Offer in 4 tenses in English. How to remember tenses in English: a detailed explanation

You know that there are twelve tense forms in English. It is grammatical tenses that allow us to correctly build sentences and prepare us for speaking. The table of tenses in English is very useful. It will help you find the time you need, all three forms of sentences and usage. In this table, we also added an expression, and all the forms. You will find exercises for tenses in English below after the table.

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Table of English tenses with examples and helper words

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grammatical tense	Use	Affirmative, negative, interrogative sentences.
Present Simple present simple tense*	1. Regularly repeated actions: As a rule, he has three meals a day. 2. Facts, scientific phenomena, laws of nature: Canada lies north of the United States. 3. Hobbies, traditions, habits: She is clever. Irish people drink a lot of beer. 4. Action is set by schedule or schedule: The hypermarket opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m.. 5. Newspaper headlines: Russian sportsmen win the Olympic Games. 6. Dramatic stories, sports commentary: They shake hands and she bids him goodnight. John serves to Mike. 7. Suggestion to do something (Why…): Why don't we go for a run?	Statement: She smiles. Negation: She doesn't smile. Question: Does she smile?
Present Continuous Present continuous tense	1. The action takes place at the moment of speech: I am carrying the groceries. 2. Temporal action taking place around the present moment: He is living in London at the moment, as she is studying at London University. 3. Evolving and changing situations: Your Italian is improving. The world is changing. 4. Annoying habit (with the words always, forever, constantly, constantly): She is always losing her keys. 5. Action planned for the near future: We're leaving tomorrow.	Statement: She is smiling. Negation: She is not smiling. Question: Is she smiling?
past simple simple past tense	1. Actions that happened one after another: I got out of my bed, opened the window and turned on computer. 2. Single fact, state in the past: Jack London was born in 1876 and died in 1916. 3. Past Habits: When I was young I swam across the river.	Statement: She spoke. Negation: She did not speak. Question: Did she speak?
Past Continuous Past long tense	1. An action that took place at a certain time in the past: I was making a salad at 4 pm yesterday. 2. To express irritation: Luis was forever smoking in my room! 3. An action in the past interrupted by another action: They were entertaining friends when the parcel arrived. 4. Actions took place simultaneously: While I was preparing dinner, my parents were playing cards. 5. One action is shorter (Past Simple), the other is longer (Past Cont.): My brother phoned me when I was having dinner. 6. Descriptions of events in history: It was raining the wind was blowing.	Statement: She was speaking. Negation: She wasn't speaking. Question: Was she speaking?
Present Perfect Present perfect tense	1. Personal changes: She has lost 25 kilos. 2. Emphasis on the number: You have knocked on the door three times. 3. Action, quite recently, the result of which is obvious and important in the present: We've run out of milk (there is no milk at home). 4. An action that happened sometime in the past, but is important in the present: I have been to Africa several times. 5. An action that began in the past lasted for some time and continues to continue in the present: We have known each other for a long time.	Statement: He has spoken. Negation: He has not spoken. Question: Has he spoken?
Present Perfect Continuous Present perfect continuous tense	1. The action began in the past and continues in the present: It has been snowing since yesterday morning (and it's still snowing). 2. Past action that has a visible result in the present: I have a sore throat. I have been talking on the phone all morning. 3. Expression of anger, irritation: Who's been drinking my orange juice? 4. Emphasis on duration, not result (with the words for, since, how long): The train has been waiting for three hours.	Statement: He has been speaking. Negation: He has not been speaking. Question: Has he been speaking?
past perfect Past perfect tense	1. Completed action with a visible result in the past: I was sad because he had not called me. 2. Equivalent to Present Perfect. 3. An action that happened before another action in the past or a moment in the past: They had finished the report by the end of the month. 4. Used with hardly…when, scarcely…when, no sooner…than, barely…when.: The game had hardly begun when it started to rain.	Statement: He had spoken. Negation: He had not spoken. Question: Had he spoken?
Past Perfect Continuous Past perfect continuous tense	1. The action began in the past, lasted for some time and continued to last at a certain moment in the past: How long had you been living in Moscow before you moved to Vienna? 2. Actions in the past with a certain duration and this action has a visible result in the past: Dad was angry. He had been arguing with Daisy. 3. Past Perfect Continuous is the equivalent of Present Perfect Continuous.	Statement: He had been speaking. Negation: He had not been speaking. Question: Had he been speaking?
Future Simple simple future tense	1. The future, independent of the speaker, and which will definitely happen: She will be ten next month. 2. Assumption about the future (believe, think, sure, etc): I will probably call you, but I'm not sure. 3. Decisions made at the moment of speech: I'll switch on the light. 4. Threat, promise, offer: He'll be punished! I'll talk to him. I'll carry these bags for you. 5. Request for advice or request for information, offer to help (1 person singular and plural in interrogative sentences): Shall I carry these heavy bags for you? (To the second person will).	Statement: He will speak. Negation: He will not speak. Question: Will he speak?
Be going to	1. Obvious actions that will definitely happen: Oh no! Our train is on fire! We are going to die. 2. Intention to do something, the decision was made before the conversation: I'm going to paint my car this summer. I've already chosen the color I want.	Statement: He is going to speak. Negation: He is not going to speak. Question: Is he going to speak?
Future Continuous Future long tense	1. Actions that will happen at a certain time in the future: At 8 o'clock tomorrow we'll be having dinner. 2. A polite question about the interlocutor's plans, especially when we want something done for us: I have something for my son. Will you be seeing him today? 3. Actions that are the result of a routine: I'll be having lunch with David tomorrow as usual.	Statement: He will be speaking. Negation: He will not be speaking. Question: Will he be speaking?
Future Perfect Future perfect tense	An action that will be completed by a certain time in the future: - I will have eaten breakfast by the time she gets up. - By 2023 I will have known them for thirty years. - I will have read all the books by the 1st of June.	Statement: He will have spoken. Negation: He will not have spoken. Question: Will he have spoken?
Future Perfect Progressive Future Perfect Continuous	The action will last until a certain time in the future: - By the 2nd of May I will have been reading for a fortnight. - By next January, they will have been living here for two years. - He'll have been arguing with her all night.	Statement: He will have been speaking. Negation: He will not have been speaking. Question: Will he have been speaking?
Future Simple in the Past	Denoting an action that was future from the point of view of the past. - I said I would go to the theater next week.	Statement: He would speak. Negation: He wouldn't speak. Question: Would he speak?
Future Continuous in the past	Denotes an action taking place at a certain moment, which was the future from the point of view of the past. - She said she would be working at 7 o'clock.	Statement: He would be speaking. Negation: He would not be speaking. Question: Would he be speaking?
Future Perfect in the past	Denoting an action completed up to a certain point, which was the future in terms of the past. - I said I would have read all the books by the 2nd of June.	Statement: He would have spoken. Negation: He would not have spoken. Question: Would he have spoken?
Future Perfect Continuous in the past	An action that continues for a certain period of time until a certain moment, which was the future from the point of view of the past. - I said that by the 1st of May I would have been reading the book for a fortnight.	Statement: He would have been speaking. Negation: He would not have been speaking. Question: Would he have been speaking?

