英语共有16种时态，涵盖不同时间与动作的组合。以下是常见时态的总结：
| 时态名称 | 结构 | 例句 |
| 一般现在时 | 主语 + 动词原形 | She goes to school every day. |
| 现在进行时 | am/is/are + 动词ing | They are playing football now. |
| 现在完成时 | have/has + 过去分词 | I have finished my homework. |
| 现在完成进行时 | have/has been + ing | She has been studying all day. |
| 一般过去时 | 主语 + 过去式 | He visited his friend yesterday. |
| 过去进行时 | was/were + ing | We were watching a movie at 8 PM. |
| 过去完成时 | had + 过去分词 | She had left before I arrived. |
| 过去完成进行时 | had been + ing | They had been waiting for hours. |
| 一般将来时 | will/shall + 动词原形 | I will call you tomorrow. |
| 将来进行时 | will be + ing | She will be working late tonight. |
| 将来完成时 | will have + 过去分词 | By next year, he will have graduated. |
| 将来完成进行时 | will have been + ing | They will have been traveling for days. |
| 一般现在完成时 | have/has + 过去分词 | We have seen that movie before. |
| 一般过去完成时 | had + 过去分词 | He had eaten when I called. |
| 一般将来完成时 | will have + 过去分词 | She will have finished by 5 PM. |
| 一般过去将来时 | would + 动词原形 | He said he would come later. |
掌握这些时态有助于准确表达时间和动作关系。
