Verb Tenses in English Grammar (Definition, Formula & Examples). There are three basic types of tenses, past, present and future tense. 2 tenses in English are; 1-Simple Present 2-Present Progressive / Continuous 3-Present Perfect 4-Present Perfect Progressive / Continuous 5-Simple Past 6-Past Progressive / Continuous 7-Past Perfect 8-Past Perfect Progressive / Continuous 9-Simple Future 10-Future Progressive / Continuous 11-Future Perfect 12-Future Perfect Progressive / Continuous
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