Verb tense chart

Read across a row to compare the same aspect in the present, past, and future. Read down a column to compare simple, continuous, perfect, and perfect continuous forms.

Simple Present

I review the plan every Monday.

Simple Past

I reviewed the plan yesterday.

Simple Future

I will review the plan tomorrow.

I am going to review the plan tomorrow.

Present Continuous

I am reviewing the plan now.

Past Continuous

I was reviewing the plan when the phone rang.

Future Continuous

I will be reviewing the plan at noon tomorrow.

I am going to be reviewing the plan at noon tomorrow.

Present Perfect

I have reviewed three plans this week.

Past Perfect

I had reviewed the plan before the meeting began.

Future Perfect

By Friday, I will have reviewed every plan.

By Friday, I am going to have reviewed every plan.

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been reviewing plans for two hours.

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been reviewing plans for two hours when the meeting began.

Future Perfect Continuous

By five, I will have been reviewing plans for six hours.

By five, I am going to have been reviewing plans for six hours.

The going to versions express future time too. The longer combinations, especially going to have been, are possible but less common in everyday speech.