PRESENT PRESENT PROGRESSIVE PRESENT PERFECT PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

She writes well. She is writing her speech in the next room.

She has written her speech and is ready to leave.

She has been writing her speech for an hour and is still not finished.

Present condition or habitual action

Continuous action going on at the present time Action just completed

Continuous action begun at a specific time in the past and still

going on at the present time.

PAST PASTPROGRESSIVE

PASTPERFECT

PASTPERFECT PROGRESSIVE

She wrote her speech yesterday.

She was writing her speech when the call came.

She had written her speech when the call came.

She had been writing her speech for an hour when the call came.

Action completed at a specific time in the

past

Action going on in the past when overtaken by another

past action

Action completed in the past when overtaken by another

past action

Action going on in the past for a specific time period when

overtaken by another past action

FUTURE FUTURE PROGRESSIVE FUTUREPERFECT

FUTUREPERFECT PROGRESSIVE

She will write her speech after this

meeting.

She will be writing her speech only after she reads your report.

She will have written her speech by the time you

finish your report.

She will have been writing that speech for a week by the time the

meeting takes place.

Action definitely expected Predicted action

Action expected to be completed at a specific time

in the future

Ongoing action expected to continue into the future

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