How many tenses are there in English? - Linguapress
linguapress.com › grammar › english-tensesThe number varies from 2 to 12, depending on how or whether "aspect" is taken into account, and how many aspects are recognised, two, three or four. There is on the other hand a general consensus that by multiplying the number of tenses by the number of aspects, you will normally reach a total of 12 indicative "forms", as illustrated in this table of English verb forms in the active voice.