Listen to the story called The House On The Hill and try to retell it in English.

*Set expressions Present Indefinite

I hear = I know I hear Lucy is getting married - I heard Lucy is getting married.
I see = I understand I see there's been unrest in London again - As I understand it, there are unrest in London again.

Expressions Here comes... (towards the speaker), There goes... (move away from the speaker).

Examples:

look- here comes your brother!
There goes our bus; we'll have to wait for the next.

Table of tenses in English with words tips.

Separate table with helper words

present simple	Always, Usually, Generally, Occasionally, Frequently, Sometimes, Often, As a rule, Twice a year, Every day (week, month, summer), Every other day, Once in a while, From time to time, Seldom, Rarely, Hardly ever, Never, On Mondays.
Present Continuous	At the moment, Just now, Right now, At present, These days, Nowadays, Today, Tonight, Still, Always, Constantly, Continually, Forever, Never … again.
past simple	Ago, Yesterday, Last week (month, year), In 1993, Just now, As soon as, The moment, Once, In those days, The other day, Then, When.
Past Continuous	At 3 o'clock yesterday, From 3 to 6 o'clock last Friday, while, at the time, this time last year, when, as.
Present Perfect	Already (+?), Yet (-?), Still (-), Recently, lately, just, ever, never, for, since, so far, today, this week (month), before, always.
Present Perfect Continuous	How long, for, since, for the last (past) few days (weeks, months).
past perfect	After, before, by, by the time, until, till, when, for, since, already, just, never, yet, hardly…when, scarcely…when, barely…when, no sooner…than.
Past Perfect Continuous	For, since, etc.
Will/Be going to/ Future Continuous	Tomorrow, tonight, next week/month, in two / three days, the day after tomorrow, soon, in a week/month etc.
Future Perfect	By, by then, by the end of the year, before, by the time, until (negated only).
Future Perfect Continuous	By … for, the last couple of hours, in 2030, by the summer, by the end of the week, (by) this time next week/month/year etc.

