What is 3 tenses

The three main tenses in English grammar are:

1. Present Tense

This tense describes actions that are happening now, regular habits, or general truths.

Examples:

• She plays cricket. (habit)
• I am studying now. (currently happening)
• The sun rises in the east. (universal truth)

2. Past Tense

This tense is used for actions that already happened in the past.

Examples:

• He visited Delhi last year.
• They were playing football.
• She had finished her homework.

3. Future Tense

This tense talks about actions that will happen in the future.

Examples:

• I will go to college tomorrow.
• She will be working at 10 AM.
• They will have completed the task.

Quick Summary:

Tense	Time of Action
Present	Now / Regular
Past	Already happened
Future	Yet to happen

Pro Tip:

Think of tenses like a timeline:

• Present → Now
• Past → Before now
• Future → After now