Verb Tense Chart

Tense	Simple	Progressive	Perfect	Progressive
Past	I jumped	I was jumping	I had jumped	I had been jumping
Present	I jump	I am jumping	I have jumped	I have been jumping
Future	I will jump	I will be jumping	I will have jumped	I will have been jumping

Past:

The simple past shows something that has happened in the past but does not continue now. ("She fell from the ladder." "He ate the strawberries.")
The past progressive shows action that moved through a specific period in the past. ("He was eating bananas when the elephants escaped." "We were walking to school at the time of the fire drill.")
The past perfect shows that something in the past happened before another past event. ("We had eaten most of the cake when Mom told us it was for the party." "I realized that I had forgotten my homework.")
The past perfect progressive shows that continuous action was going on at the time that a past action occurred. ("She had been waiting for hours when the bus finally arrived.")

Present:

The simple present is a present action or condition (He opens the door), a universal truth (Love hurts), or a habitual action (I go to work at 7:30). Sometimes it can be used for future action if the time is shown ("He leaves tomorrow.")
The progressive present shows continuing action ("The door is creaking." "She is sleeping.")
The present perfect usually shows something in the past which has just finished. ("The dog has barked." "The door has stopped creaking.").
The present perfect progressive emphasizes that action begun in the past is still going on. ("I have been telling you all along that you have to study for the exams.)

Future:

The simple future expresses action which has not occurred yet ("Oswald will win the election." "I will eat dinner tonight").
The future perfect, which is not often used, is used to show that something happens in the future before another occurrence in the future. ("The movie will have finished by the time we get there.")
The future progressive shows continuing action. ("He will be screaming with joy when he gets the present." "You will be learning Chinese in another few years.").
The future perfect progressive is rare. ("The farmers will have been reaping corn for years by the time the new tractors arrive.")