Exercises for all English tenses

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Now even a child knows that "without English - nowhere." But no one can clearly explain how to learn to speak and understand effectively, where to start, and how to understand that the result has appeared.

In this article, we will consider one of the most "painful" topics in language learning, namely, English tenses. Everyone knows that there are many of them, they are all different: some need some endings, others need a table of irregular verbs. Are the times as terrible as they are said to be?

verb tense(namely, he changes the time) - this is the concept that characterizes the change of the verb, depending on whether the action happened, is happening, or the action will happen.

We will immediately dispel the popular myth that three times of the Simple group will be enough for communication.
Communication can and will develop, but it is very poor quality, in most cases you simply will not be able to convey the idea.

Tenses in English are more connected with the mentality of English-speaking countries, because it was their affection and attention to detail that created the long (Progressive) and complete (Perfect) groups of tenses.

Present tense in English

There are four present tenses in English:

present simple;
Progressive;
perfect;
Perfect Progressive.

The same is true for past and future tenses.

Present Simple - present simple tense

Is used for:

Transferring an activity that happens regularly (I work 5 days a week; he walks the dog in the morning);
Habits (I don't smoke; my neighbor runs in the morning);
Traditions (we visit grandma every Christmas; her husband gives her jewelry for every birthday);
Facts (snow melts in spring, water boils at 100 C).

In every age there are so-called marker words, which will help you navigate the choice of time, in case of difficulties.

So, write out this list for yourself, and you will not have problems with Present Simple time:

Always - always;
Usually - usually;
Often - often;
Sometimes - sometimes;
Seldom - rare;
Never - never;
Every day (week, month etc.) - every day (week, month, etc.);
Once/twice a… - once in…, twice in….

In order to make a statement in Present Simple, you need to remember that the first 2 places in the sentence are a priori occupied by the actor and the verb. The subject comes first, then the predicate. S (subject - subject) + V (verb - verb / predicate) + Obj. (object - object / addition) I (you, we, they) work everyday. BUT! He/She/It workS every day.

When the protagonist is the third person singular - we have to add the ending -s, -es(if the word ends in –o/-s/-ss/-sh/-ch/-x).

To ask a question, use auxiliary. Such verbs do not have a translation, they simply indicate the time in which the question is asked. Indeed, in English, unlike Russian, there are neither generic nor temporary endings.

Auxiliary verbs to form a question:

I/you/we/they-DO
He/she/it-DOES

As you probably noticed, the ending -s/-es always stands near the third person singular. BUT! The ending should be repeated only once per sentence. Therefore, if there is DOES in the sentence, NO endings need to be added to the verb.

The question is structured like this:

Do(does) + S + V + Obj.
Do you work here?
Does he work here?

If we need to ask a special question, we just need to put the question word in the very first place:

Why do you work here?

Negation is also done with the help of do/does already familiar to us, but with a negative particle NOT:

S + do not (does not) + V + Obj.

Abbreviation for negative auxiliary verbs:

Do not = don't - I don't work here.
Does not = doesn`t - He doesn`t work here.

But if the action does not take place at all, every day, often or rarely, but right now, at the moment of speech, we need time present progressive.

Present Progressive - Present Continuous

In order to understand and remember it, at first you need to build a sentence in an unusual way for yourself: I am writing this text, my brother is playing football now, etc. This is how the literal translation of sentences sounds at this time.

Formula: S + be (am/is/are) + Ving + Obj.

Auxiliary verb of a long tense - to be.

It currently has 3 forms:

I AM - I am working now;
He/she/it IS - He/she/it is working now.
You/we/they ARE - We/you/they are working now.

Question:

Be+S+Ving+Obj:
- Am I working?
- Is she working?
- Are we working?

Denial:

S+be+not+Ving+Obj:
- I am not working now.
- He is not working now.
- We are not working now.

Reduction:

I'm not;
He/she/it isn't;
We/you/they aren't.

Past tense in English

past simple- the time we use for events that started and ended in the past.

Marker words:

Yesterday - yesterday;
The day before yesterday - the day before yesterday;
Late (week, Friday, year etc.) - last week, last Friday, last year, etc.;
10 years AGO - 10 years ago;
When I was a child - when I was a child;
In 1996 - in 1996.

