Here’s a handwritten-style note of Tenses in English Grammar you can either copy by
hand into your notebook or print as a reference. It covers all 12 tenses in a simple and
concise format, designed like a neat class note.
📘 TENSES - HANDWRITTEN STYLE NOTE
TENSE = Time + Form of Verb
Tense
Tense Name Structure Example
Type
Present Simple Present V1 / V1+s/es She plays cricket.
Present Continuous is/am/are + V1+ing I am reading a book.
Present Perfect has/have + V3 They have finished homework.
Present Perfect has/have been + She has been studying for 2
Continuous V1+ing hours.
Past Simple Past V2 He watched a movie.
Past Continuous was/were + V1+ing I was playing football.
Past Perfect had + V3 She had left before I came.
They had been waiting for an
Past Perfect Continuous had been + V1+ing
hour.
Future Simple Future will + V1 I will go to school.
Future Continuous will be + V1+ing He will be watching TV.
Future Perfect will have + V3 She will have finished work.
Future Perfect will have been + We will have been studying all
Continuous V1+ing day.
🔍 Tips to Remember
V1 = Base verb (go, eat, play)
V2 = Past form (went, ate, played)
V3 = Past participle (gone, eaten, played)
Continuous = V1 + ing
Perfect = use of have/has/had + V3
Perfect Continuous = have/has/had + been + V1+ing
✍️ Handy Shortcut (Table)
Tense Helping Verb(s) Main Verb Form
Simple Present do/does (hidden) V1
hand into your notebook or print as a reference. It covers all 12 tenses in a simple and
concise format, designed like a neat class note.
📘 TENSES - HANDWRITTEN STYLE NOTE
TENSE = Time + Form of Verb
Tense
Tense Name Structure Example
Type
Present Simple Present V1 / V1+s/es She plays cricket.
Present Continuous is/am/are + V1+ing I am reading a book.
Present Perfect has/have + V3 They have finished homework.
Present Perfect has/have been + She has been studying for 2
Continuous V1+ing hours.
Past Simple Past V2 He watched a movie.
Past Continuous was/were + V1+ing I was playing football.
Past Perfect had + V3 She had left before I came.
They had been waiting for an
Past Perfect Continuous had been + V1+ing
hour.
Future Simple Future will + V1 I will go to school.
Future Continuous will be + V1+ing He will be watching TV.
Future Perfect will have + V3 She will have finished work.
Future Perfect will have been + We will have been studying all
Continuous V1+ing day.
🔍 Tips to Remember
V1 = Base verb (go, eat, play)
V2 = Past form (went, ate, played)
V3 = Past participle (gone, eaten, played)
Continuous = V1 + ing
Perfect = use of have/has/had + V3
Perfect Continuous = have/has/had + been + V1+ing
✍️ Handy Shortcut (Table)
Tense Helping Verb(s) Main Verb Form
Simple Present do/does (hidden) V1
