The 12 tenses in English with examples:

Simple Present:
Example: I play tennis every Saturday.

Present Continuous:
Example: She is watching a movie right now.

Present Perfect:
Example: They have visited Paris twice.

Present Perfect Continuous:
Example: We have been studying for three hours.

Simple Past:
Example: He walked to the park yesterday.

Past Continuous:
Example: She was reading a book when the phone rang.

Past Perfect:
Example: They had already left when I arrived.

Past Perfect Continuous:
Example: I had been working on the project all day.

Simple Future:
Example: We will go to the beach next weekend.

Future Continuous:
Example: He will be studying for the exam tomorrow.

Future Perfect:
Example: By this time next year, they will have completed their studies.

Future Perfect Continuous:
Example: She will have been waiting for two hours when the train arrives.

These examples demonstrate the different tenses in various contexts. Remember that the examples can be modified to fit different subjects or situations.

Tenses Workouts

Sure! Here are a few tenses exercises for you to practice:

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate verb tense (present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous, future simple, or future continuous):

Sarah ______ (play) tennis every Saturday.
Right now, I ______ (study) for my exam.
They ______ (go) to the beach when it started to rain.
We ______ (watch) a movie last night.
By this time tomorrow, I ______ (finish) my project.
At 3 o'clock yesterday, she ______ (drive) to work.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the following sentences, changing the verb tense as indicated:

She sings in the choir. (Present simple) -> She ______ in the choir.
I am eating dinner right now. (Past continuous) -> I ______ dinner at that time.
We will travel to Paris next month. (Present continuous) -> We ______ to Paris next month.
They have already finished the project. (Future simple) -> They ______ the project yet.
He was playing soccer when it started to rain. (Present simple) -> He ______ soccer when it started to rain.
Exercise 3: Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentences:

I ______ (visit/visited/will visit) my grandparents every summer.
They ______ (are going/went/will go) to the concert last night.
By the time she arrives, we ______ (will finish/finished/have finished) cooking dinner.
The train ______ (leaves/leaving/has left) in ten minutes, so we need to hurry.
My sister ______ (is studying/studies/studied) medicine at university.
Answers:
Exercise 1:

plays
am studying
were going
watched
will have finished
was driving
Exercise 2:

sings
was eating
will be traveling
haven't finished
was playing
Exercise 3:

visit
went
will have finished
leaves
is studying
Note: There can be multiple correct answers in some cases, as the choice of tense depends on the intended meaning and context.