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   The following table has been described with an example sentence the tenses. The time period used varies according to their functionality.The table's purpose is to help them to learn by comparing with each other. Therefore, samples were made only to the first person.

THE TENSES OF ENGLISH

I drink coffee every day.

I am drinking coffee now. 

I will drink coffee tomorrow.

I will be drinking coffee at five o’clock.

I drunk cofeee yesterday.

I was drinking coffee when you came last night.

I have drunk coffee. 

I have been drinking coffee for one hour.

I had drunk coffee before you came.

I will have drunk coffee by five o’clock.

I had been drinking coffee at five o’clock.

I will have been drinking coffee at five o’clock.

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