"Mastering Tenses: A Comprehensive Guide to English Grammar"

Present Tense

1. Present Simple
 Definition: Describes habitual actions, universal truths, or facts.
 Syntax: Subject + base verb (s/es for third-person singular)
 Example: She dances every day.

2. Present Continuous
 Definition: Describes actions happening right now or in progress.
 Syntax: Subject + is/am/are + verb(-ing)
 Example: She is dancing right now.

3. Present Perfect
 Definition: Describes actions completed at some point in the past with relevance to the present.
 Syntax: Subject + has/have + past participle
 Example: She has danced at many events.

4. Present Perfect Continuous
 Definition: Describes actions that started in the past and are still continuing.
 Syntax: Subject + has/have been + verb(-ing)
 Example: She has been dancing for two hours.

Past Tense

5. Past Simple
 Definition: Describes actions completed in the past.
 Syntax: Subject + past tense verb
 Example: She danced yesterday.

6. Past Continuous
 Definition: Describes actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.
 Syntax: Subject + was/were + verb(-ing)
 Example: She was dancing when I arrived.

7. Past Perfect
 Definition: Describes an action completed before another action in the past.
 Syntax: Subject + had + past participle
 Example: She had danced before the party started.

8. Past Perfect Continuous
 Definition: Describes actions that were in progress up to a point in the past.
 Syntax: Subject + had been + verb(-ing)
 Example: She had been dancing for an hour before the power went out.

Future Tense

9. Future Simple
 Definition: Describes actions that will happen in the future.
 Syntax: Subject + will + base verb
 Example: She will dance tomorrow.

10. Future Continuous
 Definition: Describes actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.
 Syntax: Subject + will be + verb(-ing)
 Example: She will be dancing at the event.

11. Future Perfect
 Definition: Describes actions that will have been completed before a certain point in the future.
 Syntax: Subject + will have + past participle
 Example: She will have danced by the time you arrive.

12. Future Perfect Continuous
 Definition: Describes actions that will have been in progress for some time before a specific point in the future.
 Syntax: Subject + will have been + verb(-ing)
 Example: She will have been dancing for three hours by the time the event ends.