English Tenses

Complete Interactive English Tenses, Conditionals & Modals

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Time / Structure	Use	Level
Present Simple Example: I eat breakfast at 7 am. Use: Habits, routines, general truths.	Habits, routines, general truths	A1
Present Continuous Example: She is studying now. Use: Actions in progress or planned future events.	Action in progress, future plans	A2
Present Perfect Example: I have visited London twice. Use: Actions with relevance to present, experiences.	Experience, relevance to present	B1
Present Perfect Continuous Example: I have been studying English for 2 hours. Use: Actions started in the past and still continuing.	Ongoing actions from past to present	B2
Past Simple Example: They went to the cinema yesterday. Use: Completed actions at a specific past time.	Completed past actions	A2
Past Continuous Example: I was watching TV when she called. Use: Past actions in progress, often interrupted.	Actions in progress in the past	B1
Past Perfect Example: She had finished her homework before dinner. Use: Action completed before another past action.	Action before another past action	B2
Past Perfect Continuous Example: I had been working for 3 hours before lunch. Use: Duration of action before another past action.	Duration before past moment	B2
Future Simple (Will) Example: I will help you with that. Use: Spontaneous decisions, offers, promises.	Spontaneous decisions, predictions, promises	A2
Be going to Example: Look at the clouds! It’s going to rain. Use: Plans, intentions, predictions with evidence.	Plans / intentions / predictions	A2
Zero Conditional Example: If you heat water to 100°C, it boils. Use: General truths and scientific facts.	General truths, scientific facts	B1
First Conditional Example: If it rains, I will take an umbrella. Use: Real future possibilities.	Real future possibilities	B1
Second Conditional Example: If I won the lottery, I would buy a house. Use: Unreal present/future.	Unreal/hypothetical present or future	B2
Third Conditional Example: If I had studied, I would have passed the exam. Use: Unreal past situations.	Unreal past situations	C1
Can / Could Example: I can swim. / Could you help me? Use: Ability, possibility, polite requests.	Ability, possibility, requests	A2
May / Might Example: It might rain tomorrow. Use: Possibility.	Possibility	B1
Must / Should Example: You must wear a helmet. / You should eat healthier. Use: Obligation, advice.	Obligation / advice	B1
Would Example: I would help if I could. Use: Polite requests, hypothetical situations.	Hypothetical situations, polite requests	C1

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Complete Interactive English Tenses, Conditionals & Modals (A1-C2)

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Time / Structure	Use	Level
Future Continuous Example: I will be studying at 8 pm. Use: Action in progress at a specific future time.	Action in progress at a specific future time	B2
Future Perfect Example: By next week, I will have finished the book. Use: Action completed before a specific future time.	Action completed before a specific future time	C1
Future Perfect Continuous Example: By 10 pm, I will have been studying for 3 hours. Use: Duration of action up to a specific future time.	Duration up to a future moment	C2
Mixed Conditional Example: If I had studied harder, I would be more confident now. Use: Hypothetical past affecting present/future.	Hypothetical past → present/future	C2
Advanced Modals Example: He must have forgotten the meeting. Use: Speculation, deduction, criticism.	Speculation, deduction, criticism	C2

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