Statement:

S + V (II / -ed) + Obj - I worked yesterday.

Note! In English, there are irregular verbs, that is, those that form the past tense not according to the rules. For example, the verb go. We cannot add the ending -ed to it, because it is incorrect. We just look at the table, find its second form - went, and insert it into the sentence. I went to school yesterday. I went to school yesterday.

Question:

Did + S + V + Obj: Did you work last week?

Did is used for all persons and the verb we DO NOT CHANGE.

Negation:

S + didn`t + V + Obj - I didn`t work last week.

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past progressive

Time is used to express a continuous action in the past. past progressive. Most often, it is used in conjunction with Past Simple when talking about a process that was interrupted by a brief event in the past.

For example:

I was reading a book when I heard a strange noise. I was reading a book (process) when I heard a strange sound (it interrupted the process).

As in any time, markers will help you navigate:

At 7 pm - at 7 pm (or any other specific time;
From…. Till….. - from…..to….;
While - while.

Statement:

S + be + Ving + Obj

As you can see, the formula is absolutely identical to the Present progressive time, but there is still a difference. And this is the form of the verb to be.

In the past tense, the verb has only 2 forms:

was (for the singular);
were (for plural).

Question:

Be + S + Ving + Obj. — Was I sleeping at 10 am?

Negation:

S + be NOT + Ving + Obj - I wasn`t sleeping at 10 am.

Future tense in English

The future tense can be expressed in several ways. The most used is the time Future Simple and turnover be going to.

Future Simple is used for unplanned events in the future. Often we use it for spontaneous decisions. The catch is that most school teachers used this tense as the only one available for talking about the future, but in practice, other turns overtake it in terms of frequency of use.

You can create this time with the help of an auxiliary verb will.

Time markers:

Tomorrow - tomorrow
Next week (month, Summer) - next week, next month, next summer;
In 10 years - after 10 years;
Later - later.

Statement:

S + will + V + Obj:
- I will call you later.
- He will call you later.
- We will call you later.

As you can see, the verb after will does not need to be changed.

Reduction:

I will – I`ll
He will-he'll
We will - we'll

Question:

In any interrogative sentence in English, we need to put the auxiliary verb in the first place:

Will + S + V + Obj:
- Will you call me later?
If the question is special, put the question word before the auxiliary verb:
- WHEN will you call me?

Negation:

S + will NOT + V + Obj - I will not call you later.

Reduction:

Will not = won't

Design be going to used for a pre-planned action in the future, it is often translated as "going to do something".

Statement:

Question:

Be + S + going to + V?:
- Am I going to swim?
- Is he going to swim?
- Are you going to swim?

Negation:

S + be NOT + going to + V + Obj:
- I am not going to swim.
- He is not going to swim.
- We are not going to swim.

Signs of tenses in English

We have already found out that each tense has marker words that help distinguish one grammatical tense from another. Therefore, you should remember the markers, which is best done by making several dozen different sentences with each.

Remember that the ending - ing can only be paired with the verb be.

One of the most common mistakes up to high levels can be considered sentences like:

I'm working here.
We're living here.

They are grammatically incorrect because the -ing verb is used in sentences like this:

I am working.
We ARE living.

If we are not talking about this moment, but what is happening, in general, is quite simple actor and the verb:

I work here.
He workS here.

The timing of times is a topic that makes you want to quit studying, but in fact, the logic of it is very simple.

Remember, if at the beginning the sentence was used in the past tense, then we can use ONLY the past tense, even if the Russian version is in the present tense.

For example:

Her father found out that she smoked.

In the first place is the past tense, and in the second - the present. This is not possible in English.

We must say:

Her father found out that she smoked.

How to remember tenses in English?

There are several ways to remember times, but, unfortunately, there is no universal one:

Remember the name of the time along with the formula, like a rhyme:
- Present Simple (I do/he does)
- Present Progressive (I am going)
- Past Simple (I did), etc.
Find interesting text and highlight all tenses you see. Then explain the use of each of them:
Watch movies and series in the original and pay attention to the use of tenses;
Practice and practice again!

