English Grammar: Tenses Chart with Examples Tense Examples Simple present tense is used to describe everyday events, habits, and facts. We go to school at eight o'clock. It is cold in winter. The Sun rises in the east. Present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is continuing or going on at the time of speaking. I am studying tenses. They are working on a project. Present perfect tense is used to show an action that has just happened or to describe past events whose effect continues in the present. It is also use...