

" $as $at'hing TV when she

arrived.

The problem $as being sl(ed 

when " arrived late for class.

!he has li(ed in

California for manyyears.

The company has been

managed by 'red onesfor the last two years.

!

"

PRESENT

PER#ECT

"

" 

!he has been $r)ing atohnson)s for si months.

The students ha(e been being

ta&ght for the last four hours. *

+e $r)s five days a

week.

Those shoes are made 

in "taly.

!

"

PRESENT"

" 

" am $r)ing at the moment. The work is being dne by im.

"

#UTURE

INTENTION

"

"

V 

They are ging t *ly to ew

-ork tomorrow.

The reports are ging t be

'm%leted by the marketing

department.

The sun $ill shine 

tomorrow.

The food $ill be

br&ght later.

"

#UTURE

SIMPLE

"

"

V 

!he $ill be tea'hing tomorrow

at si o)clock.

The rolls $ill be being ba)ed at

two. *

" $ill ha(e 'm%leted

the course by the end

of net week.

The project $ill ha(e

been *inished by

tomorrow afternoon.

"

#UTURE

PER#ECT

"

"

V 

!he $ill ha(e been $r)ing 

here for two years by the end

of net month.

The house $ill ha(e been being

b&ilt for si months by the time they

finish. *