Exercises for times in English with answers

Put the verb in correct form, focusing on markers and auxiliary verbs:

He often (cut)himself.
What time did Peter (arrive)?
mike never (forget)
Are you (sit) here?
We (drink) a lot of Coke at the party yesterday.
It was (rain) all night yesterday.
The train_______ leave in a few minutes.
I (put) on a clean shirt yesterday

Answers:

Choose the correct auxiliary verb:

____ you like the movie we watched yesterday?
_____ do you like ice-cream?
_____ he smoke?
_____ he speaking now?
_____we writing?
_____ you live in Lindon?
What ____ do you usually have for breakfast?
When ____ you wake up this morning?
What____ you watch on TV yesterday?
_____ it raining now?

Answers:

Did you like the movie we watched yesterday?
Do you like ice cream?
Does he smoke?
Is he speaking now?
Are we writing?
Do you live in Lindon?
What do you usually have for breakfast?
When did you wake up this morning?
What did you watch on TV yesterday?
Is it raining now?

Here you can find English tenses in tables with examples / Tenses in English in a table with examples.

1. The Present Perfect Tense

The Present Perfect is formed using the auxiliary verb have/has and the past participle form of the verb (Past Participle). The ways of forming sentences with regular and irregular verbs are different.

with regular verbs

with irregular verbs.

Pay attention to these rules in the examples in the table below.

Education Present Perfect
affirmative form	negative form	Interrogative form
He (she, it) has seen her We have seen her You have seen her They have seen her	I have not seen her He (she, it) has not seen her We have not seen her You have not seen her They have not seen her	Have I seen her? Has he (she, it) seen her? Have we seen her? Have you seen her? Have they seen her?
Cases of using Present Perfect
1. If an action is described, the result of which is visible in the present tense	The prisoners have laid an escape plan; here it is.	The prisoners made an escape plan; here he is.
2. Instead of Present Perfect Continuous with verbs that are not used with Continuous tenses (know, recognize, see, etc.)	Tom has known Mary for ten years	Tom has known Mary for 10 years

2. The Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect is formed using the auxiliary verb had and the past participle form of the verb (Past Participle). The ways of forming sentences with regular and irregular verbs are different.

with regular verbs

The ending -ed is added to the infinitive form.

with irregular verbs.

The Past Participle form is used (third column of the table of irregular verbs).

Past Perfect Education
affirmative form	negative form	Interrogative form
He (she, it) had seen her You had seen her They had seen her	I had not seen her He (she, it) had not seen her We had not seen her You had not seen her They had not seen her	Had he (she, it) seen her? Had we seen her? Had you seen her? Had they seen her?
Cases of using Past Perfect
1. When an action is described that occurred before a certain moment in the past or before another past action.	The students had shown us the presentation by three o "clock We had called them when you came	The students showed us the presentation by three o'clock We called them when you came
2. An action that began before another action in the past and was still in progress at the time of its occurrence.	Mary had waited for me for several hours, when I found her	Maria had already been waiting for me for several hours when I found her.

3. The Future Perfect Tense

The Past Perfect is formed using the auxiliary verb have in the future tense (will have) and the past participle form of the verb (Past Participle). The ways of forming sentences with regular and irregular verbs are different.

with regular verbs

The ending -ed is added to the infinitive form.

with irregular verbs.

The Past Participle form is used (third column of the table of irregular verbs).

Future Perfect Education
affirmative form	negative form	Interrogative form
I will have seen her He (she, it) will have seen her We will have seen her You will have seen her They will have seen her	I will not have seen her He (she, it) will not have seen her We will not have seen her You will not have seen her They will not have seen her	Will I have seen her? Will he (she, it) have seen her? Will we have seen her? Will you have seen her? Will they have seen her?
Uses of the Future Perfect
1. When a future action is described that will occur up to a certain point in the future.	The students will have shown the presentation when your manager comes	The students will already be showing the presentation when your manager arrives.

Time Perfect bands continuous

1. The Present Perfect Continuous Tense

This tense is formed with the help of the verb to be in the form of Present Perfect (have been / has been) and the present participle form of the verb (Present Participle). In other words, Present Perfect Continuous is formed using the auxiliary verb have / has been and adding the ending -ing to the semantic verb.

Education Present Perfect Continuous
affirmative form	negative form	Interrogative form
I have been waiting for you He (she, it) has been waiting for you We have been waiting for you You have been waiting for me	I have not been waiting for you He (she, it) has not been waiting for you We have been waiting for you You have been waiting for me They have been waiting for you	Have I been waiting for you? Has he (she, it) been waiting for you? Have we been waiting for you? Have you been waiting for me? Have they been waiting for you?
Cases of using Present Perfect Continuous
1. A long action that takes place in the present tense, indicating how long it takes.	They have been painting the walls since nine o'clock	They've been painting the walls since nine o'clock.
2. A long action that began in the past and ended just before the moment of speech.	Although the sun is shining, it is still cold as it has been raining hard.	Although the sun is shining, it is still cold as it was raining heavily.

2. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense

This tense is formed using the verb to be in the Past Perfect form (had been) and the present participle form of the verb (Present Participle). In other words, Present Perfect Continuous is formed using the auxiliary verb had been and adding the ending -ing to the semantic verb.

Education Past Perfect Continuous
affirmative form	negative form	Interrogative form
I had been waiting for you He (she, it) had been waiting for you We had been waiting for you You had been waiting for me They had been waiting for you	I had not been waiting for you He (she, it) had not been waiting for you We had not been waiting for you You had not been waiting for me They had not been waiting for you	Had I been waiting for you? Had he (she, it) been waiting for you? Had we been waiting for you? Had you been waiting for me? Had they been waiting for you?
Cases of using Past Perfect Continuous
1. A long-term action in the past that took place at the time of the onset of another past action, indicating how long it took.	They had been painting the walls for three hours when we came	They had already been painting the walls for three hours when we arrived.
2. A long action in the past that ended right before the onset of another past action.	John felt tired as he had been playing tennis for four hours.	John felt tired because he had been playing tennis for four hours.

The English tense system has 3 large groups: Past (past), Present (present) and Future (future).

In all these groups there are 4 tenses:

Simple (simple),
Continuous (continued),
Perfect (perfect),
Perfect Continuous (perfect continuous).

Group Present (present)

1. Present simple. This is a tense indicating an action that occurs (or does not occur) regularly, constantly.

We hunt and fish every summer. We hunt and fish every summer.
She often cooks pizza. She often cooks pizza.

2. Present Continuous (or Present Progressive) denotes an action that is happening right now, at the present moment.

I am singing my favorite song just now. I'm singing my favorite song right now.
My chief is talking to the partners at the moment. My boss is talking to partners at the moment.

3. The action in Present Perfect was just now, today, this week, this year, month, etc.).

I have just painted this fence. I just painted this fence.
This week my sister has left for China. This week my sister left for China.

4. The action in Present Perfect Continuous started in the past, is still happening and will end no one knows when.

The plane has been flying for some hours. The plane flies for several hours.
The grandparents have been reading your newspapers since early morning. Grandparents have been reading their newspapers since early morning.

Past tense group

1. Past simple. Past simple. The action happened once in the past, happened constantly, regularly.

We graduated from the University in 1998. We graduated from the University in 1998.
Our neighbors moved to Moscow 3 years ago. Our neighbors moved to Moscow 3 years ago.

2. Past continuous. The subject was in the process of acting at a particular moment in the past or for a particular length of time.

Yesterday from 10 till 11 a.m. my son was writing his test. Yesterday from 10 to 11 am my son was writing a test.
On the 12th of June at 7 p.m. I was enjoying a new film. June 12 at 7 pm I enjoyed a new movie.

3. Past Perfect indicates that the action happened in the past up to some point.

I had watered the vegetables in the garden by the moment my wife cooked dinner. I had watered the vegetables in the garden by the time my wife had cooked dinner.

4. The action in the Past Perfect Continuous began before some time in the past and was still happening at that time.

She had been ironing the clothes for 20 minutes when the iron was broken. She had been ironing clothes for 20 minutes when the iron broke.

Times of Future

1. Future Simple. These are processes that will take place in the future regularly, constantly.

I will become a good lawyer. I will become a good lawyer.

2. Actions in the Future Continuous will be relevant for the specified time in the future or will continue for a certain period of time.

In 3 days at this time we will be climbing a mountain. In 3 days at the same time we will climb the mountain.
Tomorrow since 17.00 till 20.00 we will be walking around Novgorod. Tomorrow from 17.00 to 20.00 we will walk around Novgorod.

3. Future Perfect is rarely used. Denotes an action that will take place in the future by a certain moment.

Tomorrow by 5p,m. he will have repaired his bike. He will have repaired his bicycle by 5 o'clock tomorrow.

4. Future Perfect Continuous. A process that will begin and still be ongoing at a specified time in the future. It is used, as well as Future Perfect, extremely rarely.

Next year you have been writing your novel for 2 years. Next year will be 2 years since you write your novel.