This is a very simple table that exemplifies basic tenses in English language and their formation. The examples are provided for all three possible verb forms in both active and passive voice.
| Form | Voice | Present | Past | Future |
| Simple | Active | He teaches. | He taught. | He will teach. |
| Passive | He is taught. | He was taught. | He will be taught. | |
| Continuous | Active | He is teaching. | He was teaching. | He will be teaching. |
| Passive | He is being taught. | He was being taught. | He will be being taught. | |
| Perfect | Active | He has taught. | He had taught. | He will have taught. |
| Passive | He has been taught. | He had been taught. | He will have been taught. | |
| Perfect continuous | Active | He has been teaching. | He had been teaching. | He will have been teaching. |
| Passive | He has been being taught. | He had been being taught. | He will have been being taught. |