How many types of tenses are there in English grammar?
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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 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.
All the tenses in English are given in the table below.
Tenses in English Present Indefinite Tense
Past Indefinite Tense
Future Indefinite Tense
Present Continuous Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Future Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
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