| Present | Simple | Present simple form | I go to the cinema every week |
| Past | Past simple form | I went to the cinema last week | |
| Future | Will + bare infinitive | I will go to the cinema with you | |
| Present | Continuous | Am/are/is + present participle | I'm watching a film |
| Past | Was/were + present participle | I was watching a film earlier | |
| Future | Will be + present participle | I will be watching a film at 8pm tonight | |
| Present | Perfect | Have/has + past participle | I have seen Harry Potter 3 times |
| Past | Had + past participle | By the time I arrived at the cinema, the film had finished | |
| Future | Will have + past participle | I will have finished watching season 2 of Game of Thrones by 9pm | |
| Present | Perfect Continuous | Have/has + been + present participle | I have been sitting outside for 2 hours now |
| Past | Had + been + present participle | I had been waiting in the queue for 20 minutes, before we were told to go home. | |
| Future | Will have + been + present continuous | When I graduate, I will have been studying philosophy for 3 years | |
Future with "going to" | Am/are/is + going + infinitive | I am going to visit my parents next weekend |