How many types of tenses are there in English grammar?

<p>There are 3 main types of tenses in grammar, each of which is further classified into 4 types (Simple, Continuous, Perfect, and Perfect Continuous), totalling 12 tenses. These 12 tenses in English&nbsp;help to express the status and degree of completeness of an action or the existence of a situation. Each tense serves a specific purpose in describing when an action occurs and whether it's ongoing, completed, or anticipated.</p><p>All the tenses in English are given in the table below.&nbsp;</p><table><tbody><tr><th colspan="3">Tenses in English</th></tr><tr><td><p>Present Indefinite Tense</p></td><td><p>Past Indefinite Tense</p></td><td><p>Future Indefinite Tense</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Present Continuous Tense</p></td><td><p>Past Continuous Tense</p></td><td><p>Future Continuous Tense</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Present Perfect Tense</p></td><td><p>Past Perfect Tense</p></td><td><p>Future Perfect Tense</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Present Perfect Continuous Tense</p></td><td><p>Past Perfect Continuous Tense</p></td><td><p>Future Perfect Continuous Tense</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

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