Simple Present | Simple Past | Simple Future |
I read nearly every day. | Last night, I read an entire novel. | I will read as much as I can this year. |
Present Continuous | Past Continuous | Future Continuous |
I am reading Shakespeare at the moment. | I was reading Edgar Allan Poe last night. | I will be reading Nathaniel Hawthorne soon. |
Present Perfect | Past Perfect | Future Perfect |
I have read so many books I can’t keep count. | I had read at least 100 books by the time I was twelve. | I will have read at least 500 books by the end of the year. |
Present Perfect Continuous | Past Perfect Continuous | Future Perfect Continuous |
I have been reading since I was four years old. | I had been reading for at least a year before my sister learned to read. | I will have been reading for at least two hours before dinner tonight. |