Grammar Review - SUNY
cayuga-cc.edu › 25/2016/01 › grammar_reviewTenses The tense, or form, of a verb reflects the time when an action occurs. English has six tenses: present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect. In the table below, the verb in parentheses in each example represents the progressive form of the verb, which indicates an ongoing action. Tenses at a Glance