I want  to teach someone verb tenses. Can you explain to me the different kinds of verb tenses that exist?
I want  to teach someone verb tenses. Can you explain to me the different kinds of verb tenses that exist?
user
Sure. There are many different tenses of verbs, some more common than others. Here are a few basic examples:  
Present: “I go to the store.”
Present progressive: “I am going to the store.”
Present perfect: “I have gone to the store.”
Past simple: “I went to the store.”
Past continuous: “I was going to the store.”
Past perfect: “I had gone to the store.”
Future: “I will go to the store.”
Future progressive: “I will be going to the store.”
Future perfect: “I will have gone to the store.”
assistant
Ohhh, your examples make a lot of sense
user
Yes, these are fairly common verb tenses. I’m happy to give you more information about verb tenses if that is helpful.
assistant
So just to break it down a bit, future perfect is telling an action that will happen later in the future but before another action.
user
That’s a good way to think about it, yes.
assistant
And present progressive is talking about an action that is still taking place in the moment
user