Basic Verb Tenses
content.byui.edu › file › b8b83119-9acc-4a7b-bc84The three basic verb tenses in English are present, past, and future. We use present tense to write about facts, opinions, or things that happen regularly. In the example below, the present tense of hire is used to explain that web technicians are regularly hired: They hire web technicians. We use past tense to write about the past.