一般现在时-Present Simple：肯定式: Most kids like milk. 大多数孩子喜欢牛奶。否定式: I do not like milk unless it's chocolate. 除非是巧克力味的，否则我不喜欢牛奶。限疑式: Do you like milk? 你喜欢牛奶吗？开疑式: When do we board the train for Paris? 我们什么时候上火车去巴黎？反问式: You like scuba diving, don't you? 你喜欢水肺潜水，不是吗？
现在进行时-Present Progressive (Continuous)：肯定式: You are learning to use perfect English. 你正在学习使用完美的英语。否定式: You are not playing now. 你现在不是在玩耍。限疑式: Are you eating? 你在吃东西吗？开疑式: What are you looking for? 你在找什么？反问式: You aren't eating liverwurst, are you? 你不吃肝肠，是吗？
一般过去时-Past Simple：肯定式: I visited my grandmother yesterday. 昨天我拜访了我的祖母。否定式: We didn't watch the movie on Saturday. 星期六我们没看电影。限疑式: Did you have spaghetti for dinner last night? 昨天晚上吃了意大利面吗？开疑式: Why didn't you wash the car yesterday? 你昨天为什么不洗车？反问式: You went to Paris last year, didn't you? 你去年去了巴黎，不是吗？
过去进行时-Past Progressive (Continuous)：肯定式: We were watching TV when the power went out. 停电时，我们正在看电视。否定式: You were not listening to the teacher's instructions yesterday. 你昨天没有听老师的指示。限疑式: Were you skateboarding when you broke your leg? 你是滑板摔断了腿吗？开疑式: What were you doing when you heard the news? 当你听到这个消息时你在做什么？
一般将来时-Future Simple：例1: We are going to the movies tonight. 我们今天晚上去看电影。例2: You will help your father later. 之后你会帮助你的父亲。
将来进行时-Future Progressive (Continuous)：例1: Mike will be coming home any minute. 迈克随时可能到家。
现在完成时-Present Perfect Simple：肯定式: They have been to Beijing. 他们去过北京。否定式: You haven't gone overseas. 你没有去过海外。限疑式: Have you been to London? 你去过伦敦吗？开疑式: Why are we here? 我们为什么在这里？反问式: You haven't been to Beijing, have you? 你没去过北京吗？
现在完成进行时-Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous)：肯定式: They have been swimming for more than an hour. 他们已经游了一个多小时。否定式: You haven't waited ten minutes yet. 你还没有等到十分钟。限疑式: Have you been waiting long? 你是不是等了很久？开疑式: What time did you begin waiting? 你从什么时候开始等的？反问式: You haven't been waiting long, have you? 你没有等很久，对吗？
过去完成时-Past Perfect Simple：肯定式: He had studied Chinese before traveling to Beijing. 他在去北京之前学过中文。否定式: She hadn't studied Chinese before last semester. 她在上学期之前没有学过中文。限疑式: Had you studied Chinese before you traveled to Beijing? 你在去北京之前学过中文吗？开疑式: Why hadn't you studied Chinese when you knew you'd be traveling to Beijing soon? 当你知道你很快就要去北京的时候，你为什么不学中文呢？反问式: You hadn't visited the U.S. before your trip in 2010, had you? 2010年之前你没有去过美国，是吗？
过去完成进行时-Past Perfect Progressive (Continuous)：肯定式: We had been waiting for more than three hours when the train finally arrived. 火车终于到了，我们已经等了三个多小时。否定式: We had not been waiting for more than thirty minutes when her plane landed. 飞机降落时，我们还没有等上三十多分钟。限疑式: Had you been waiting for longer than three hours? 你等了三个多小时？开疑式: Why had you been waiting for the last two hours? 你为什么一直在等待最后两个小时？
将来完成时-Future Perfect Simple：例1: You will have perfected your French by the time you come back from Paris. 当你从巴黎回来的时候，你会完善你的法语。
将来完成进行时-Future Perfect Progressive (Continuous)：例1: We will be waiting for him when his plan arrives tonight. 他的计划今天晚上抵达时，我们将等待他。