| future perfect tense | shows an action that will be completed by or before some specific time in the future. Ex.: I will have walked a thousand miles before I get there.
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| future tense | shows anticipated action. Ex.: Someday, I will graduate from college.
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| past perfect tense | used to show one action happening farther back in time than another past action. Ex.: Emily had hoped to catch the bus, but the taxi driver did not drive fast enough.
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| past tense | tells about actions occurring in the past that do not continue into the present. Ex.: Francisco ate all the tofu.
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| present perfect tense | discusses action begun in the past and finished at some indeterminate time or that continues into the present. Ex.: The rain has brought new life to the earth.
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| present tense | usually shows action happening now. Ex.: The worker writes a glossary entry.
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| progressive tense | verb tense using the -ing form of the verb, along with a form of the verb to be. Ex.: I am walking to another cubicle.
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