Tenses are verb forms that indicate when an action or event occurs. Here's a brief overview of the main tenses in English:
* Present tenses: Used to talk about actions happening now, habits, or general truths.
* Present simple: I work, She speaks French, They live here.
* Present continuous: I am working, She is speaking French, They are living here.
* Present perfect: I have worked, She has spoken French, They have lived here.
* Present perfect continuous: I have been working, She has been speaking French, They have been living here.
* Past tenses: Used to talk about actions or events that happened in the past.
* Past simple: I worked, She spoke French, They lived here.
* Past continuous: I was working, She was speaking French, They were living here.
* Past perfect: I had worked, She had spoken French, They had lived here.
* Past perfect continuous: I had been working, She had been speaking French, They had been living here.
* Future tenses: Used to talk about actions or events that will happen in the future.
* Future simple: I will work, She will speak French, They will live here.
* Future continuous: I will be working, She will be speaking French, They will be living here.
* Future perfect: I will have worked, She will have spoken French, They will have lived here.
* Future perfect continuous: I will have been working, She will have been speaking French, They will have been living here.
This is a basic introduction to tenses. Each tense has its own rules and nuances, and there are many resources available to help you learn them in more detail.